September garden visitors
Here's another umber skipper, this time on a cluster of Lycnos campion rose. These butterflies are so funny, because they seem curious...
The promise of fruit
Between our drought conditions and plague of white fly, the poor Lisbon lemon tree is really undergoing a lot of stress. I have been...
Honey bees in the sun
It does take more effort to keep plants fresh and alive in this August heat. We're being vigilant with saving grey water for this...
Find the hummer in the picture
Anna's hummingbird on a flowering potato vine branch See how the Anna's hummingbird is blending right in with the vegetation of flowering...
Lovely little umber skipper
Umber skippers are very small butterflies, that could almost be mistaken for moths. They visit our garden very often, usually in pairs....
Busy bees
Honey bee on brown fennel flower head So much vegetation is drying up in the garden, but as I walked around the garden today it was so...