A Close Encounter......

...................with this rather furry bee as he was gathering pollen from the first open dahlia in my garden. He allowed me two shots before he took off to visit another lucky flower

I was out most of yesterday and apologise if I have missed replying to any comments. I will try to rectify this.

The weather is so very different to yesterdays - it's much cooler, very cloudy and there is quite a wind.

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