Honey bees in the backyard
As some nectar and pollen sources are drying up the bees still will find food sources. In the image above a honey bee is feeding on the...
Mmmm! Tomatoes
All of this heat means that the tomatoes are in abundance in the garden. This is a closeup of clusters of our Chocolate cherry tomatoes...
Early autumn pasta with pesto
As you know from earlier posts, I love basil. And I love to use it for pesto in pasta, rice, or on baked fish. Here is a bowl of farfalle...
Even a little rain is great!
raindrop on the branch of the lemon tree I couldn't believe my eyes and ears when it started to rain a few evenings ago. A few rainclouds...
September food for bees
California carpenter bee female xylocopa californica on Sapphire salvia. It's taking extra vigilance in this heat to keep the bee food...
Life in the fig tree
Gulf fritillary butterfly on ripening Mission fig Now that the Mission figs are starting to ripen, there is all kind of activity going on...
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...
