Mackenzie in the Garden With Bees

As I failed to mention, Monta finished her mosaic, Mackenzie in the Garden With Bees. (Try singing this title to the tune of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".) I am quite taken by this work of art. It so captures Mackenzie's " live-and-let-live" attitude toward our bees, besides being so beautiful. Monta told me a photo of this mosaic was used in some Winona tourism materials this month.

MacKenzie In the Garden With Bees

Last summer I wrote a bit about my cat MacKenzie who died under mysterious circumstances. MacKenzie, as some of you might remember, was my assistant beekeeper; he simply loved following me into Beelandia where he would sit with me and watch the bees' comings and goings. My partner Monta is now working a mosaic to memorialize Mackenzie. On her blog, you can follow this work in progress.