--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > About 4 years ago in the spring I was hiking in the desert. It was > > an unusual year in which the desert flowers were blooming more than > > usual. I was all by myself about two miles from the trail head and > > any semblance of civilization and all of a sudden a black cloud of > > bees came towards me. There was virtually nothing I could do; if > > they wanted to sting me to death, they could have. Well, I found > > myself totally relaxing, they passed over and around me (not one > > landed on me) and they went on their way. They were in such an > > ecstatic frenzy to get to their nectar in the jackpot of flowers > > that they paid me absolutely no heed. > > Amazing story! Not sure I'd have had your composure regarding a large > swarm like that, but like you said, nothing you could do.
During the past 10 years of hiking in the desert I have seen: rattlesnakes desert tortoise javelinas scorpions gopher snakes many other variety of snakes tarantulas Big-horned sheep ..and, believe it or not, in a beautiful natural swimming hole I frequent: crawfish (which I thought was limited to Louisiana!) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
