Amazing artichoke recipe by April Bloomfield
This is the best artichoke recipe I've ever tried so far. Yet another new taste experience inspired by April Bloomfield! Note: In April's...
Delicious veggie recipes by April Bloomfield
Crushed spring peas with mint, Pan-roasted carrots and asparagus with Carrot-Top Pesto and Burrata, with pan fried rock cod Last weekend...
Farmers Market bounty
Ah, it's that time of year, when seasonal produce gets to be more interesting, not just cabbages! The image above is of the produce I...
Bees at work
It was very warm on Sunday May 1st, which meant a lot of bees out and about. Here are images of different bees in the garden on various...
Oak titmouse in the backyard
What luck to get this shot of the oak titmouse through our kitchen window! These birds are small, yet have very bold, elaborate calls and...
Happy May Day with the cabbage moth
A cabbage moth flitted around the garden today and lingered in a patch of native plants, sipping nectar and sunning itself. First it flew...
Hooded orioles nesting in the palm tree
We finally are able to observe hooded orioles nesting in the neighbors' palm tree. As you may remember, in an earlier post several months...
Oh no! Rust virus attacks the Lavatera shrub!
Well, the rust disease is attacking our lavatera shrub and this is not going to be a cheerful post. Lavatera is member of the mallow...
First apricots of the season!
Yesterday there were apricots at our local Farmers' Market, the first of the season. We always go to the Frog Hollow stand to check the...
Honey bee and the orange blossom
A honey bee spent a few minutes on a blossom on the dwarf Valencia orange tree. It was very intent on getting everything it could out of...