Busy honey bees

Although I can't say for myself that I am a busy bee today (I slept too much and I feel I could have an additional nap now 😂) we went for a short walk before lunch. It is the nicest time to go out and do some errands, or simply walk a bit during the winter, as the mornings and evenings are cold. The sun gives the needed warmth in these hours.

Our paths were these narrow passages between yards and houses. We met no one, just one dog that was barking from one yard. No people, birds or cats... just autumn foliage of grapevine (I think it was a kind of wild grapevine). Later, we saw a plant with a tall flower and busy bees on the loquat flowers.

The path became wider as it was already a busier residential part of the village. The houses are simple but so nice, I would not mind living in one of these. They make a nice contrast to the blue sky, don't they?

These succulents are planted at the entrance of one of the houses. Although I have seen them many times I am not sure whether they are Agave plants or not. If yes, then it is probably Agave attenuate, and as is the case with other agave plants, it will die after the blooming.

The tall stem that looks like the neck of a giraffe or a dinosaur is full of buds.

Leaving the house with the succulents behind we came across with another interesting detail. There was a Santa in one of the gardens, carried by a group of reindeer made of wood. The sign says: Santa stop here!

Another reminder of Christmas was this tall tree with red flowers. It is Poinsettia, which blooms around Christmas. Usually, they can be bought as small plants, in pots. When planted in the gardens they can grow tall.

Finally, the promised honey bees are here. We saw the loquat trees, that are blooming now (during the months of November and December). The scent of these flowers is so nice and sweet. The bees also like it so it is impossible to pass by these blooming flowers without seeing and hearing bees.

The pollen baskets on the legs of this honey bee are ready to go. This yellow mixture of pollen and nectar will be deposited then in the cells of their hive and one day it will become honey. It is a whole process and takes a lot of work for these busy honey bees.

My little walk seems so effortless compared to the whole work that the bees do... I hope we can learn something from them :))