American Crows' treasure
The object above seems to be just an ordinary plastic cover for a jar. But you are mistaken if you think so. This is a treasure for the...
Monarchs are flying south, getting ready for next year's caterpillars
All fifteen monarch butterflies have now been released, and hopefully flying south. Number fifteen, another female, emerged Sunday...
Black Jack Figs are ripening
We bought a Black Jack Fig seedling in the Spring of this year. It looked like a stick, about 30 inches high. We transplanted it to a ten...
Bright spots of color on the patio
Here is the first blossom on our Chim Chimenee Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta plant. It's so bright and is quite a large blossom, more...
Splash!
See how the Gold Crowned Sparrows just love bathing in the bird bath. Here is the same bird as it approached the bath. It sat on a wooden...
Gold Crowned Sparrows in the bird bath
What a treat to see two Gold Crowned Sparrows in the bird bath! The bird standing in the bath was in there first before the second one,...
Gold Crowned Sparrow
These days the gold crowned sparrows are often in the garden, both in the front and back. Here is one of them poking around a garden bed....
Late autumn moments
Well, it's already the first of November, the temperatures are cooler, and rain is in the forecast for this weekend. After experiencing...
Gulf Fritillary
The Gulf Fritillaries Agraulis vanillae are always such a lovely sight. Here one of them is checking out some dandelions growing under...
Golden-crowned Sparrow
There is a flock of Golden-crowned Sparrows that arrived in the neighborhood a couple of weeks ago, and like to forage in both the front...
