Floof Alert

 

Launched

 

Starlink launch tonight...cool trails in the sky.

NSFW Coffee

 

😳😳😳

Here's Looking at You...

My fruit tart is staring at me...
 

Toupee Warbler

Just kidding...this is actually a Wilson's warbler, migrating through town. Love its little black cap/wig!

Here it shares the fountain with an orange-crowned warbler, a species that seems to be around most of the year here. Love them!

Tipsy

 

I think the "LIQUOR" sign has been drinking...

Aye Aye

 

"Barf Ahoy!"

Happy Donut Day

 

Alas, we didn't find out about Donut Day until too late, but please enjoy these visits to donut shops past.

Shiny and Spotty

 

Apparently this is an Asian lady beetle, NOT a ladybug. These are orange, not red, and they are invasive, not beneficial. They are pretty, though...

Poppiness

 

Up Close

 

I've been sorting photos, and I found these from 2021, taken with my phone...I am amazed at the clarity: you can see hairs on the bees' legs, grains of pollen legs, even tiny tears in the wings of the bee in the first three photos. So cool!

Almost Over

 

After almost four months of flowers, my sweet peas are nearing their end...boo!

Red and Yellow

 

Pomegranate and oriole.

Liquor Market Market

 

Beauteous Bluebird

 So pretty!

Bedraggled But Beautiful

 

This lovely monarch has definitely been through some things: it is missing part of a hind wing and its wing scales are scratched and worn. It--and it is a male ("dots" on hind wings identify it as such)--is still very beautiful. And it has found the "Monarch Magic" ageratum plant at the nursery!

Hangin' Out

 

Fun with Buttons

 

These look like candy!

Love the illustrations...

"Pearls" (made from shells). 

I spent the past week or so sorting and organizing buttons from my HUGE stash--I "deaccessioned" a LOT. (Where did they all come from? Ha!)

Splash Pad

This house finch REALLY enjoyed his bath! 

Also, multiple this amount of splashing times many, many birds per day and you have a fountain that needs filling every day...

Happy International Tea Day

 

...and happy McVitie's Day (every day around here)!

Happy World Bee Day

 

I love me some bees! Alas, we don't see very many varieties of bees anymore, mostly European honeybees--I miss the bumblebees.

That Way

 

Welcome

The darling bird on the left is a Swinhoe's white-eye. These birds seem to be rather newly established in Southern California (they are native to Southeast Asia). Adorable! Cute little female lesser goldfinch on the right...

Peony Time!

 

Yay!

Tightrope Walker

 

Moody