when people ask me what my criteria are for choosing my photos, i say “it must either be beautiful or interesting. or both”. it is a bonus, of course, if it is both.

this is a photo of honeycomb built by overzealous bees and scraped from the sides of their frames. when their frames get fully built out, the bees will just keep going, wrapping their comb around the edges of the frames. when the u of m comes out to check the health of our colonies, they need to scrape this extra comb off so they can pull the frames out and inspect them. the older the honeycomb, the darker it gets…

so: pretty or interesting? or both?

honeycomb

saint paul, minnesota