BREAD AND BEES:
Buzzing Through Life at the Gustke Household 24
by Abigail Gustke ’16, daughter of Science Faculty Rob Gustke P ’16, ’18
Fountain Valley School of Colorado
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n recent summers, the square green space of our backyard
courtyard has come alive with the sounds and sights of sunshine, birds, bees and fluttering butterfly wings. As the flowers begin to bloom, shades of yellows from the black-eyed Susans and purples from the lavender explode from the beds. While the flowers stretch their limbs and spread their perfumes, many other life forms are awaking. A fat orange cat soaks in the sunshine, birds splash in the bath, and my dad sneaks around with his camera, patiently waiting for the perfect shot at a Junonia coenia as it
Abby and Rob Gustke
