Visitors in the backyard
While we do have many birds living in our neighborhood, and especially around our house, I haven't been able to take many photos of them....
New growth on the "Wooly Angelica"
We purchased two "Wooly Angelica" Angelica tomentosa seedlings last October and transplanted them in one of the flower beds on the...
Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee on Indigo Spires Salvia
And here is a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee, bombus vosnesenskii enjoying the nectar of the Indigo Spires Salvia blossoms. This plant has grown...
Bumble Bees on the patio
How fortunate I was today to observe not one, but two different kinds of bumble bees on the Sunshine Blueberry shrubs today. Above is a...
Honey Bee visiting the patio
A honey bee visited mainly the lavender and rosemary blossoms this weekend. Our rosemary shrub, growing in a container, is full of...
Cuphea "Minnie Mouse"
Both Cuphea "Minnie Mouse" shrubs are thriving in the patio planter beds. They are currently each 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 feet in height and width,...
Tidy Tips and the Flower Fly
We bought four Tidy Tips Layia platyglossa seedlings in October. Tidy Tips are native California plants, considered inconsistent or...
Gold Crowned Sparrow in the Meyer Lemon Tree
The Gold Crowned Sparrows are definitely sticking around. This one perched on the Meyer Lemon tree branch for at least five minutes. It...
Honey Bee visiting on a cloudy day
While I was cleaning up around the patio today I was pleasantly surprised to hear buzzing close by. Sure enough, it was a honey bee. It...
Seeds for the birds
The birds are enjoying the dried seeds on plants in the front yard. After it bloomed and then dried up, I left the Amaranthus "Hot...
