Bees, Birds, Berries, and Blooms!: July 2026

Monday, July 6, 2026

Happy 4th of July my way...

This is my kind of 4th of July fireworks...

Northern Lights to celebrate our 250th anniversary.

We even had a turkey parade.

Every parade has to have someone watching on the sidelines. Yes, if you look closely that is a mountain lion watching Dollor and I.

Happy 4th of July and Happy Birthday America. I hope you all were able to celebrate your way.

A young girl was walking along a beach which thousands of starfish had washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement. She was doing this for some time when a man approached and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!” The girl was crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled back into the ocean. She looked up at the man and replied, "I made a diffence to that one." Soon the man and the other people on the beach helped her. All of the starfish were saved.