I was raking leaves, sticks, and other debris when I looked up
And saw (hanging very securely) in the swaying limbs of my Thankful tree
A wasp home—I left it there. Letting the pear tree soothe the little wasps to sleep for the winter—-waiting warm and snug; until the scent of green leaves and tree bark awaken these small creatures for another busy year.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Java Bean: “Ayyyy, that is something best seen and not heard! Or poked with a stick!”
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Thankfully they are sleeping now.
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Wasps are getting new respect these days as pollinators! We’ve seen more in the garden this year. I’m glad you respect them, too. They deserve respect as part of the web of life, too, regardless of their job.
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I do respect them. I also really don’t want to have one bite me—I get very sick.
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Respect and caution are both appropriate.
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That looks like a huge nest!
I’d hide.
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I wonder if it will get bigger next year?
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I am afraid I’d make it disappear…
I wonder how many years it’s been there.
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Just this summer.
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You are brave. I would get stung for sure and their stings hurt so bad:(
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They do.. I have the two nests you made on the house in different spots and they sure help
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Gosh Linda what sort of wasps are they? That is such an amazing nest ..
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Paper wasps. I prefer them high and not on me 🙂
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