These are our new visitors! They are right outside our front door. Friday when I pulled up our drive I noticed them. At first I was in a panic, but then I realized they were ignoring me and busy doing their own thing. I googled ball of bees and found out they are protecting the queen bee until they find a place for a new nest. I just hope that place is not in our attic, because once they establish a next there could be a lot more bees, like thousands! So every day for the past three days I have been going out to check on their progress. May have to incorporate this into my paintings or art quilts.
Mom passed away in 1995, so long ago yet seems like yesterday. The first year was the toughest. It was the year where everything was the first time without Mom. I painted to ease my pain. I also had a three year old son who kept me going. This painting was painted in that first year. It is, "In Memory of Mom," oil on canvas, 30"x 40." Happy Mother's Day Mom! and Happy Mother's Day to me.
