[Leica] IMG: Bees at the Buddleia Bush (& Brexit)

George Lottermoser george.imagist at icloud.com
Sat Jun 11 18:30:05 PDT 2016 

Bravo! We need a whole lot more of these letters filling the in-boxes of the so-called powers-that-think-they-be.

a note off the iPad, George

On Jun 11, 2016, at 7:00 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Too much short termism on this ball of mud, I'm afraid. Not so much sapiens,
> but more homo saps.... Nobody seems to think of long term consequences.
> 
> I woke up this morning and heard the Dyson vacuum man had joined the Brexit
> choir. Funnily, I was feeling crap enough after a breathlessness episode on
> Thursday evening while walking up a steep hill as I was down on holidays in
> Wexford. I drove back home yesterday, before going into hospital for tests.
> Things look ok on the heart front - all vital signs seem vital, but I still
> have a mysterious issue on the left side of my chest. More checking next
> week.
> 
> Anway, the Dyson assertion got me annoyed as I had been thinking of getting
> one of his vacuums, so I wrote this to his organisation this morning. Not
> that it'll make much difference.....
> 
> ----
> I have been looking at the Dyson vacuum range to replace my tiring Miele Cat
> & Dog TT5000 over the last week. I had decided to go for one of your
> cylinder vacuums - the Cinetic Animal, but then, this morning, I heard your
> founder's statement on Brexit.
> 
> It struck me as statement full of short term thinking which would be both
> pennywise, and very pound foolish, for Britain, its people, their children,
> grandchildren, and descendants to come. Europe is a peaceful place these
> days, but this could be transient in the aftermath of a successful Leave
> vote, as urged by Sir James.
> 
> The sea of poppies drifting from the battlements to fill the moat of the
> Tower of London gave some visual inkling to modern Britain, and the world,
> of the magnitude of the terrible sacrifices made by the lost generation of
> 1914 to 1918. However, wars have raged in Europe over the centuries, and
> thousands upon thousands, progressing to millions, have died as various
> greedy political ambitions have been have been bloodied, and blunted, with
> steel.
> 
> Sir James seems to have forgotten that we have been living through a very
> peaceful period in European history since 1945 when European co-operation
> became the norm. The urge to leave seems to have overridden the memory that
> WW1 had 17 million deaths, and that, only twenty one years later, WW2 had
> the even more horrific figure of 60 million deaths. In addition, millions
> upon millions more were injured and maimed during those terrible wars.
> 
> Surely, there can be no reasonable denial that the E.U., and its forebears,
> has been a very reliable car that has carried us safely through the past
> seventy odd years. Arguing about its hubcaps, or the colour of its safety
> belts, is a minor matter. No one wants to see the return of a war torn
> European charnel house where the remains of our children's and
> grandchildren's bones whiten a shattered landscape.
> 
> However, Sir James and his Brexit partners like Nigel Farage, are failing to
> acknowledge the prime reason for E.U. membership. To me, this is playing
> our part in the calming influence of an E.U. that has saved at least one
> generation from war - going on averages of time between historic European
> wars. The demographic, economic, and emotional impact which a recent war
> (say in the 1970s) would have had on Sir James, the British people, their
> country, and its economy would have been horrific, yet this seems to have
> been forgotten.
> 
> I think I'll stick with my Miele until Sir James reconsiders the true long
> term implications.
> 
> Maybe you might pass this note on.
> 
> Douglas Barry
> -----
> 
> Jim, I'm never seen a green bee either. You'd think they'd be common in
> Ireland, but no.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
> To: "LUG list" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 11:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Bees at the Buddleia Bush
> 
> 
>> and much of the food we eat.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 11, 2016, at 2:54 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Jim,
>>> True! Sorry I forgot about the "pollinating side of bees?"
>>> I suppose if they become extinct? So would the beautiful fields of
>>> flowers
>>> many of the CREW photograph????
>>> What an incredible disaster that would be.  :-(
>>> ted
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Sent: June-11-16 12:48 PM
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Bees at the Buddleia Bush
>>> 
>>> Hi Ted,
>>> 
>>> The bees are also very important for plant pollination.  The almond
>>> farmers in California have had a rough go for the last several years.
>>> 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> 
>>>> On 6/11/2016 2:34 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>>>> Jim,
>>>> Environmental folks here in Canada are having a major fit regarding the
>>>> Honey Bee populations across North America as they've dwindled
>>>> drastically
>>>> in the millions. And of course these are the bees that produce "Honey
>>>> for
>>> us
>>>> humans to eat!"  :-(  And there doesn't seem to be an answer for the
>>>> drop
>>> of
>>>> the bee population. :-(
>>>> 
>>>> Ted
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On
>>>> Behalf
>>> Of
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Sent: June-11-16 12:25 PM
>>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Bees at the Buddleia Bush
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Ted,
>>>> 
>>>> We've got a heat index of 98 deg F today, so I'm not venturing far from
>>>> the house.  I went out to the Buddleia bush looking for butterflies, and
>>>> found the tiny little green bee.  This was a case of not knowing what I
>>>> had until I enlarged it.
>>>> 
>>>> The Bumble Bees disappeared a few years ago.  Saw nothing but Carpenter
>>>> Bees for a few years.  Now, the Bumble Bees seem to be making a
>>>> comeback.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for looking and commenting.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> 
>>>>> On 6/11/2016 2:17 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>>> Hey they are neat! Both. I've never seen a green bee like that ever
>>>> before?
>>>>> Interesting colour!
>>>>> 
>>>>> cheers,
>>>>> ted
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Sent: June-11-16 10:30 AM
>>>>> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
>>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Bees at the Buddleia Bush
>>>>> 
>>>>> The Buddleia bush is blooming, but butterflies are few.  However, a few
>>>>> bees are finding the bush attractive.  First, a small Bumble Bee was
>>>>> patiently making its rounds.  These have been scarce in recent years,
>>>>> but seem to be returning.
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bumble+Bee+on+Buddleia.tif.html
>>>>> A small green bee was also working the blooms.  I have not observed
>>>>> this
>>>>> variety previously, but it may be what is known as a small green sweat
>>>>> bee.  There are many varieties.
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Small+Green+Bee+on+Buddleia.TIF
>>>>> F.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Olympus E-1 with Leica Macro Elmarit-R 60mm
>>>>> 
>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>> 
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