Queen Bumble

 It was beautiful spring like weather yesterday.

The sun doing its best to transform the winter into early spring. 
Crocuses and snowdrops everywhere in my garden. Such a delight.
I was wondering if The Bumbles were out and feasting on the nectar in the crocuses.

Knowing that the bumbles we see in Februari are all Queens, made me look at them in a different way. (see my previous posts)
And Yes! I noticed one Queen bumble feasting and going from one crocus to another.

Raising Hare

Recently, I read an amazing book.

Its a book about raising a baby hare by someone who did not know anything about hares. 
The author, Chloe Dalton, has an amazing ability to paint with words, telling her adventure to have a hare in her house, during lockdown.

As I had a hare in my garden back in 2022. Her story brought to life some beautiful memories about the  hare I had in my garden for 2 weeks. I thought it an amazing beautiful animal, coming to my garden to feast on the clovers, grasses, poppies and campanula's and other flowers.
I enjoyed it so much that I painted the hare several times. 
Again I thought it enjoyable to make some more paintings, being so inspired again by her book.

Raising Hare see the book content on Amazon for yourself.

Hole 3

 I did some research on the possibility that the hole was made by a bumble bee.

See my last posts from febr 03  and febr 05
I found on the web, that the Bumble bees are coming out of the ground from their hibernation half of Februari.
These are only the Queen Bumbles, The last year generation of bumbles all died.

Also was mentioned that they are about 10 cm beneath the surface during winter hibernation.
When the the Queen bumbles are coming out they go searching for food and make a nest for the next generation.
I love the idea of having a Queen bumble. I did not know that.
I thought only Bees have a Queen, but the bumbles are family of the bees.
Very interesting. Isn't it? 

All the bumbles you gone see this month are all Queens!

Thousands of drops

 Yesterday it had been raining, but son the sun came out to change the world into a mesmerizing beauty.
Thousands of water drops and dewdrops on every grass blade, snowdrops and on the early crocusses.
Spring is on it way. (Click on the photo's to see the beautiful diamond like drops)

Hole 2

I'm still intrigued by the hole between the bricks in the pathway.

I thought I might measure the depth of the hole. 
Put a paintbrush into it and measured it about 10 to12 cm deep. 
I still think it might be a hole of a Bumble bee. 
I cannot think of another option.

Hole

On my way to check my mailbox, I saw this!

A perfect round hole between the stones. I did not try to poke a stick between the bricks.
It looks to me an insect or a whatever tries to come above the ground. because the sand has been worked out, like a mole does.
It's about 1 cm wide. Something round came out. maybe a bumblebee?
Isn't this interesting? I wonder what it was. 

Does somebody have an idea? Please put it in the comments.