Picspam time

As I've been stalking my bees for a goodly while now, and taken waaaay too many plant+pollinator (and other random) pictures - it's time for another picspam, it's been over a week since the last one after all! Mostly bees. Some other animals. And flowers. Also, weather.

( The birds, the bees and other beasties, cut for your convenience. With bilingual commentary! I looked up all those plants for you English-speaking folks, I hope you appreciate that! )

In other news (heads-up courtesy of cowboy_r), they've found an 18th century ship in some WTC rubble. This makes me feel strangely fuzzy inside (though perhaps not quite as much as the Staffordshire Hoard).

And slightly jealous. All WE find in our excavated rubble is... more rubble. With the occasional mummified cat or witch bottle thrown in for diversity, ok, but still. SHIP.

At some point there will also be a building update. First, however, I have to finish the Drachenfest preparation. JULY ALWAYS COMES SO SUDDENLY, WTF.