Bumblebee

In the springtime, big fat bumblebees

fly clumsily and bumble-y.

They fly close to the ground.

Visit the crocus and the new grass.

Bumblebees are irresistible!

Fun to watch and fun to follow!

They let me listen to their buzzzzz language.

They let me smell them.

They let me put them on my tongue.

Why does Martha snap and push the

bumblebee out with a stick????

Not a cheese stick. A bee stick.

It's no big deal, I mumble and grumble.

I like the humble bumble.

It's only a bee.

I like when Jacoby makes a beeline to catch a fly ball.

He has a "B" on his baseball cap.

This silly man has BEES on his baseball cap.

I like when Tom tries to fly like a bumblebee.

Bumblebees are beeeeeeeautiful!

I like the poem: "The Girl with Bees in Her Hair"

by Eleanor Wilner. It's kind of gothic.

The bees in this poem are sort of scary.

Not like the bumblebees here that are

superbuzzy and nice and

tickle tongue crawly.

There's no mystery.

Bumblebees are irrepressibly velvety

and chuckle chummy great!!!!!!!!

bzzzzzzzzz, woof - Li Lu

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Chrysanthemum

No one really knows where the Shih Tzu originated.

Our history is shrouded in mystery and myth.

A Shih Tzu can enchant anyone if we wish.

Both Tibet and China lay claim to our development.

Ancient paintings and art objects depicted our early times.

We have a noble heritage and were prized by royal families.

Shih Tzus lived in Imperial palaces and lounged

upon embroidered silk pillows.

We have been called chrysanthemum-faced dogs because

the hair on our faces grows out in all directions.

The chrysanthemum flower has a long horticultural history.

Pictorial evidence of its cultivation dates back

as early as the Shih Tzu's. The chrysanthemum was

brought to Europe by plant collectors in the 1600's.

It came to North America with settlers in the colonial days.

After centuries of hybridization, there are thousands

of named chrysanthemum cultivars.

Chrysanthemum-faced Shih Tzus were highly prized and

remained with royal families in Asia until a few were

exported (stolen) and landed in England in the 1930's.

The American Kennel Club admitted the

Shih Tzu to registration in the 1960's.

After centuries of Shih Tzu breeding practices,

there is still only one perfect dog.

In Japan, there is a Chrysanthemum Festival

that is held every year in October.

In Florida, you can view more chrysanthemums than

you would believe possible at Cypress Gardens.

In Boston, there is a famous chrysanthemum-faced

dirt dog that we all love.

He is almost as lovable as a Shih Tzu!

Woof! - Li Lu