White Throated Sparrow sighting
A White Throated Sparrow has been visiting our garden for the past few days. I thought at first that it was a white crowned sparrow with...
Verbena De La Mina thriving
Ooh, the Verbena De La Mina is starting to produce its first blossoms of the year. It's so wonderful to see because last year the...
Brown-eyed bushtit on the salvia shrub
The brown-eyed bushtits visit the garden several times a day, in a flock of at least a dozen. They seem to find a lot of insects to eat,...
California poppies are sprouting everywhere
Our first sunny day in a week, and look what I'm seeing in almost every empty area of the front yard, California poppies sprouting...
Hoverfly enjoying a Sunny Day
After several cool, gray days and a gully-washer of a rainstorm yesterday, the sunshine was sheer delight today. While checking out the...
Freesias!
While moving some pots around on the patio, I was pleasantly surprised to see the freesias pushing up their foliage in a pot that I had...
Northern Mockingbirds visit
The Northern Mockingbirds seem to be very comfortable around the garden, all year round. A couple of them checked out the garden beds for...
Blooms on the Hummingbird Sage
After heavy rains, the California hummingbird sage Salvia spathacea is producing its first blooms of the year. This plant is native to...
Happy 2020!
I hope your new year is starting well. Let's all make this a better and brighter year!
Happy New Year!
Here is a lovely illustration by one of my favorite children's book author and illustrator, Elsa Beskow. I wish you a very happy and...
