Spring is here
Here are some images I took this morning just after the fog started to lift. It was a thick fog that enveloped the house and surroundings...
Amazing Bee Murals
Louis Masai Michel is a London based artist who is raising awareness of the honey bee's endangered situation through his Save the Bees...
Collecting Milkweed Seeds
What creature is that in the photo, you might ask... It's a wet old Family Jewels Asclepias physocarpa seed pod. I kept two plastic bags...
First Orange California Poppy of the Year!
Here is our first Orange California Poppy Eschscholzia californica of the year blooming in our native plant garden. It is a result of...
Hmm... what is this...
I was standing on a ladder, tying the passion flower vines up along one of the side gates to the patio. And this was hanging right in...
Hermit Thrush in the Bird Bath
It's that time of year for some rare hermit thrush sightings. I only have seen these birds in the winter, on the patio, both here and...
Why do bees buzz?
Very cool video from The New York Times - Science Take!
Word from the bees
Great illustration by Marc Keelan-Bishop!
A gift of rosebushes from our neighbor
Our neighbors have noticed what an avid gardener I am. And they have seen the results of our hard work for the past year. A couple of...
Orchids getting ready to bloom
We only have a couple of plants indoors, a couple of phalaenopsis orchids and an aloe vera. It took me many years to realize how easy it...
