This bee was so happy at what he found in the garden, I think he passed out. “I’m Sooooooooo full you guys.”

There is, indeed, a very good thing about having a camera with a phone stuffed in it. Not only can you capture Evil if needed, but you can also grab some of that stuff that just happens to express itself in front of you as you’re going through the day. I walk by this pond most days, and like everything else in New England it seems to change from day to day. Sometimes it’s pretty scummy and unattractive (although even then it can be picturesque in its own way at times), and other days it will do something like this.

This here box-like device that is attached like a symbiote to our roof is a solar-powered attic vent. When the sun is shining, and thus cooking the roof, it fires up and a blower fan helps remove hot air from the attic, thus helping to cool the house. Fully self-contained, and simple yet elegant and seems to really help when you need it most, i.e. hot, sunny summer days. It’s not cheap, but is basically a zero-maintenance device. If you live in the sun belt, I’d buy two.