Beyond Words
Vicki Day2020-09-29T17:19:54-07:00Look what Joshua was fortunate to have captured in an image – phenomenal at all levels! Come see for yourselves.
No More Shenanigans
Vicki Day2020-09-27T10:54:14-07:00Everyday as we tend the bees; fill sugar water, jelly, pollen and birdseed feeders; and retrieve chips from our stealth cameras, we seem to have to deal with all variety of messes created by the critters. . .the most [...]
They Got Their Second Wind
Vicki Day2020-09-25T21:56:15-07:00On the eve of the fall equinox and with the daily and especially overnight temps gradually dipping, the gardens are feeling a regenerating burst of blooming. [...]
Aren’t We Comfy and Moving in for the Winter?
Vicki Day2020-09-25T15:17:52-07:00Our friend, The Excavator, never ceases to amaze and amuse us as he makes himself right at home. Which one of us doesn’t understand the need to scratch an itch where we can’t reach? [...]
September’s Offerings
Vicki Day2020-09-20T10:56:19-07:00Praise be the temps have calmed a wee bit as fall approaches and everyone in the garden is feeling pretty stinking happy with the cooler days and sublimely chilly nights. Always something new to marvel. [...]
Picky Eater
Vicki Day2020-09-19T16:38:30-07:00The friend from last year, The Excavator, has apparently found new digs under and around the Honeyshack where the supply of tomatoes is keeping him pretty darned busy. Take a look at a recent picky eater scenario where he [...]
Tomato Robbers Hold Up Under the Honeyshack
Vicki Day2020-09-13T18:27:48-07:00For the last several weeks we have been smacked in the face in the wee hours of the morning with the unmistakable ‘fragrance’ of skunk – oh joy! We have also been greeted with half-eaten tomatoes and rearranged objects [...]
Roses, Roses Everywhere
Vicki Day2020-08-30T21:20:21-07:00In our continuing effort to regenerate and rejuvenate areas that long ago became overgrown with vinca and wild berries, we decided that roses might be the most perfect longterm choice for these terraces so we began with additional clean [...]
Dog Days of Summer
Vicki Day2020-08-30T20:59:37-07:00With the monsoons teasing us (FINALLY) as we leave August heat, blossoms continue to grace us. Our much-anticipated and revered zinnias are finally showing themselves, we filled in the vacancies created by the chaparral sage with spirea, and our [...]
There WAS Water in the Boat!
Vicki Day2020-08-29T10:27:52-07:00AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRgh. . .water in Andrea’s office/apartment level is never welcomed and this one truly sneaked in on us. Starting as barely a damp spot on the window sill in the bathroom, within 10 hours we had constant dripping and [...]