BOB - the Big Orange Bee

This is completely unrelated to "work" but...

My relationship with BOB (the Big Orange Bee) is written up in an article on the front page of Saturday May 1, 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Home and Garden section and includes a photo I took of him.
Uncovering the secret life of a blond bee, by Ron Sullivan

BOB is a male Valley Carpenter Bee.

On the webpage, click on the photo to get a larger version, or go here: my photo of BOB

Another photo of BOB that I took.

That’s all the non-blurry photos I’ve been able to take. He never alights.

My plant list is here if you are interested: www.ceanothus.com

My gardener is Jeffrey Caldwell.