Bee Fly

Have you ever seen a ‘Bee Fly’? Not a joke - it’s a fly masquerading as a bee. I had no idea they existed until I saw a TV programme recently. They look a bit like a bumble bee, but they only have two wings which they beat 100 times a second! (How’s that for life’s unfolding and changing moments - moment to moment?)The other distinctive feature is their long proboscis which looks a bit fearsome as though it might give you a sting, but in fact they just use it to feed on the pollen and nectar from flowers.  

I look for them now in the garden and have seen quite a few up-close buzzing away - they are beautiful! Reminds me that there are many more things in life I haven’t yet noticed. Am I really seeing? I have to be careful not to get carried away with what my mind tells me about these things and just see and directly experience them as they are,

as each moment unfolds.