PeaceBang
The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather. Blogging about Unitarian Universalism, UU Christian spiritual practice, occasional cultural and political ravings, and the inner life of ministry. PeaceBang is the alter ego of a small town pastor serving an historic New England Unitarian Universalist congregation.
Five Pound Bee
May 16, 2007 on 8:59 pm | In Inspirations | 
I have a confession to make. I have two secret thrills this time of year. One is to eat lots and lots and lots of fiddlehead ferns. I rinse them really well in four or five changes of water, I steam them, and then I sautee them in olive oil, a little bit of butter and loads of garlic. I eat them by the bowlful for dinner. You sprinkle a little bit of fleur de sel on top and mmmm MMM.
The other secret weird springtime thrill is that I love to pet bees. Bees are really great people, and I love to watch them pollinate flowers and then pet them with the tip of my index finger. That’s my technique and I’m sticking with it. I am a champion Secret Bee-Petter. I have not been stung yet (not for petting them, anyway, just randomly one time). I only pet the fuzzy bumblebee types because why would you want to pet the other, scaly kind?
Sometimes when I’m on my way somewhere on a warm spring day I get very distracted by bees and have to stop and try to pet them. This is why I’m always late for appointments and social dates, so please excuse me. I am petting bees.
Yesterday I was coming out of the library and I saw the FATTEST, JUICIEST bee EVER. I said out loud, “That’s a five pound bee if I ever saw one.”
And then I decided that if I ever have a band I will call it “Five Pound Bee.”
It should probably be a Dixieland Band, don’t you think?
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Holy cow! I love how the way you appreciate God’s handiwork is like no one else. Kinda makes me appreciate, too.
Let me know when Five Pound Bee releases its first album!
Comment by Gus Oltz — May 16, 2007 #
BANJO solo?
Comment by Scott (Boy in the Bands) — May 17, 2007 #
Sounds like more of a post-punk trio with a female lead on bass.
Comment by chutney — May 17, 2007 #
Well go figure - I didn’t know you liked bee-petting. I started doing that when I was a kid and watched too much PBS.
I haven’t made a fuzzy friend in a long time. Thanks for the reminder.
Comment by jinnis — May 17, 2007 #