Paper wasps, in my experience, are not aggressive. Sitting a few feet away and watching them tend to their home and children reveals a certain dedication. Patching, building, feeding all continue throughout the season, with rest time when it’s cold.
Coat hooks
Sunlight into the future
The otherwise barren crest was crowned with gold. Only a few inches tall, they covered the crumbled rock of the mountain top in waves of gold, rocked by hot gusts coming up from the dry valley below.