Don't toss that squishy fruit, make compote!
Yes, I'm posting again about the joys of making and eating compote. With the abundance of delicious fruit this season, sometimes I get a...
Sweat Bee in the Cupcakes White cosmos
Here is a tiny sweat bee in one of the Cupcakes White cosmos blossoms. It remained there for at least five minutes, feasting on the...
Thai Silk poppies
Aren't these poppies stunning? They are California Poppy 'Thai Silk Fire Bush' Eschscholzia californica . To the right directly behind...
more bees in the snow puff cosmos
The best time to observe bees is in the middle of the day, or early afternoon, when the sun is at its brightest. And where we live that...
Bees and the Snow Puff Cosmos
This is the first time I planted the Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Snow Puff’. It is growing in a pot on the patio and producing lots of blossoms....
blooming native
The Sonoma Coast yarrow achillea millefolium plants are blooming in the native garden. Look at all those creamy umbels that should keep...