Todays post contains mostly pictures from either the yard or trips have I had recently. The pictures focus on bugs, birds and nature in general. Enjoy!
This Yellow Jacket has been buzzing around the bamboo that we now have laying around the yard. I don’t care if he wants to come over to visit, but he better not try to move in.
The Bumblebees love the butterfly garden we created in the front. The bees visit daily to sip on the lovely nectar.
During my visit to my friend’s house in San Diego, I was able to snap some photos of a humingbird. They were dark and blurry but I was able to salvage some to the point where you can make out the bird. This makes me happy because I keep missing the ones that come by my bottlebrush tree.
Honeybees and their other bee friends love the bottlebrush tree in the backyard. They feast on this tree from sun up to sun down every day. When we moved in, I wanted to pull the tree out because I wasn’t a huge fan of them. Now it gets to stay!!!
Finally a butterfly pic from the butterfly garden. This is a Gulf Fritillary Butterfly.
A dragonfly we witnessed while visited the LaBrea tar pits in Los Angelos at the end of July.
A beach bird and some beach crabs my friend pointed out to me while on a nature walk in San Diego at the beginning of August.
LaBrea Tar Pits
During our visit to the LaBrea Tar pits in LA last July, I was able to see some gardening techniques they had on display.
They set up a step like structure where excess water could flow down to lower planters. They have vegetables and herbs planted in here.
Melons were grown on a trellis that also served as a shaded walkway.
Some large bamboo stalks.
Growing With Leala 