November magic

[asakiyume]

Today I'm going to meet an LJ friend in person. This never, ever gets old. So many friends here have become people whom I see out in the wide world too, and I love it. (Others I still know only online, but I count you as true friends, too.)

Yesterday I went to get some apples, to have some fresh fruit to offer. At the orchard, they'd moved some hives onto the loading dock, and the bees were buzzing around, glinting in the sun, and the fragrance! Sweet, sweet beeswax. It was marvelous: November, with bees and beeswax, in the sun. Momentary magic.

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[wuweibaby.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm...

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

:-)

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Eeee, I hope your meeting with your friend goes well! It's always so exciting to move an online acquaintance into the physical world, either by meeting in person or simply through exchanging letters.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Exchange of letters is very nice as well ^_^

It was a great meet-up! I enjoyed it tremendously!

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Hope the meeting goes well.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

It was lovely--I had an excellent time, and I hope and believe my friend (and their significant other) did too.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooh.

I am tempted by bees, but so struck by the sadness of hives gone silent.

Chun Woo's teacher said she would let me come watch and perhaps participate in her spring beekeeping activity. I will educate my temptation.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I am tempted by bees too, but yeah, the responsibility is daunting. Maybe one day. If you follow along with Chun Woo's teacher's beekeeping, I'd love to hear about it.

[myfinalusername.livejournal.com]

Hope everything goes well.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

It was lovely--thank you!

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Have a great f2f meeting! We need to do that one day. :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Yes we do ^_^

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

The last company I worked for owned an orange grove in middle California. Every year, a beekeeper would pay them to allow him to place hives in the grove so they could gather pollen.

It was, of course, also good for the grove since the bees would cross-pollinate, which citrus trees need to produce fruit.

Hope you have a fun time today!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, that was definitely a win-win! Orange blossom honey is lovely, and the orchards definitely want the bees to do pollination.

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

Have a great time

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Thank you--it was an excellent visit.

[sovay]

It was marvelous: November, with bees and beeswax, in the sun. Momentary magic.

You caught the light, too. That's wonderful.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

It was so beautiful. The very-warm, rich fragrance. All those tiny bodies in motion!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I have several in-person friends I first met on LJ. One of these days, we need to meet! We're still not all that far apart. :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed!

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Oh, how lovely!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

right? so small and so beautiful

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

A good moment leading to just such another, I hope. *hugs*

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Very much so ^_^

[blairmacg.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing beauty.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Very much my pleasure--everyone can use more (nonstinging) bees in their lives.

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

:)
I thought it was beautiful that Sharmila's first food was a drop of honey. Out of the sweet comes forth strength.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Honey is a very special ... food, liquor, magical creation.

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

Bees! Beeeez in sunlight!

Magical. I love that picture.

I passed some hives on the heath earlier, but they are silent now.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

All the bees must be tucked in for the winter. Sweet dreams, bees!