Meanwhile in a planter on the patio...
Finally transplanted one of the Hot Lips salvia in one of the planters. It is the larger plant with a lot of leaves, supported by arched...
Planting around the patio
We set up two trellises last weekend, one around each back gate, for vines to grow across. In the image above a tendril from the...
Bright colors of Spring
The freesias are blooming, and their lovely scent perfumes the air. I even observed a honey bee exploring them. And the camellia bushes...
Progress in the transformation
Today I worked mostly in the rain. I'm just trying to transplant all the potted plants that should be in the front yard while we are...
birds around the garden
So many birds around here, it's such a delight to see and hear them. The mockingbirds are the first we hear early in the morning, and the...
Bees in the garden
Here is our friend Bombus vosnesenskii the Yellow-faced Bumble bee worker again, on a Sunshine blueberry stem. Such a cute, large fuzzy...
rain, sunshine and hail!
We've had a storm front from Alaska and it has been creating very interesting weather. First some light rain off and on yesterday. At...
How many Cedar waxwings do you see?
From our patio I observe the wildlife in our neighbor's coastal redwood tree. In the morning the tree is always full of birds. How many...
American Robins and Dark-Eyed Juncos
Today was a wet day, but during breaks between the rain showers, I was fortunate to observe bird activity. I noticed in the morning a lot...
blooming in the rain
Interesting weather this weekend. We had a nice break from the winter rains yesterday. Temperatures were still low, in the 50's, but we...
