By March of 2007, we emerged from our house to find that finally the snow had melted. As we squinted in the sunlight, Phil and our friend Raj felt it was high time they climbed The Big Tree. This activity drew the attention of our neighbor, who climbed her fence to see what they were doing.

Raj was the first to discover the honey bee colony living in a large limb. I am proud to host these pollinators, especially in light of the disturing news of bees disappearing throughout the country.

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