The Oak Titmouse and Cat Fur Nest Material
As you may recall from previous posts, we use a suet cage feeder to fill with nest materials for birds. It is filled with thin dried...
Happy Spring Greetings from the Honey Bees
Between rainstorms on Sunday I inspected the patio and rest of the backyard to see if anything new was sprouting. Hearing buzzing sounds...
Getting acquainted with a Golden Crowned Sparrow
This weekend I was re-potting some plants on the patio and heard a lot of rustling in the nearby shrubbery. I quickly ran in the house to...
Flowers after the rain
I am really enjoying this "Miracle March" which has been bringing us some much needed rain. Among some of the benefits are the bulb...
Spring is here
Here are some images I took this morning just after the fog started to lift. It was a thick fog that enveloped the house and surroundings...
Collecting Milkweed Seeds
What creature is that in the photo, you might ask... It's a wet old Family Jewels Asclepias physocarpa seed pod. I kept two plastic bags...
First Orange California Poppy of the Year!
Here is our first Orange California Poppy Eschscholzia californica of the year blooming in our native plant garden. It is a result of...
Hermit Thrush in the Bird Bath
It's that time of year for some rare hermit thrush sightings. I only have seen these birds in the winter, on the patio, both here and...
Word from the bees
Great illustration by Marc Keelan-Bishop!
Preserved lemons, Middle Eastern style
What do you do when you have a big Meyer lemon tree in the backyard, producing hundreds of lemons? Of course, you can do the obvious,...
