This anole was trying to avoid the insidious backyard paparazzi but I'm too quick with the click.


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Once upon a time, there was a serrano pepper plant living in my backyard. It was young, leafy and had two peppers growing upon it with promises of more because of some flowers. One recent Thursday evening, I noticed that much of its leafiness was gone but I was preoccupied with other matters and in a Scarlett O'Hara moment I decided, "I'll think ( Read more... )

There are hundreds of dragonflies all over my neighborhood today. Along with bees, dragonflies are the super heroes of the garden. Bees work hard doing lots of pollinating and dragonflies are always busy eating mosquitos.

I got a few pictures of mosquito hawks flitting around the yard.

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As I was taking pictures of the nesting dove, dragonflies were flitting in and out of the shot. I turned my viewfinder in their direction. This vivid one posed for quite a while.


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Rocky and Bess have been very interested in a particular spot along the fence for the last few days. I didn't give it much thought because they get fixated on certain areas in the yard and then move on after a while. Yesterday, Rocky chased a dove away from the bird feeder and the bird flew into a little nook between the fence and a hackberry bush ( Read more... )

I'm on bee kick apparently. But Bees are my favorite insect. I love them. I don't run away from them in my yard. I actually talk to them. "Hi Bee! How are you today Bee?" I say as we regularly cross paths. I like to see them buzzing around among my flowers. And I am interested in bee culture. I think they have a fascinating social system ( Read more... )

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Today, I tidied up my flower beds and then I planted my new pansies and violas. It was a perfect day for yard work. It was sunny but not hot yet I could still comfortably wear shorts.

Here's a picture of Bessie enjoying the late afternoon sun in our backyard.


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We've got quite a crop of jalapeños this year!


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