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...
Native birds on the garden fence
I love to observe bird activity, especially when they are very close by, and don't seem to care that I'm watching them. Above is a...
The house finches are back!
It definitely is Spring because the house finches are back. This is the first one I saw, a male. They have a distinctive song, that I...
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...
Monarch resting on tree fern fronds
Last weekend, when the weather was dry and sunny, there was a lot of activity in the garden and patio. Birds were visiting all day, and...
