Upside Down Bee on a Wednesday!

[lydamorehouse]

 
Bumblebee hanging off Joe Pye Weed in my front yard.

It's Wednesday!  

My quest to crack the New York Times Spelling Bee picture selection continues. Today's entry might be a little blurry, but I just loved how I managed to get a shot of the bee hanging upside down like that. I got a few others today, which I will pepper the NYTimes with over the next few days. I've been trying to not be a pest myself and have been limiting myself to a single entry a day.  I THINK I have these pictures sized correctly at 9:16, but maybe not?  My phone actually has a setting for 9:16, but they might actually want 16:9?? Which, I'm not sure how to do, so maybe I am sending these all into the void. I guess we'll see. 

I have just sent Mason and Jas off to find something for Jas to eat. Jas arranged a surprise visit with Shawn and I some months ago, and today was the big "SURPRISE!" Mason nearly cried he was so pleased and happy to see them walk in the door! 

OF COURSE, the surprise was almost ruined today. Just after I had gotten a text from Jas that they had landed, Mason started nudging me about going out practice driving. I had to make up a lie on the spot and I ended up saying, "Uh, I would be happy to do that in a bit, but I'm... uh, waiting for a package. Which I... might have to go pick up?" I thought he'd figure out for sure, but this apparently fooled Mason enough that I later found out from Jas that Mason was texting them saying, "My ima is being very weird about a surprise package for me? I don't understand what's going on, but I guess I'll find out."

Sure enough!

By chance an actual package that I had been waiting for came to our doorstep and so, I picked that up, I walked in holding it, and said, "Yep, I picked up my special delivery." He looked up just in time to see Jas trail in behind me. 

If Mason could be the epitome of "..." he was at that moment. It went:

...

"WHAT."

Then, "OH MY GOD. WHAT?"




This could not have worked out better. 

I might have gotten a little misty-eyed, too. I ran off to the post office before I embarassed myself and also to give Mason some room to give Jas the house tour without me awkwardly trailing behind.

As for the rest of my life, let's see. I haven't read much of anything at all this week, but I did finish watching The Apothecary's Diaries which I'm weirdly happy to find out has a third season in the works. I don't know why I say weirdly? Maybe because I'm both rooting for and not rooting for the romance? I'd kind of like Mao Mao to get to be happily ace ever after, but I also kind of like the Prince/Eunuch?  Anyway, then I started up Rent-a-Girlfriend because why not, I guess. If any anime fans have a better recommendation for something to follow up The Apothecary's Dairies, please feel free to drop it into the comments!

I'll have some thoughts on my Thirsty Sword Lesbians game yesterday night in a bit, but right now I think I'm going to bask in the warm glow of "Jas is here and my son couldn't be more happy!"

Comments

awww, yeah.

[minnehaha]

Utterly dear.

May the reader ask for Jas pronounces their name? Like the first syllable in Jason? Or... not?

K.

Re: awww, yeah.

[lydamorehouse]

As in the beginnign of Jasmine, the flower, after which they were named!

[kore]

"I walked in holding it, and said, "Yep, I picked up my special delivery." He looked up just in time to see Jas trail in behind me."

I'm sorry but it is illegal to be that adorable.

[lydamorehouse]

I know, right? I may have teared up a little myself with the cuteness of it all and how clearly thrilled and delighted Mason was.

[oracne]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

[lydamorehouse]

I know, right???

[offcntr]

D'awwwww...

[lydamorehouse]

Indeed. As I told another friend, it's so fun to see my child so clearly SMITTEN, too.

[pameladean]

Oh, that's wonderful. Especially Mason texting Jas about it, unawares.

I like the bee photo. It's too bad I don't work for the NYT. Well, actually, I don't want to work for them, they're horrible; but I like the photo because it's about what I think I personally would see if I were looking at the flower and the bee. Also upsidedown is always good. Bees are obviously affected by gravity, but compared to us it's not really much of a concern to them in some ways.

P.

[lydamorehouse]

Yeah, The NYTimes is pretty horrible, I won't argue that. Our subscription is entirely for access to their games, which, I guess is how they hook ya. If it's any consolation we drop our subscription as we can and can't afford it, so they're not getting all that much of our money!

I am enjoying the heck out of the bees. I've been making Shawn stop at odd places when we are out and about so I can try to get some good pictures. Like I've said, it's helping me focus on the things in this world that I CAN control, instead of *gestures at everything* all the things I can't.