I Saw a Bee Today

It's a perfect Sunday morning in Akron, Ohio. The weather is a mild 74 degrees, humidity is a reasonable 46% and there is enough breeze to keep air circulating but not enough to muss my patio umbrella.

As I often do on days like this, I took my newspaper, my coffee and my dog out to the patio to enjoy some fresh air.

(Some days I also take my laptop. Today, I decided to unplug for a bit.)

While I was outside, I watched a bumblebee buzz past me on its way to the bright yellow dandelions in my yard. I've never been so happy to see an insect before in my life. This is the first bee I've spotted for at least two years. I still blame their absence on my failed pumpkin crop last year.

I hope this means the little buggers (heh!) are rebounding from CCD.