Hummingbird guest
Another warm-ish February weekend and we had a lot of bird activity in the garden, as well as bees in the rosemary hedges, lemon tree and...
Lovely butterfly in the rosemary hedge
Yesterday, while I was taking photos of the blossoming rosemary hedges, yes they are huge hedges (!), suddenly this beautiful butterfly...
Bird count weekend
This weekend I participated for the first time ever in the annual Audubon Backyard Bird Count. It is easy enough to participate. You just...
More rainy day photos...
Flowers look especially lovely with some beads of rain on them, don't you think? In the photo above, an abutilon bud with a large...
Birds were very active between the rain showers
It was very fascinating to observe the birds during the rainy weather this weekend. They still were chirping and singing in the rain...
Rain and more rain. Yes!!!
Valencia orange after the rain. After a month without any rain, this weekend's series of showers and monsoon downpours are very welcome....