Bees?
Personal memory by Grace McCarthy
2013 • Columbia, MD, USA
We always used to get a lot of bumblebees in our neighborhood, especially during the summer. On really nice days I would just sit with my window opened and watch the bees flying around; sometimes they would even fly in my window and land on me. This stands out as such a lovely memory, but in recent summers, I haven't been able to recreate this experience because there are far fewer bees around. It makes me sad to think that I'll never have another experience like that again.
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