tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post8402153312430924621..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: So much sweetnessKnatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-75537084584819577342013-08-29T11:45:39.792-04:002013-08-29T11:45:39.792-04:00Oh, well I am just a passer-by, so don't mind ...Oh, well I am just a passer-by, so don't mind me very much. (I just found you through googling).<br />Yes, I too love the splayed-out bee and the bee + wasp short friendship photos. Very nice, the whole shooting.<br />But then again, your whole blog is quite striking. I appreciate the simple living motto.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984660056714824756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-46463666119390831742012-09-21T08:17:30.867-04:002012-09-21T08:17:30.867-04:00Thanks so much. My parents split when I was 8, but...Thanks so much. My parents split when I was 8, but my Dad saw me every weekend and talked to me on the phone every single day, which was pretty impressive. We had our photos taken every year for a while and they bring back lots of nice memories. :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-8853543095570413482012-09-21T08:16:48.754-04:002012-09-21T08:16:48.754-04:00One day one will make it over in a shipping crate!...One day one will make it over in a shipping crate!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-82119040475939692512012-09-21T08:16:34.768-04:002012-09-21T08:16:34.768-04:00I don't blame you there! But they really are i...I don't blame you there! But they really are interesting little creatures when they aren't stinging you!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-62993777723494723762012-09-21T08:16:04.555-04:002012-09-21T08:16:04.555-04:00Thank you for that LOVELY compliment!!! I would lo...Thank you for that LOVELY compliment!!! I would love to start selling some bug photos. I've sold a few others in the past.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-73003829103154447422012-09-20T17:01:02.488-04:002012-09-20T17:01:02.488-04:00Your bee photos are great, as usual, but the last ...Your bee photos are great, as usual, but the last pic of you and your dad is very special. So much love and humanity comes through. You both sparkle.Ann Boyajianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735985924779427686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-69888634911787891312012-09-15T09:01:23.273-04:002012-09-15T09:01:23.273-04:00Smashing phots nat. I wish we had the mantis here!...Smashing phots nat. I wish we had the mantis here!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-10722874169483369762012-09-14T10:04:19.663-04:002012-09-14T10:04:19.663-04:00Great, intriguing photos as usual (and I learned s...Great, intriguing photos as usual (and I learned something new about bees - the seasonal honey frenzy). The "honey bliss" bee is my fave. Close up the wasp is striking. It's when they are buzzing around or landing for a painful strike, I find them intolerable.<br /><br />JanetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-35643860782891489162012-09-14T09:08:17.293-04:002012-09-14T09:08:17.293-04:00My Mom is 88 now and still doing good! I am lucky...My Mom is 88 now and still doing good! I am lucky.<br /><br />Thank you for the info on your camera. It sure take fantastic photos.Barbara Strobel Lardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314713622021695107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-30223226168853920142012-09-14T00:08:10.155-04:002012-09-14T00:08:10.155-04:00Be warned... National Geographic will be calling y...Be warned... National Geographic will be calling you. When they do; say 'Yes'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-70994757670015720112012-09-13T23:00:41.123-04:002012-09-13T23:00:41.123-04:00I have a Nikon D70 SLR with I would like to buy th...I have a Nikon D70 SLR with I would like to buy the new Nikon D7100 that's coming out. My D70 is about eight years old now and I could do with a new camera body. I just got the macro lens, which is a Nikkor 40mm. I love it!!!<br /><br />TIme sure flies, doesn't it? My Dad has been gone 20 years, my Mum 15.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-73755070266936354922012-09-13T22:25:04.235-04:002012-09-13T22:25:04.235-04:00I love #4! She IS like a little bear! ANd your mot...I love #4! She IS like a little bear! ANd your motocross analogy is perfect. That's exactly what it looks like!<br /><br />:)))Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-30355603615482635062012-09-13T22:16:54.585-04:002012-09-13T22:16:54.585-04:00Thanks Red! I have a few more wrinkles than I did ...Thanks Red! I have a few more wrinkles than I did 37 years ago. :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-28573168363616826842012-09-13T22:16:31.451-04:002012-09-13T22:16:31.451-04:00Glad you enjoyed them, Andrew!
I was pretty clos...Glad you enjoyed them, Andrew! <br /><br />I was pretty close to my Dad and I still miss him a lot, 20 years later.<br /><br />I'm feeling a bit worn smooth and hairless myself lately...:)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-13105768425839134402012-09-13T22:15:19.563-04:002012-09-13T22:15:19.563-04:00Thank you!
Thank you!<br />Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-41887944252921852352012-09-13T22:15:09.376-04:002012-09-13T22:15:09.376-04:00Go for it! Love your blog, btw!Go for it! Love your blog, btw!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-64038167962811357962012-09-13T22:14:08.379-04:002012-09-13T22:14:08.379-04:00It's surprising how fuzzy they are! :)It's surprising how fuzzy they are! :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-37051790881779747862012-09-13T22:05:52.024-04:002012-09-13T22:05:52.024-04:00It was fake gold, but I bet they made them in diff...It was fake gold, but I bet they made them in different colours! :) Glad you liked the bees.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-67198517151802022632012-09-13T21:44:28.250-04:002012-09-13T21:44:28.250-04:00So many great pics. I especially like the bee (no....So many great pics. I especially like the bee (no.4) whose sitting like a bear. Up close the yellow jackets remind me of a person all suited up to maybe ride in a motocross event or some other sports event that necessitates an all-over flashy outfit. You and your Dad look like the Two Musketeers.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816796977553847916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-7084106382658000272012-09-13T19:57:49.852-04:002012-09-13T19:57:49.852-04:00Love the photos once again. You have to tell me w...Love the photos once again. You have to tell me what camera you are using. <br /><br />Love you and your Dad. My Dad has been gone for 17 years now. I still miss him.Barbara Strobel Lardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314713622021695107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-54198360820386208882012-09-13T18:51:13.649-04:002012-09-13T18:51:13.649-04:00Well, happy birthday Dad! Can't believe how yo... Well, happy birthday Dad! Can't believe how you look so much the same today!<br /> One fine picture after another.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-52664913654905914832012-09-13T17:36:56.690-04:002012-09-13T17:36:56.690-04:00Amazing from start to finish. The bee photos had a...Amazing from start to finish. The bee photos had already prompted many thoughts about life, and then you threw in the last one of yourself and your Dad, which multiplied the thoughts and opened up a whole new context.<br /><br />And re: "Near the end of her life her thorax will be worn smooth and hairless on top, and her wings will be tattered", my old Granny used to complain about exactly the same thing :), or should that be :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-53812520885971670932012-09-13T15:46:26.129-04:002012-09-13T15:46:26.129-04:00Great pictures!Great pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-58936993408656918682012-09-13T15:10:26.945-04:002012-09-13T15:10:26.945-04:00Love the bee pictures! They are beautiful! I just...Love the bee pictures! They are beautiful! I just got a macro lens for my camera, but I haven't had a chance to test it out yet. These pics are inspiring me to give it a try. Just lovely!Anitahttp://www.beverlybees.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-40366033088065977182012-09-13T14:20:28.036-04:002012-09-13T14:20:28.036-04:00They look sweet and they have fur. It's a very...They look sweet and they have fur. It's a very nice picture of you and your dad.<br /><br />HugsElnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644107227965720576noreply@blogger.com