I did plan to have a post on a new knitting project for you…. but work has been keeping me so busy that I haven’t actually been able to start it! I am on vacation next week (part of the reason I’m so busy) so I won’t have to wait too long to share… but in the mean time…

I have some fun pictures for you. As you know, at the start of the week, it was sweltering here. Well, Tuesday, the rain moved in (not enough rain, but that’s another story) and temps plunged. The day time temps Wednesday, were quite comfortable (about 17 C), but by dinner time, the mercury was dropping.

I’ve showed you pictures of little solitary bees sleeping on the sunflowers before…. something a little different is happening here…

These bumblebees aren’t exactly sleeping…  They are more in a state of dormancy. If a bumblebee gets caught outside when temperatures drop, it can become too cold and inactive to return to its nest or a suitable shelter, causing it to remain on a flower. 

As I walked around the garden, it seemed like every other plant had a bumblebee or two in it.

They were even on the backs of some flowers.

Even a little honeybee was having a wee rest.

The good news is, as soon as the sun warms them up in the morning – they will be off and flying again (probably by the time you read this.

These guys have been working hard all summer. They certainly deserve the rest.