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Bloody Great Bee!

The plants in our backyard attract a lot of insects and we get plenty of bees hanging out on sunny days.  One of our hanging baskets gets a reasonable amount of attention but not a lot.  However, one bee showed up on a Sunday afternoon and got our attention.  First, it stayed on the basket for ages climbing over the same flowers repeatedly unlike the usual bee behavior or constantly moving from flower to flower.  The other reason for our attention was the size of the thing.  It was huge compared to our average bees.  I wonder if it got so large by removing every morsel of nutrient from each flower!

Listening to Space

After leaving Brewster on my road trip, I was heading a short distance to the next town of Monse.  A short unpaved road would take me there but along this road was something I had not expected.  A bloody great deep space antenna was right next to the road.  As I pulled up alongside it, there was a sign announcing that is was part of a large array of receivers around the world.  The sign outside also asked you to turn off your cellphone if you entered since the signals could interfere with their reception.  If I had known it was there and that you might be able to visit, I might have planned a stop but I had a full schedule ahead of me so I briefly paused before moving on.

Up on the hill behind the receiver was quite an array of antennas.  A look on Google Maps suggests it is part of a cable company’s operation but it does look a little more complex than that.  Maybe it does some secret squirrel stuff or maybe I am letting my imagination run away with me!