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Albarrán Cabrera The Mouth of Krishna Japan 2019

It is spring and the Andrena are flying.  As far as I know the 1500+ species in this group all nest in the ground and none of the females can sting you if you pick them up (or is that only American Andrena?  Hmmm, that statement seems a bit imperial.  I should rather say "or is that only bees of the genus Andrena that occur in continental North America."  Clearly, despite its wrongness, there is less typing associated with imperialism).  Any way here is a lovely Andrena from Slovakia (A. flavipes) (it probably doesn't sting either, but maybe European Andrena sting...?) collected by Peter Šima along the levee of the Nitra River.  Note, however this is not a spring Andrena, but one of the members of Andrena world wide that can be found out and about in the Fall.  However, Andrena are far more common in the spring.  This post is getting aimless and I am going to stop here before I start telling you stories about the wasp nest boxes I have made over the past 2 days.  Photo by Cole Cheng.  Id by Jakob Straka.  

Why do we save things? 🤔 And what do we keep? I admire people who can let go of things without hesitating.🗑️ My husband & I both packrats, but I think we’re driven by different reasons. We recycle, ♻️ but keep a lot, too It seems like saving possessions boils down to reasons like: Necessity🔨 Usefulness Sentiment🥰 Value 💰 You “might” need it someday🔬 You’re a hoarder! Sometimes it doesn’t make sense to save things because space is limited. As my friend Suzanne used to say, “If in doubt, throw it out.” When she moved from Seattle to Portland, she gave me her Christmas ornaments. She told me she wouldn’t need them. 🎄(She never bought another Christmas tree.) In the US, 🇺🇸 people sometimes downsize🏠 & have less space when they move to a new home🏘️. So all the extra stuff that won’t fit in their new place goes into a storage unit.🏪 I wasn’t surprised to learn more than 10% of households in the US rent a storage unit.🏢 We know a lot of people who have them. Is renting a place to store your extra belongings a worldwide trend? 🌎🌍🌏Here, the average storage unit costs $89/mo. (79e💶 / 10,285y💴). Our youngest son🧑 moved in with us during the pandemic & has since moved out, but he left behind a bunch of his bags, 🎒 boxes📦 & belongings! We also have things that belong to our older son who moved out in 2002! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 I’m a fine one to talk. 👭My sister lives in our childhood home🏡 & I moved out decades ago. There are still boxes of MY stuff in the basement! Many things I keep because they have sentimental value. ♥️ My husband is more of the “I might need this someday” school of thought. 🤷‍♀️ I admit, he’s proven time & again the logic of keeping things that we’ve ended up needing. Marie Kondo asks the question, “Does an object spark joy?😍” Are you a hoarder? What are the reasons you save things you don’t use or need? 🤷‍♂️ . . . PHOTOS: Maybe we love #Copalisbeach because it’s clean & devoid of unnecessary stuff! #oceanbeach #sandflats #lowtide #naturepatterns #sandpatterns #beachsunset #oceansunset #clamdiggers #Washingtoncoast #clouds☁️ #sentimental #sentimentalcircus #packrat #sparkjoy #storageunit #hoarder . . . (at Ocean Shores, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CabvGN9rXb6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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