Golden-crowned Sparrows in the Garden
Along with the White crowned sparrows, the Golden-crowned sparrows are back from the tundra. This Golden-crowned sparrow found some...
Honey Bees and Lavender
One thing you can always be sure of, where there's lavender blooming, you'll find honey bees. Our two lavender plants in the front yard...
As long as there is nectar
Pollinators are still in the garden this autumn, fortunately. We've only been living in this house for a couple of years, so I keep...
Welcome back, white-crowned sparrows!
How exciting to see the white-crowned sparrows back for the winter. They nest on the tundra in arctic and subarctic Alaska and Canada...
Lovely butterfly afternoon
Today was a beautiful day. The sun shone and there was a distinctive slight crispness in the air. Fall is gradually making its arrival in...
Annie's Annuals Gift Certificates
Not only does Annie's Annuals offer a huge bounty of plants for your garden, but the gift certificates are oh so whimsical and charming....
American Crows on a cold, windswept beach?
One of my very favorite places in the world is the Point Reyes National Seashore. Here nature is at its finest. There are many windswept...
A glorious sunset
One of the advantages of living up on a hill is witnessing sunsets in all of their mystery and glory. This is what we saw this evening...
Hummingbird's favorite evening perch
The local Anna's hummingbirds have a favorite perch where they absorb the warmth of the late afternoon sun, and from where at sunset they...
Gulf Fritillary on the Raggedy Ann Zinnia
A gulf fritillary visits the patio every day. Until a month ago we hardly ever saw these butterflies around. I don't know if it is the...
