Every winter When the great sun has turned his face away,
The earth goes down into a vale of grief,
And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables,
Leaving her wedding-garlands to decay -
Then leaps in spring to his returning kisses.
~Charles Kingsley
And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables,
Leaving her wedding-garlands to decay -
Then leaps in spring to his returning kisses.
~Charles Kingsley
It has often been said that when the hornet nests are close to the ground we will experience a mild winter. If this holds true these photos indicate that the upcoming winter will be a very mild one. This is one of the largest nests I've seen in a very long while. There were no hornets home the day it was discovered as it was quite late in the fall.
They must have taken the hint from another Bee who enjoys puffs under trees. Darling little chalet!
ReplyDeleteMost darling, I'd say.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that amazing?! I hope it is a mild winter. What does a "mild" winter mean that far north, Laura?
ReplyDeleteA mild winter? Let me see. We received about a foot of snow a few weeks back. It happens here in November but we usually hope it won't and many times it doesn't. The snow has since disappeared as the temperatures have been up in the 40's. At the moment it's been warmer than usual for this time of the year. If we are fortunate, perhaps we won't have a lot of snow.There have been years when we've scarcely had any but it has been sometime since that was the case. It's strange weather in that it's been dipping up and down. I hope that answers your question.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's some monstrous nest, and it couldn't get much closer to the ground, could it? I wonder where the hornets go for the winter.
ReplyDelete@ Carol, I've often wondered that myself. Perhaps they go underground.
ReplyDeleteSo glad that nest is not in my yard! Wow, it is huge!
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