..."Did you hear the latest?"

Bee-atrice: Did you hear the latest?

Bee-oncy: No, what?

Bee-atrice: It's about the soldier beetles...

Bee-oncy: What? Don't keep me in suspense!

Bee-atrice: Well, they were doing "it" ... right on the cow parsley flower!!!

Bee-oncy: Well, I NEVER!!!

Yes, blippers, this is the conversation I overheard on the coneflower at the butterfly garden today. Hard to believe it, but those busy-body bees caught the little soldiers in flagrante delicto. The scandal of it!

And no sooner did the news hit the bee-pipeline, then the tachinid flies got hold of the news. And you know what happened then, don't you? Oh, yes, the cicada killers starting broadcasting the news all over the bee balm field! I'm telling you, it was a PR nightmare. The soldiers had to call in May-bee-line, PR maven to the stars, to try to sort things out. However, she was too late to prevent the Wrens from getting hold of the news - and you know what big-mouths they are...

And that is what's new in my corner of the land. How about you?

Breaking news! A bee just told me that today is Outdoor Guy's 500th blip! Can we all say "atta boy!!"