bee have

the little bee.

he must have been sitting inside my rolly purse.

and when i lifted it up,

he fell onto the step.

by the time i got back with my canon

he was dying.

i suppose he stung my rolly purse -

bees die after they sting, don't they?

is it macabre to take close ups of a dying bee?

is this what they mean by -

'the sting had gone out of his tail'? 

he is quite beautiful.

so intricately put together.

i had set my canon up with the remote capture

so i was able to steady the camera better

and take the shot

when it was as clear as it possibly could be

through my viewer

and my eye

seeing him this close

was amazing for me

and his wings 

so strong

but oh my goodness

so beautifully delicate

in memory

of this little bee.