Jul 29, 2015 | Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“The heavenly gift of honey…” Virgil, The Georgics Thus Virgil opens his final book of The Georgics. Perhaps these words rolled of his pen with hardly a thought; or maybe they were very deliberate. Either way they express a sentiment, an insight that can hardly...
May 27, 2015 | Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“Some have affirmed that bees possess a share Of the divine mind and drink ethereal draughts; For God, they say, pervades the whole of creation.” Virgil, The Georgics I took this photo today of a particular bee that caught my attention. This time of...
Jul 9, 2014 | Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“Passing their lives under exalted laws, Alone they recognize a fatherland And the sanctity of a home, and provident For coming winter set to work in summer And store their produce for the common good.” Virgil, The Georgics IV Bees simply stand out from other animals...
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