The natives are starting to bloom
Throughout the year there are always wonderful surprises awaiting in our garden. After winter rains (hopefully there will be spring...
Yellow faced bumble bee and the Ray Hartman ceanothus blossoms
Oh how happy it makes me to see the yellow faced bumble bees back in the garden! Yesterday, when the temperatures were in the upper 60's...
The bees are visiting
Although it was cool and gusty for part of the day, it was sunny. And some bees seemed okay with that. Here is a honey bee on one of the...
Golden Crowned Sparrows visiting
It brings such pleasure to observe so much bird activity in our backyard and patio. When we moved to our current residence, the garden...
The constant visitor in our garden, black phoebe
This Northern Black Phoebe seems to be very comfortable in our garden. It visits throughout the day, chirping, and always on the watch...
Verbena De La Mina thriving
Ooh, the Verbena De La Mina is starting to produce its first blossoms of the year. It's so wonderful to see because last year the...
Brown-eyed bushtit on the salvia shrub
The brown-eyed bushtits visit the garden several times a day, in a flock of at least a dozen. They seem to find a lot of insects to eat,...
California poppies are sprouting everywhere
Our first sunny day in a week, and look what I'm seeing in almost every empty area of the front yard, California poppies sprouting...
Freesias!
While moving some pots around on the patio, I was pleasantly surprised to see the freesias pushing up their foliage in a pot that I had...
Northern Mockingbirds visit
The Northern Mockingbirds seem to be very comfortable around the garden, all year round. A couple of them checked out the garden beds for...
