The magnolia blossom with the bee was taken on May 22, 2008 in my front yard. All the blossoms were covered with bees sucking pollen. The previous bloom was a cotton blossom from a farm in the Mississippi delta near Clarksdale.
Sharecroppers farmed a section of land for the owners. They received everything they needed (and often less) from the owner. At the end of the season, they turned in their crop and received credit for it. Seldom was the credit enough to cover expenses for the coming year; so the sharecropper was always in debt to the owner. I remain in debt to God for every year that I continue in this life that God has given me. And, I am thankful for it.
4 comments:
OOOOHHHH! Sharecropper -- that's stunning!
Gorgeous! I remember that fragrance so well.
Gorgeous bloom. No bees that I saw on our apple trees this year. And very few on the lilacs. Didn't have to be careful sniffing them. Sad.
That's a great shot! And I LOVE the shots of the alpaca. Thanks ShareCropper. What a cool thing to do.... visit the alpaca.
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