Sunday Spinelessness – Harbingers of spring
Spring hasn’t quite sprung down here in Dunedin, but it’s definitely on it’s way. I’ve just mowen the lawns for the first time in, well, a little while and the garden is full of hints that the days are...
View ArticleSunday Spinelessness – What makes a bee get busy
I’ve spend quite a lot of time peering into this little pile of weeds recently. That’s not because I’m particularly proud of our ability to grow some of the most extensive chickweed and onion weed beds...
View ArticleSunday Spinelessness – Updates
I’m going to round out Sunday Spinelessness for 2010 with a few updates from the creatures that have featured here over the year. But, since this is going to be last post here till the first week of...
View ArticleSunday Spinelessness – Why we have bumblebees
We’ve had a stunningly beautiful day here in Dunedin. It’s been feeling pretty autumnal around here lately, so there was no way I was going to spend any more time in front of a keyboard than was...
View ArticleSunday Spinelessness – Embracing point and shoot photography
Last week I told you all that I had a great idea for a Sunday Spinelessness post, but not enough time write it. So, of course, this week I’ve managed my time in such a way… that there’s still no way...
View ArticleSunday Spinelessness – A visit form a queen
You can tell from the increasingly brief nature of these posts, that I have quite a lot on at the moment. Between trying to polish off these thesis chapters, finish edits to paper I contributed a...
View ArticleSunday Spineless – On the Wing
Just a photo today, but a pretty awesome one I reckon. An inbound bumble bee from my parents’ garden in the Wairarapa: (~50 out of focus shots from same session not shown!)
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