Hippie Cahier has declared that the word for this week is Befuddled. I’m filled with bewilderment – I didn’t know words could be given a whole week of their own! Is this WordPress approved?! But Hippie, though sometimes befuddled herself, seems determined that this word deserves special recognition.
I looked through my photo archive to find a picture to illustrate befuddled. What I found won’t surprise you – four photos and a little story that I call ‘Bee Fuddled’. You might want to read this out loud, with a bit of a buzz in your voice:
Bzzzz – I hate it when our Queen gets food cravings. Today she wants Pickle Nectar.
Bzzzz – And there are those demanding larvae – all they want is Burger Pollen.
Bzzzz – It gets so confusing – was I here yesterday? Is this Pickle Nectar or Burger Pollen?
Bzzz – I’ll be so glad when I can retire this fall. Buzzley Bee says we don’t retire – all us worker bees just die – but that can’t be right, can it?! I think we need a Worker Bee Union….
Amusives 
These are bee-autiful!
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Hi Hippie – Yes, your word led to a post bee-yond my expectations.
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Your BeeFuddled photos are great, as is your Bzzzzzzingly funny story.
I am a fan of macro photography and love these bee closeups.
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Thanks Maggie – I think bees are quite bee witching!
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great photo’s and post. 🙂
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Thanks cobbies – Like you, I enjoy using photos to tell stories.
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Lovely photos Margie.
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Thanks Pensioner!
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Magnificent close up shots of the bee, they are amazing animals, I am a true lover of pure honey. 🙂
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Hi Mags – It is too bad for us that bumble bees don’t produce enough honey for us to have a nice snack!
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Befuddled is a wonderful word. So is hullabaloo–maybe that will be next week’s word…
I like what you did photographically with befuddled. 🙂
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Hi Lorna – Perhaps you could go over to Hippie’s blog and suggest ‘hullabaloo’ for next week’s word. I think it would be easier to find a photo for than the word she is thinking of – fisticuffs!
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Love the colors and the detail is of course macronificent!
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Hi Winsome – thanks – what a great new word!
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Outrageously bee-autiful and funny, thanks!
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Hi prairie – Another new bee word – thanks!
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Absolutely breath taking photos…love it…
Solar Storm Tomorrow:
http://sonsothunder.wordpress.com/2012/…/sunrise-may-turn-out-the-lights…
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Thanks Sonsofthunder – Solar Storm is an interesting story – we’ll see what happens!
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Beautiful, clear macro shots of the tri-colored bumble bee! I also follow these around with my camera.
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Hi Fergie – The bumble bees are fairly easy to follow – they don’t seem to be fussed by the camera.
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😆 What a delightful story that expresses befuddled bee perfectly. Great photos a honey of a good time. 🙂
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Hi E.C. – Thanks to the magic of the internet – you can visit bees in the wintertime!
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Man! That’s macro photography at its finest– gorgeous shots, Margie.
Your next assignment: add a little violin to one of your fuzzy-buzzer photos and be ready if Hippie ever hands you “Befuddled Befiddler.” : )
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Hi Mark – Please don’t give Hippie any crazy ideas – she has more than enough herself!
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Amazing photos! I wish I had your talent.
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Thanks Shelley, but most of the work is done by the camera lens and the subject!
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Such great close-ups of bees. They certainly do a lot of work pollinating our crops.
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Hi yearsticken – the bees are certainly more than just pretty faces. Where would mankind be if the bee wasn’t out there redistributing genetic material!?
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Wonderful photos – I await the return of the beeeezzzzz this spring with great anticipation 🙂
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Hi composer – yes, I am looking forward to the buzz season again, now that I have a macro lens.
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