American Robins and Dark-Eyed Juncos
Today was a wet day, but during breaks between the rain showers, I was fortunate to observe bird activity. I noticed in the morning a lot...
blooming in the rain
Interesting weather this weekend. We had a nice break from the winter rains yesterday. Temperatures were still low, in the 50's, but we...
He's everywhere!
This Northern mockingbird is always somewhere around the garden in neighbors' trees, singing its full repertoire of at least 15 songs of...
Our first transplant to the front yard!
At last the transformation begins! As you can see, with all of our winter rains the yard is currently an expanse of bright green, with a...
More birds
There are several mockingbirds in the neighborhood. Their repertoire of songs is very impressive. Above is a mockingbird on the telephone...
Wow! Simply beautiful!
The beauty of pollinators!
The Black Phoebe
Some of the birds seem to play hide and seek with me. There is at least one Black Phoebe that visits our garden. It sings a lot, getting...
New rosemary plant
This weekend I purchased this lovely rosemary plant. If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that we recently moved to...
lovely raindrops
Raindrops can be so dazzling. See how they adorned plants this weekend. They look like glass beads on a freesia bud.
magical mystery garden
The lovely Turkish poppies took over one of the flower pots and are thriving. These poppies self-seed easily and seem to be happiest when...
