Springtime is nesting time!
bird in the neighbors' apple tree For the past week or so, there is a lot of singing, chirping, warbling and yes, twittering, going on in...
Lemon harvest courtesy of the bees
The first real harvest in months from our Lisbon lemon tree! They are oh so delicious, juicy and sweet. And all courtesy of our...
Honeybees and more honeybees!
The sunshine and mild temperatures this weekend brought a lot of bees to our garden! They were all over the lavatera shrub, like the...
Meanwhile, indoors we have new blooms!
A few months ago I posted a photo of this little orchid plant (the height of the pot is 4 inches !) with a new spike forming tiny buds....
birds on the wire, waiting...
Rain was in the forecast for this weekend, and we were all happily anticipating it. There was a lot of cloud action going on, sometimes...
Pollinator haven
Although I've done a lot of the annual winter pruning of shrubs, there still is more to do in the garden before spring arrives. Yes, I...
Hummingbird guest
Another warm-ish February weekend and we had a lot of bird activity in the garden, as well as bees in the rosemary hedges, lemon tree and...
Lovely butterfly in the rosemary hedge
Yesterday, while I was taking photos of the blossoming rosemary hedges, yes they are huge hedges (!), suddenly this beautiful butterfly...
Bird count weekend
This weekend I participated for the first time ever in the annual Audubon Backyard Bird Count. It is easy enough to participate. You just...
More rainy day photos...
Flowers look especially lovely with some beads of rain on them, don't you think? In the photo above, an abutilon bud with a large...