Here goes my kid, tempting fate again.
As we were walking out the door to the bus stop this morning, she saw this bumblebee on some flowers on our steps. It was moving slowly; temperatures were around 60°F. I suggested that she go over and pet it to warm it up. Instead, she put her finger out and it climbed right on, hugging her finger tightly. I was worried that it would still be on there when the school bus arrived, so I tried to coax it off onto a stick. It started to look a little agitated while I was doing this, but the transfer was managed successfully. Then it crawled from the stick onto my finger, and I'm much more scared of getting stung. The school bus arrived and my daughter left, leaving just me and the bee, clinging tightly to my finger. It shook its wings off and started moving up my arm. Please don't try to climb up my sleeve. It gained speed and took off, flying straight at my face before taking a hard left and buzzing off into the morning air.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 14:20 (six months ago) link