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Some friends and I went for a few drinks on Wedneday and this is a photo of Mason laughing at the way I was putting salt on my fries,
Mason's Naz Brandon passes off the baton to teammate Brittany Belts as the team takes fourth place in the Girls 4 x 100 Meter Relay at the Ohio Division I State Track Finals at the Ohio State University Jesse Owens Stadium on Saturday 6/04/2011._Greg Loring for The Enquirer.
The Mason Valley is a valley in western Nevada, between the Singatse Range and the Wassuk Range in Lyon County, Nevada.
The Walker River flows through the valley from south to north. The city of Yerington is located in the center of the valley. The Pine Nut Mountains are nearby.
Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area is located at the extreme north of the valley.
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I purchased my first, solitary, bee hotel in the spring of 2018. It was quickly discovered by Mason and Leafcutter bees and by the end of the first summer, I had almost "full occupancy." The bee hotel was placed on a shelf in the garage for the winter to protect the developing larvae from sub-zero temperatures. The following spring, it was placed back on the front porch in the same location near the garden where the bees forage. Unlike, honey bees, solitary bees only travel a few hundred feet from where they emerge. I added a second bee hotel during the early summer of 2019 and both hotels had nearly "full occupancy" by the end of the summer of 2019 and again in 2020. It has been amazing to observe the female bees go back and forth from the garden collecting pollen, cutting bits of plant material or gathering mud, then returning to the bee hotel to begin the egg laying process. Once they choose a “nesting tube” they crawl to the far end to begin. The female bee places her provisions, pollen with some sticky nectar that she rolls into a ball, then lays a single egg on the top. Next, she seals the egg into a “cell” with mud or leaf material (depending on which species she is) and repeats this process until the tube is filled the whole way to the front. One female solitary bee can lay about 5-15 eggs depending on the length of the tube. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the provisions, then form cocoons, and don’t emerge until the following spring. Each year, I would bring the bee hotels out from winter storage, but missed their emergence in 2019 and 2020. However, on March 31, 2021, our first really warm day, I happened to look out the kitchen window, which faces the porch and noticed a swarm of small bees flying around the bee hotels, the porch and even resting on the aluminum siding of the house. They were warming themselves in the sun! I was able to determine that these were all Mason Bees because the bees that were emerging were all breaking through the tubes that were sealed with mud. I observed the male Mason bees fly back to the nesting holes to check on whether the female bees were emerging. The males could apparently detect where the females were and would remain on the bee hotel, to attempt mating as soon as a female came out or would even enter the tube to mate before she emerged. At times, several male bees would pile onto the female, fighting to mate with her, often falling to the ground. As each new bee made its way to the opening of a tube, their tiny faces could be seen peering out from the tubes. Each emerging bee would cautiously come to the edge, clean their antennae with their feet, quiver for a moment, then take their first flight! Since the weather has turned cold again and there aren't many flowers yet, the bees are staying inside. On the intermittent warm days, they emerge to work on cleaning out the tubes, as evidenced by bits of dried mud all over the porch, just below the bee hotels!
As of the time of this posting, the Leafcutter Bees have not emerged, as the holes are still sealed with the plant materials used. This photo series was taken over two hours and is only a small portion of the total number taken of the amazing event.
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Found this tiny mason bee Osmia sp. looking cold and lethargic on a windowsill today. After taking some pics, I fed it a little sugar water on a cocktail stick and then let it walk onto my finger to warm up. A few minutes of this and it was able to take off. About 7mm body length.
ID confirmed by WAB as Osmia caerulescens male
Mason is a girl on the inside and drove an hour back to Winchester from GMU to get his hair cut. Determined to get off campus, I accompanied him. He showed me around his home town and I found Winchester to be a really cute old town. There are two blocks of "Old Town" Winchester that I particularly enjoyed. This alley was part of it. It looks like children drew the graffiti on the wall on the right., haha.
My newest victim, Mason.
A few of us were just hanging outside of Washington, waiting for my parents to bring me back home over Columbus Day weekend and I was just shooting. His dark looks work well against the warm colors in the background.
And look how cute that smile is. :)
Memorial to Rosanna Atwell, her husband, James Atwell, their daughter Aveline, and son-in-law, Simeon Burt. Mannum cemetery, South Australia. In the background is the memorial to Caroline Baseby (nee Mason), died 6 December 1913.
The Mason High School Marching Band lines up for awards Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Bands of America Grand National Championships at Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, Ohio. Ninety-two bands performed in the national competition. Mason was one of 12 bands selected to compete in the Grand National finals. They finished in 10th place overall. Provided photo
I did this over 2 years ago and have just gotten around to throwing it up. Mostly thanks to the example of papper & penna All hand drawn then converted to vector in Corel Draw