Tonight I went to take some more sunset photos, which I promise at a later date. I also observed the bees again. I am appalled that, although I have lived in the country all my life, I am so ignorant of nature. The tree the bees were in was covered in blossom. I know trees have to have blossom to reproduce and yet I have been unaware of these blossoms on most trees. I discovered they also had a lovely scent, which no doubt was attracting the bees. The sun went down at approximately 9.10p.m. The bees continued to work in their usual industrious way. I tried to be patient and wait for them to fly home but my patience ran out at 9.45p.m. they were still there as I left. By then it was quite cool but they obviously intended to get every possible second of the day before going home.I also have a rather nice photo of one of these bees, which I also promise to show you another day. Perhaps you would like to see some more of my photography here:-The Devon Lane in Early Spring
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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