Out of the pots and into the mud
With all of this rain, especially steady soft rain, it's a great time to transplant from pots to the ground. There is no danger of frost,...
between the rainstorms
On Sunday, before it started to rain again, I observed this honey bee enjoying the nectar of borage blossoms. It flew from blossom ... to...
rain storms and the garden
Yesterday afternoon, in the midst of the rainstorm, I decided to check out the garden. Just outside of our back door we have a clematis...
Honey bee pollinating Sunshine blueberry blossoms
Honey bee approaching a blueberry blossom How wonderful to see a honey bee visiting the Sunshine blueberry bush. This means we'll have...
Splish splash, two bushtits in the bath
What a delight it was to observe not one, but two brown-eyed bushtits in the birdbath. Although we have seen groups of bushtits hopping...
Male carpenter bee and the Mexican salvia
The carpenter bees have been back in the garden for a couple of weeks now. I've only noticed male carpenter bees, who seem to be...