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Community Lens for Aug. 17
Nataly Garner, an aspiring photographer and home-schooled high school student from Lithonia, took this photo she calls “Bumble Bees and Bloomin’ Blueberries.” Bumblebees are large, hairy social insects with a lazy buzz and clumsy, bumbling flight. Many of them are black and yellow, and along with ladybirds and butterflies are perhaps the only insects that almost everyone likes, according to bumblebees.org. A major pollinator, scientists theorize that the world food supply would suffer greatly if bumble bees ceased to exist.
Calling amateur photographers!
Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see.
About the Author
A Midwesterner by birth, but a Southerner by heritage, Arlinda Smith Broady has a combination of solid values, easy-going charm and unrelenting thirst for knowledge that makes her a not only a dedicated journalist, but a compassionate community member. She seeks truth and justice, but is just as eager to spread good news and share a witty story.
