Comments on: Only The Good—Hummingbirds Bee-ware

By: Stylianos

Stylianos — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:09:54 +0000

Interesting…

By: Comedy Plus

Comedy Plus — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:21:40 +0000

The first beauty is the bee’s themselves. We need them for our very survival as they are responsible for pollination. The beautiful colors of the hummingbird feeder and the lush background.

Yes, Sandee…I like all those things. I guess I’ll have to get over my fears of being stung by bees in order to enjoy the back yard now.~skt

By: Kymberlyn

Kymberlyn — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:00:12 +0000

I think this is a wonderful exercise. I might try it on my blog as well.

As you had said, this is a matter of retraining your brain. When we look at something like the bees we are inclined to think about the fact that they sting. We forget that they pollinate flowers or that they make honey. We zero in on the pain they have caused us and we let that memory become of the sum of their parts.

We do the very same thing with people. We forget that a person is so much more than his flaws, failures or sins. A man can commit a crime which becomes his 15 minutes of ignorance, and we then use this failing to label him. For 20, 30, 40 years he might have been a father, a son, a friend, a companion, a loyal worker, perhaps a painter or writer. Then suddenly he is reduced to a title- maybe thief, drunk, adulterer even murderer. The sum of his parts pale in comparison to the weight of his failure.

I tell my children repeatedly that everyone- EVERYONE in this world has something to teach and something to offer. If you spend you time discrediting others because you fail to see how a poor man, a con man, or a simple man has nothing to teach you, you might miss out on the most valuable lesson of all. Every person has their own unique life experience. Certainly there is much to be learned from someone who offers something unique.

Well, I hadn’t even thought so far as learning a life lesson from the bees! That’s an excellent answer, well worded! Thank you.~skt

By: Arkie Mama

Arkie Mama — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:42:32 +0000

I like this because it’s a photo that makes you look once, pause, and look again. My favorites!

Believe me I looked twice! Now, I’m a little afraid of hanging out on my porch. I’m definitely going to be looking once, pausing, and looking again as I traipse around my yard!~skt

By: TeaMouse

TeaMouse — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:23:54 +0000

This is difficult for me as I am terrified of bees and hornets….yikes! The fear is so bad I’m embarrassed by it.

The only good I can possibly see – is it isn’t in my yard…now that is just plain terrible..I know!

A very honest answer, and actually one that is a good answer! I like it~skt

By: Marcia

Marcia — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:50:51 +0000

Well, they all took my answer! Bees are on a major decline – AND by eating your food rather than eating blueberries, etc. that people have sprayed Roundup or poisons on, you are helping them to regain their population – like Bald Eagles did!

And I see sunlight and shadows for wildlife to play hide ‘n seek in – and photosynthesis galore – using all your carbon dioxide and making oxygen.

And – a wrought iron gate just hoping that someday it can become yard art when it is much much older.

Good answer! You did more than I could. I couldn’t see past the bees, and the fact that I’m allergic to their sting~skt

By: Vickie

Vickie — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:18:45 +0000

I have to agree with Teresa—the honeybees are the good in this picture. They are pollinators of flowering plants, including fruits and vegetables and in so many areas there is actually a bee shortage.

We need those bees so we can continue to have productive agricultural regions—and let us not forget the—good ole honey—we love.

Everyone seems in agreement that the bees are a good thing. I’m going to accept that answer!~skt