Anza-Borrego Wildflower Outing, Part 3

Things seen along the way...

Anza-Borrego Wildflower Outing, Part 2

 

Anza-Borrego Wildflowers Outing, Part 1

 

Buzzing

 

Spreckels

 

I've resolved to try to document the cool signs in the city where I actually live...super fun to find them on road trips, but these are in as much danger of disappearing (possibly more) than those anywhere else. So: the Spreckels Theatre.

Cloud Fragments

 

Different Dove

This lovely is a white-winged dove, which looks similar to a mourning dove but is (obviously) different. 
 

These photos don't really show this bird's wings at the right angle to see the white edges clearly, but the white feathers are peeking out.

And this species of dove has eyes that are lovely red/amber color, and the they have a striking blue area around the eye.

Huh?

 

...is what this little finch must have been thinking when it landed on this makeshift birdbath (the fountain was temporarily out of commission).

Basil, Bee

 

A bee enjoying the African basil on this first day of spring. 

Alas, this fantastic monster of a plant is being trimmed way way back because of impending fence work. I hope the bees forgive me! (And I hope it will return to its former glory...)

Rocket

 

I stepped outside to see ... this. Cool, but weird. Turns out, it was a rocket launch (at sunset).

Vibrant

 

Happy Pi(e) Day

 

A perfectly imperfect mixed berry pie. 

Crescent + Dot

 

A sweet crescent moon with a planet--Jupiter!--to its left.

Light

 

Daffodil season!

Prospective Tenants

 

We are pretty sure a pair of Bewick's wrens are building a nest inside one of the (mostly) decorative birdhouses that hang in the tree right outside our bedroom window. Here is one with some lovely nesting material (I know it looks like an insect, but it is vegetation of some sort). 

In that first COVID summer, we had house wrens who raised a clutch in a little ceramic pinecone-shaped birdhouse (also outside our window). It was amazing to watch the entire process. Such busy little parents!

Spring Is Springing

 

Random Heart: Cereal Edition

 

(This looked much more heart-like before it began to sink into the liquid...)

An Anemone

 

...flower (not the sea creature). 

A Visitor

 

Ben!

To the Sea

 This Pisces loves to go to the ocean, especially on my birthday. So, today, to the sea!

Warble(r)

 

I love this time of year because we get lots of migratory birds (or at least, birds migrating through our yard!). This little tiny beauty is a Townsend's warbler.  Welcome!