Twaddle by graemestevens

Twaddle

Uninspired twaddle - it's Sunday and, as they say, I just can't be arsed. On that note, here is a bee busy pollenating the grapefruit tree. That would be the same grapefruit tree that insists on fruiting year round. The grapefruit tree that fruits so heavily that we cannot keep up. The grapefruit tree that supplies us with the world surplus of grapefruit cake, loaf and marmalade. The grapefruit tree that it is always advisable to walk under only when wearing a hard hat. And it's this bee's fault.
I think its playing basketball with the grapefruit flowers! Tremendous photo!
December 6th, 2014  
Dang bee!
December 6th, 2014  
It sounds like an amazing grapefruit tree clearly the bees are prolific as well. Interesting use of selective colouring. I hope you had a very relaxed Sunday.
December 6th, 2014  
And yet you haven't set fire to the tree yet - what exactly does that say? Cool shot
December 6th, 2014  
Darn bee! Nice one.
December 6th, 2014  
Twaddle and arse...agreed. Damn Sunday. Damn shot. Good one.
December 6th, 2014  
@maggiemae Thank you very much :)
@juliedduncan He shall be shot at dawn!
@lwain Thank you very much - it hadn't been relaxing yet but I'm sure that will change
@deak68 I like grapefruit :)
@amandal Thanks - he's been captured and will be shot at dawn.
@voiceprintz Thank you kindly...how I detest a day off work
December 6th, 2014  
cool capture, I am making marmalade as we speak, well i will get back to it in a moment....
December 6th, 2014  
btw there is so much white over in your thumbnail department, i wonder whose project I am viewing!
December 6th, 2014  
@kali66 Thanks...and yes, it has gone a bit white lately. I may have to fix that at some point
December 6th, 2014  
Twaddle it may be, but it's some of the best conceived and executed twaddle I've seen in a long while. I've spent the day searching my missing phojo, but I think I would have done better asking for a loan of your Twaddle Generator...
December 7th, 2014  
I am envious that my twaddle is nowhere near as good as your twaddle!
December 7th, 2014  
The only grapefruit I get come out of a store. Cool shot.
December 7th, 2014  
Nice selective color!
December 7th, 2014  
Neat sc :)
December 7th, 2014  
Photo is fine, commentary is excellent! I am laughing and grateful that I do not need to wear a hard hat in my back yard. :) Thank you.
December 7th, 2014  
the fav is as much for the commentary as the image - ducking grapefruit trees is all I have to say - had one once - those god awful stink bugs fancied it as did the havoc wreaking cockatoos - the neighbours were the only one who enjoyed the fruit - needless to say the grapefruit tree is no more
December 7th, 2014  
Great bee shot. Always good when lacking inspiration. I used to own a grapefruit tree that was spliced with a lemon tree. We were never short of either.
December 7th, 2014  
Wow, this is a very special bee shot!
December 7th, 2014  
That poor bee is getting a bad rap! I'd love to have a tree that produces grapefruit in abundance. Instead I have an ornamental pear tree that is worse than worthless. It produces and drops pears that rot and then my dog eats them and gets sick. So there! Maybe I should take a pic of that?
December 7th, 2014  
Interesting processing. Bee stands out beautifully.
December 7th, 2014  
Graeme, you've excelled yourself, fav. And no knives, chainsaws, roadside bombs, nukes or even a rural feral either!!
December 7th, 2014  
Pretty good shot for uninspired twaddle
December 7th, 2014  
damn Bee! nice work in SC
December 7th, 2014  
@vignouse @ukandie1 @wildernesswillie @janiskay @hermann @rosiekerr @annied @karlow75 @yaorenliu @tabarlett @pusspup @golftragic @deliad @brigette
I do apologise whole heartedly for the mass reply - it's been something of a hectic day and when I haven't been rushing around with a concussion from multiple grapefruit related head shots I've been preparing for an impending job interview tomorrow morning. I promise most faithfully to catch up up on your shots tomorrow...at some point. And thank you all, as always, from the heart of my bottom...oh wait...bottom of my heart...
December 7th, 2014  
I wish you all the best in your interview. I hope it goes extremely well.
December 7th, 2014  
@graemestevens good luck!
December 7th, 2014  
Deal! There are worse problems ;p
December 7th, 2014  
You'd miss it if it wasn't there :-)
December 7th, 2014  
I have to agree with @maggiemae he looks like he's going for a slam dunk !
December 7th, 2014  
Great S/C Graeme.
December 7th, 2014  
@karlow75 As do I!
@annied Thanks...I'd quite like this one!
@northy It is a bit of a first world problem...
@chippy1402 I would...just had one for breakfast :)
@scolgs Ha ha, he does indeed...maybe I should put a team together!
@tonygig Thanks very much
December 7th, 2014  
Favtastic!!
December 7th, 2014  
@joemuli Thank you very much :)
December 7th, 2014  
I have a lot of love for this bee - this is a great shot!
December 7th, 2014  
Fantastic shot, what an amazing capture...
December 7th, 2014  
This is very cool! Love this big ball of pollen! If you get a chance stop by today's post, I put a teaspoon reference in my poem for you.
December 7th, 2014  
@graemestevens well I will cross the bits that bring good luck
December 7th, 2014  
such a fun story, great selective coloring.
December 7th, 2014  
Looks like it's carrying a bee sized grapefruit! Good luck with the interview
December 7th, 2014  
@claireuk Thanks very much :)
@rustymonkey Thank you kindly :)
@kt8ird Did you know...I shall have a look
@annied So did I...and ended up walking funny
@bill_fe Thanks very much :)
@wearing0 Thank you very much :)
December 7th, 2014  
Great shot!
December 8th, 2014  
@harbie Thanks very much
December 8th, 2014  
Now look dark lord, you are not allowed to make me burst out laughing at your words. Poor bee. There's so much pollen on them there legs are you sure it's not a heist? Or maybe they're really bee boxing gloves.
December 8th, 2014  
@ceilidh Ooooh, now I like the sound of that..."Dark Lord"...yes indeed. Time to change my business card me thinks...
December 8th, 2014  
Wow, really cool detail! Good luck!
December 8th, 2014  
@jess1204 Thank you kindly :)
December 8th, 2014  
GOOD LUCK for the interview :-)
December 8th, 2014  
Sam
Totally in love with this! How did the interview go?
December 8th, 2014  
Amazing close up!
December 8th, 2014  
@pinkpaintpot Thanks very much :)
@gigiflower Thank you lady - hard to say, gut instinct says it won't go any further
@roseolivia Thank you kindly
December 8th, 2014  
Sam
@graemestevens I'm also interviewing.......slightly challenging in between my stupid work travels and dreaming of Xmas holidays!
December 8th, 2014  
@gigiflower Good luck - it's always difficult at this time of year!
December 8th, 2014  
...not many people work on a Sunday, so go bee!!! Fabulous capture Mr S!
December 8th, 2014  
@lynnilou Thank you very much - if he's getting over time I really will kill him ;)
December 8th, 2014  
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