swarm

yesterday there was a giant swarm of bees outside on our lawn. i've never seen anything like it, the swarm was the size of a camry, and it was moving pretty much right toward me, slowly. i went inside and watched them settle down into a tree in our yard. the swarm lasted a good 30 minutes before they settled into the tree. i did not film it because i am not your gorram discovery channel.

i did, however, go outside today to photograph the new bee home:

maybe i'll take some more later, these came out pretty cool. if you want closer closeups, you're welcome to come by, i'll point out the tree for you.