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second wave of attack if the thorns don’t pierce you at the rose bush ~ the bee most certainly will

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Susan Lawrence

Date: 5/18/2023 4:32:00 PM

David, Poignant words …. Love the journey to the sting ! Susan :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/19/2023 2:16:00 AM

Heya Susan, I probably could’ve named this one (second wave of defence) it’s pretty ambiguous, cheers David

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/18/2023 4:28:00 PM

Love this

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/19/2023 2:14:00 AM

Thanks Andrea, probably needed the photo though, cheers David

Christopher Flaherty

Date: 5/17/2023 2:40:00 PM

Beauty also has a sting in its take as well Daivid

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/18/2023 9:03:00 AM

Yes it does Christopher, poor Marilyn Monroe, what a waste! Cheers David

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 5/17/2023 2:40:00 PM

Tale

I Am Anaya

Date: 5/16/2023 8:41:00 AM

Bees can decide to kill the current queen and replace her with a younger queen who will produce more eggs for the colony. The worker bees do this by a technique called balling. They form a ball around the queen and sting her till she dies. Vicious :0 Long live the Queen?..she has 3years!

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/16/2023 11:17:00 AM

You’re so well informed Anaya, they certainly have their own methods, as indeed do we, nature can seem brutal from an empathetic POV, thanks so much for stopping by today, cheers David

Jan Allison

Date: 5/14/2023 1:51:00 PM

lol such stinging words - love it David:-) hugs Jan xx

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/14/2023 2:49:00 PM

Thank you Jan, perhaps a double edged stinger here, take your pick, pleasure and pain all at once, cheers David

Alexis Y.

Date: 5/14/2023 12:47:00 PM

Lol! David, I've never been stung by a bee but I'm terrified of them. I just might beeeeee allergic! Nice one-liner;-) Alexis

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/14/2023 2:45:00 PM

Heya Alexis, all metaphoric of course this one, but I have been stung by real bees beefore lol, cheers David

Daniel Turner

Date: 5/14/2023 11:12:00 AM

LOl I've been stung before:) Great one liner, David.

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/14/2023 11:24:00 AM

Yep it’s all part of the mating game Daniel, but at least you got past the thorns lol, cheers David

Lin Lane

Date: 5/14/2023 9:32:00 AM

Garden shears for the prickly thorns and insect repellent for those who like to fly in circles getting high on a buzz of their own making. A rose will bud where and when it chooses. David… You’ve written a Monoku of respect for her right to bloom.

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/14/2023 10:06:00 AM

Heya Lin, a few ways of interpreting this one for sure, but I agree the rose has a few tricks up her stem, to deal with let’s say those that don’t take their time lol, cheers David