Cathie Richardson Illustration

  I decided to draw a honeybee, butterfly, and hummingbird each day this week in honor of pollinator week. In 2006, the US Senate dedicated a week each year raise awareness of the importance of pollinators in the health of our ecosystem and crops.  Click here for Don't Worry About Anything greeting card details  A couple weekends ago we were out in the Reese River Valley area and the roses were in bloom smelling incredibly sweet.   Click here for Thank You for Believing in me card details I've been able to capture a lot of bees on flowers in my photographs over the years so I have a lot to draw from in my collection. Click here for pollinator garden honeybee yard flag details My hummingbird feeder has been busy so far this season. Actually, my yard has been really active with birds. I have a pair of what I think are western Kingbirds  that have been resident birds lately.  The female likes to perch on my yard flag. Then she hops down and flutters aroun...