I wonder, can we do a rain dance for them…? Or maybe a rain dance for the worms? 
I love wormies. My mom used to keep a vermicomposting set-up at her house. Worms are the best and so good for the garden.
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Lined up for photograph! 
They are growing incredibly fast! The wings start to get black tips, and sometimes they stretch them, you see how they grow. They still aren’t very firm on their feet, but the other day I saw one waddle backward towards the border of the nest, ejecting its excrements over the border—so the parents have less work now cleaning the nest.
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Thanks for this thread. I wanted to post some pix of my 16 year old senior pup who passed away in January this year. His name was Niko and he was the best friend. He’ll never be forgotten 
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These little 
bring so much joy and mettā in my heart whenever I see them. I have been saving bees since Covid. Please look out for them whenever they come to you for help.
Here is a very entertaining, wholesome and informative video about some of the native Aussie Bees.
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It’s the 5 year death anniversary of my Kevin today. He too was my best friend and the smartest doggo I ever met.
Big karuṅa to you.
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I love the balance on the nose trick!
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There’s a whole album of them here
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Kevin is gorgeous, Bhante. He was so well loved and very blessed to be in your family. May he be happy wherever he is now! 
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Hi Venerable Thank you for your message and karuna. It’s received with deep gratitude. Thanks for sharing those special memories of Kevin too, he was beautiful, and I can see how much he was loved. As Sumana says, he must have been very blessed to be cared for by you.
It’s hard to lose a best friend. As I move through it though, I’m just happy I got to meet Niko at all 
Many thanks and much metta and karuna to you on this anniversary.
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