hmm...a grasshopper on a rose
After getting a lot of rain, everything in the garden is looking lush again. Checking on the garden I suddenly came upon a large...
Moving on to develop another habitat
In a few weeks we will be living in another house. I am sad to leave the place that has been my home for the past 18 years, but it is...
rain!
Aah, we had our first rainstorms this weekend. It was wonderful because although the rain was steady it was not pouring down too hard....
The umber skippers
Now how can I not post more images of the lovely umber skippers... The umber skipper above is perched on a magenta coreopsis flower....
The sparrows are back
The sparrows are back again in the garden and surrounding neighbors' yards. They seem to arrive early fall and stay throughout the...
Leaf cutter bee in the rosemary hedge
Looking for the praying mantis this weekend, I observed this leaf cutter bee flying around the rosemary hedge, sipping on the nectar of...
A Bewick's wren
We hear the Bewick's wrens singing in the trees throughout the day, but they seem to only occasionally visit the backyard. It was a nice...
Flowers in the late afternoon sun
Even though it is that time of year when there are not many plants blooming, there still are some bright spots of color to be found among...
ooh, a praying mantis in the rosemary hedge!
I've seen walking sticks and grasshoppers in the garden, but never a praying mantis. But this past weekend, while photographing bees, I...
Hello big bumble bee
I haven't seen any bumble bees in the garden since Spring. You can imagine how surprised I was this afternoon to see this large yellow...
