bees!
This weekend, with the slightly warmer temperatures, and clear skies, a few bees were out and about in the garden. I was so excited to...
Blooming in the rain
All this rain means that the flowers are still blooming. In the photo above you see the Sapphire salvia still blooming. Usually at this...
Anna's hummingbirds
During a short period of sunshine, while I was pruning some dead branches in the backyard, I kept hearing a very loud chirp. I looked up...
more birds
There are always American robins around the garden, high up in the trees. They seem to like to travel in groups of five or six. Every...
Golden crowned sparrows
Look who is visiting the backyard - a golden crowned sparrow! They migrate as far south as Baja, California in the winter from southern...
lots and lots of rain
Our first major storm of the winter has subsided. It is welcome rain for the plants. And maybe, just maybe, our tulips will actually...
A Northern Mockingbird
During a short break from the winter rains, I opened the kitchen door to take out the Christmas wreath to the compost bin. I suddenly...
blooming in the rain
During a break between heavy rains, I checked the patio this afternoon. A lavender Turkish poppy plant is growing in a container where I...
California towhees
California towhees visit the backyard often. Yesterday I noticed that they were often pecking at the ground under an orange tree. The...
Anna's hummingbird in the blueberry bush
The hummingbirds have discovered more food in our neighborhood, including bugs in the Sunshine Blueberry bushes on our patio. The birds...
