APAD: Busy as a bee

本帖于 2025-05-20 14:01:21 时间, 由普通用户 最西边的岛上 编辑
"Busy as a bee" is an informal idiom that means to be very busy and active, doing many things at once. It's a way of saying that someone is constantly engaged in various activities. The phrase compares the person's activity to the work ethic of a bee, which is known for its hard work and constant movement. 
This phrase likely originates from something that bees are known for i.e. being hard workers buzzing around while pollinating plants, collecting nectar, building hives… The saying actually dates back to at least the 14th century when Geoffrey Chaucer, the Father of English literature, first referred to this saying in a book called The Canterbury Tales.
- from Google with editing 
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A big metal bird took us and hundreds of others from raining Montreal to sunny Paris, arriving yesterday early morning. But it’s only a short connection stop on the way to our next destination.
Due to flight delay, we had only one hour connection time: to pass transfer luggage security check, EU customs, and to take a crowded shuttle to another terminal.
So instead of saying Bonjour to Paris, I was busy as a bee, waving my boarding pass, keeping saying “sorry/thank you” to others who let us skipping the lines, and running no stop with a heavy backpack on shoulders, hoping to get the next flight gate in time and hold the plane for hubby, who thought we had no chance and so was behind with two carry-on luggage.
Thanks to “God”, we made it. 汗 加油
Cheers to you all from Hamburg. 
A few pics (I took using iPhone & iPad) below for your enjoyment:
1. From inside of Montreal museum of fine art
2. One of Montreal city libraries 
3. Montreal city view
4. Goodbye Canada 
5. Bonjour Paris 
 
6. Hallo aus Hamburg 
7. Backyard of our Hamburg stay (via booking.com)
8. meet Pete the cat @ our relatives' home
 

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Bon voyage, 西岛!Though busy as a bee, you squeeze time onAPAD -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 07:22:11

MM is a poet today:-) Guess early riser catches the APAD ;-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 08:24:35

Just back from a tour, app said I walled 9400steps: -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (239 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 08:35:34

Blitzkrieg Took Hamburg! Great photos. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 08:44:07

Cohen portrait faced one side of a building? They loved him! -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 08:53:23

Yes, the whole wall & in mid town. He’s a son of Montreal to -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:04:53

Montreal people and in his heart! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:05:33

;-)) Thx! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:03:14

Thanks for sharing! Nice photos! -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 09:54:41

Thx. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:06:43

My wife often says: 忙得像狗一样! -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 09:55:13

As a mother & overworked 码工 b4, I understand her totally -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:09:30

I was tired like a dog, thout dogs should've relaxing lives -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:02:40

makes no sense, busy bee does -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:03:10

U (& dogs) have my empathy ;-). Seriously, feelings of -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:17:31

responsibility can b overwhelming. Take it easy & relax some -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 10:19:03

Actually the busy bee is tired as a dog now 2 ;-))) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/20/2025 postreply 11:02:30

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