Bath time for a female house finch
The past weekend was hot, in the 90's, typical for the Bay Area in September. This means the birds visit the bird bath more frequently,...
The Gulf Fritillary
The butterfly bush is attracting some very lovely visitors. A gulf fritillary butterfly Agraulis vanillae spent a long time sipping...
It's fig season
We can gauge the seasons of the year by the fig tree. In the winter it is completely bare, its grey branches hanging down. Then in the...
monarch butterfly visiting
This weekend we were fortunate to have monarch butterfly visits. It's so nice to see these lovely creatures wafting in the breeze in the...
Indigo spires salvia and butterfly bush flowers
The indigo spires salvia plant has taken a while to produce its lovely deep blue blossoms. And here are the blooms on one spire, ready...
The second bloom season for the rosemary hedges
At this time of year, when most of the plants in the garden are starting to go dormant, it's so wonderful to see the rosemary hedges...