Socializing in the backyard
Mourning doves cooling off on a birdbath A few days ago I observed these two mourning doves through the kitchen window. Their home base...
Bees on a breezy day
Honey bee on a Mexican Salvia salvia leucantha The honey bee above is feeding on the nectar of a Mexican salvia spike. The blooms are so...
California towhee fledgling
I was out in the backyard and noticed this California towhee on the fence. I walked very slowly and quietly to get close enough to get a...
Hummingbird enjoying the salvia
Bees are not the only ones crazy about the blue indigo spires and the black and blue salvia. I also observe Annas hummingbirds sipping...
Double Cranberry Cosmos attracting bees and butterflies
Honey bee collecting nectar from a double cranberry cosmos flower Last month I bought two cosmos seedlings from Annie's Annuals because I...
Bees on the Dwarf Indigo Spire
carpenter bee and honey bee on Dwarf Indigo Spire All day long this plant attracts and feeds the bees. It's truly an example of "if you...
Turkey Meatballs with Fava Bean Sauce
Here's my adaptation of one of Yotam Ottolenghi's delicious recipes from his "Jerusalem" cookbook. I serve it with fresh crusty bread,...
Blueberries are ripening with the aid of a plant nanny!
Here is one of the first ripe Sunshine blueberries on our bush! We were worried for a while last month since we're really cutting back on...
More plants to grow to feed the bees and other pollinators this summer!
Cranberry cosmos, a member of the cosmos bipinnatus family, note the honeybee feeding on nectar in the center of the flower Cosmos are...
Honey bee and a borage plant
Honey bee approaching a borage flower I always look forward to seeing fuzzy borage plants, also known as starflower plants, appear in the...
