Bees and Basil

The flowers of our basil plants are very attractive to bees (for some reason). If anyone knows why, please let me know. This is a closeup photo that was difficult to capture with the bee's constant motion.



Also, as side note, the basil plant is a native of Asia that has been cultivated for over 5000 years. You can't beat fresh basil in pasta and other dishes -- great stuff!

Butterfly and Grasshopper

There's no real reason, but I captured photos of the butterfly and grasshopper because they happened to be there. My occasional flashbacks to childhood memories seemed to be linked with the temperature of the air, the wind, the sunshine -- and the flutter and whir of insects. Probably every kid growing up plays with these two creatures. Hikaru also notices the very small, that adults often miss.