Bombus upon Azalea

Spent the latter afternoon with the bumblebees and azaleas in the front yard. Used the tripod and flash on the cord. It was easier I found to pre-focus the lens and hold the flash off camera, watching for bombus. They dart about so quickly, keeping ones eye upon the viewfinder, you would never catch them coming. This way, I could see them coming and try to time it. One in twenty would be almost right. This was one. The really good one the bumblebee was at the very edge of the upper left frame on his way out. If I had captured him a millisecond sooner, he would have been at the edge of the petal, a nice profile.
I was resting after raking leaves all day in the front yard and restacking the split rails, raising them. I also did a myriad of smaller tasks in the near eighty degree day. I still have thirteen large leaf piles waiting to be drug to the back yard on the old trampoline bed.
Melanie and I still nervously await word on her employment and if a layoff is coming, which all feel will. I took a nearly two hour pre-test tonight as a step in trying to get back into retail management. I was so rusty on math, ratios and problem solving questions, I have little prospect of going very far, especially if I make it to an interview and they see my age(59). The twenty-year old managers will say to themselves, can a relic relate? No, but I have people skills dammit!