Happy Earth Day!
And here are images from our garden as examples of why Earth Day should be observed every day. Above is a Yellow Faced Bumble Bee Bombus...
Superbloom in our garden
We've got superbloom going on in our garden now. The poppies are growing tall and have such vibrant colors. These California poppies are...
Yellow Faced Bumble Bee in the Ray Hartman ceanothus
Bees are very busy in the garden now. Just look at the pollen basket on this Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee Bombus vosnesenskii . These are the...
Black Bottomed Bumble Bee and the Silver Bush Lupine blossoms
Look who is visiting the Silver Bush Lupine Lupinus albifrons “Silver Bush Lupine”. It's a Black Bottomed Bumble Bee, and look at the...
Poppies, Poppies everywhere
Can you tell I love poppies? Here is California Orange Chiffon poppy in the early morning. At first these poppies are dark orange, then...
Anna's hummingbird visiting the Hummingbird salvia
Ah, here is an Anna's hummingbird in its namesake salvia plant Salvia spathacea "Hummingbird Sage". Hummingbirds and larger bees visit...
Milkweed sprouts
Yes, these look like aliens. They are new sprouts on one of the showy milkweed plants. I am so happy to see that not only the narrow...
First California Poppies in the garden
Doesn't this look like a lovely golden drop of sunshine? These California poppies reseed themselves all over the garden, so now there are...
Black tailed Bumble Bee on the Ceanothus
I originally identified this bumble bee as a hover fly because there is a hover fly that resembles it. After researching further, I've...
Silver Bush Lupine in the rain
Last autumn we planted three Silver Bush Lupines Lupinus albifrons in larger pots on the patio. These perennials grow naturally along the...
