Monday, July 7, 2025

Crabby

 

I think this finch maybe go up on the wrong side of the nest?

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Lizardo in a Box

 

Imagine my surprise when I sailed into the bathroom and saw this long lizardo. I might have let out a tiny scream--it has such a long tail that it looks a bit like a snake out of the corner of one's eye...

I did manage to drop this plastic shoebox over it--I was very afraid of catching its tail but fortunately did not--and then slid a piece of cardboard underneath and RAN outside with it. All's well that end's well! We love our lizardos, but they cannot come inside the house...it's the rule!



Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Lit

 

I love how this morning glory flower almost appears to be lit from within...

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Fly Away

 

This monarch butterfly couldn't, well, fly. At first. She fluttered but couldn't lift off. If you look closely, on the right side the hind wing was on top of the forewing, for reasons unknown. Unlike the butterfly in my latest monarch post, this one shows no signs of age/wear, which makes me wonder if perhaps it is newly hatched...
I decided to move her onto this pentas plant so at least she could get some nutrition from the nectar; she very happily began to feed. When I came out an hour or so later, there was no sign of her, so I assume (hope!) that she somehow managed to fly away. They are toxic to birds--and the birds know it and do not try to consume them--so there isn't really another explanation.
This is before I moved her to the plant...she went for a walk up my arm.

The next day, there was a monarch fluttering around the yard--I like to think that it was this butterfly coming back for a victory lap. 

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Popping

 

This poppy plant is the last remnant of a package of seeds I bought at the Museum of Gardening in London at least twenty years ago. They have reseeded every year without fail--except this year, where none came up where they traditionally have; this one is waayyy down the cutting garden at the other end. Perhaps the end of an era...


Monday, June 23, 2025

Happiness...

 

...is a bowl full of cherries!

Friday, June 20, 2025

My Little Friend

 

Ella!!! 

(She is my friend Robin's sweet girl...)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Frank's

 

Not a flashy sign, but I still like it!

I think it's the two stars on the "foreign car" panel that make it for me...this must be from the sixties or seventies.

Monday, June 16, 2025

Launched

 



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

Friday, June 13, 2025

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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!


Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Tipsy

 

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

Monday, June 9, 2025

Friday, June 6, 2025

Happy Donut Day

 

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







Thursday, June 5, 2025

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...

Wednesday, June 4, 2025