Season of growth
It 's my favorite time of year when plants produce blossoms and the bees are abuzz. Unfortunately, so far I haven't had my camera with me...
Busy day on the Sapphire Salvia
Monday, Memorial Day, was a very busy day on the Sapphire Salvia plants. Bees were on there all day, sometimes both carpenter bees and...
Even dried clematis blossoms are beautiful
It's only the last day of May, and the clematis plant is already drying up. I just let the blossoms alone for a while to develop seed...
The towhee and the blueberry shrubs
We observe California towhees all year round in the garden, but this is the time of year when they monitor our backyard several times a...
Just watching the honey bees
Who can ever get bored observing bees? Here's a honey bee seen from behind, landing on lavender blossoms on a sunny, breezy day. And here...
Casanova, the male wool carder bee
Last weekend I spent some time deadheading rosebushes and cutting dried branches in one area along the driveway. There was the usual...
Cucumbers!
This weekend I was very excited to see our first two cucumber blossoms. After I shot this image of the blossoms, I shot the next one,...
here come the bees
How wonderful it is to hear the buzzing sounds of busy bees in the garden! Above is an image of a honey bee approaching a Sapphire Salvia...
Vegetables growing in the backyard
This year, for the first time ever, I decided to grow fava beans. I do love to eat fava beans in stews, as a spread, or in soups. But I...
Welcome back, Wool Carder bees!
This past weekend I observed wool carder bees in the backyard. It's so great to see them again! In the above image a wool carder bee is...
