For everyone who is creating habitat and planting milkweed for monarch butterflies
Here is an awesome video with the sound of millions of monarchs flying off of their overwintering site in Mexico. The video was made in...
Oak titmouse in the bath
We haven't seen any Oak titmice for a while, but definitely hear the distinctive songs and chatter. Yesterday afternoon while sitting in...
After foggy days, dramatic sunset
The coastal Bay Area is still enjoying cool temperatures that the marine layer brings. For the past week the sun sometimes doesn't break...
Ecological Pest Management
Let invertebrates such as ladybugs get rid of your garden pests, instead of using pesticides. Here a Seven Spot Ladybug is at work on one...
Why lawns are not sustainable
Here is an excellent article from Ecosystem Gardening, about why lawns are not sustainable. http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/why-lawns-a...
Yellow-Faced Bumble Bees at work
We definitely seem to have a lot of Yellow-Faced Bumble Bees Bombus vosnesenskii in the garden. They are so cute. Here is a rear view of...
Lovely Fog
We are so grateful for the fog that rolls in every evening and lingers until the middle of the next day. This is the view from our front...
Leaf Cutting Bee and the Echinacea blossom
Last autumn was the first time I planted a coneflower seedling in a large container in our backyard. The seedling grew a couple of inches...
First sighting of a Summer Long-Horned Bee
So exciting! The Summer Long-Horned Bees are back! This Summer Long-horned Bee male Melissodes robustior was perched on top of a dried...
They're here!
Monarch caterpillar on a native Showy milkweed leaf Monarch butterfly mamas have been busy laying eggs on our potted native milkweed...
