Well, maybe butterflies do.
I stalked this Western Tiger Swallowtail like a seasoned paparazzi from TMZ.
Easy on the eyes for your Sunday enjoyment.
No drama.
Breathe.
Nothing Really Matters
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Nasturtiums in Orange #WordlessWednesday
So much is upsetting at WordPress…the change in the Reader and the format of the write/edit/publish page–whoever thought one could HATE to see “beepbeepboop” as much as I do — so in order to recapture my ZEN, here’s one of my favorite pictures of nasturtiums from the garden.
Because ORANGE.
It looks like a painting.
Enjoy this mostly #wordlesswednesday
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Around the Garden Photography: House Finch on Loquats
There are plenty of loquats to share and a comfortable seat to soak up the sun’s rays.
House finches love fruit.
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Such a bountiful harvest; where do I begin?
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This one looks good and ripe.
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How about a profile pic?
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A Butterfly Grows in My Garden
…floating effortlessly on the soft breezes, possibly to lift our spirits lowered by the demise of the baby hummingbirds, is a butterfly sprite of cerulean polka dots and bands of gold called Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa).
With a nod to Lizzi @ Considerings who asked the question on her Facebook page and got me thinking about one of my favorite books, Betty Smith’s 1943 novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; here in my garden, although water use is now restricted because of the drought and we can no longer grow brightly colored but thirsty blossoms, there’s still beauty if you look for it.
Mother Nature is amazing.
Catching some rays on the rock garden.
So pretty…
Can I come a little closer?
What grows in YOUR garden?
A Mother’s Love #WordlessWednesday
Our very own full nest.
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Join Me For a Walk in the Garden On This Fine Spring Day
Take a walk with me around my garden where we once again have temps in the 80s. (Don’t hate.)
Birds are nesting and everything else is blooming and growing.
Bringing a twig to her babies. I think she’s a Warbling Vireo.
Lucky mom, HER nest won’t be empty this year like mine is!
A fragrant freesia.
Nectarine in bloom.
Marguerite Daisy.
The veggie garden, lots of lettuce, radishes, kale, and beets.
Yummy, spicy radishes and spring onions.
Sweet Pea Bush
Happy Pansy!
Happy Spring!
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High Desert and Big Rocks
I’m back from Wolf Mountain Sanctuary in the Mojave Desert.
I’ll post about our experience at the sanctuary, but it was mostly sad. Sad that these magnificent creatures NEED to be rescued. Sad that they can’t roam free, sad they’re hunted, tortured, hated. They are among the most intelligent and evolved species. How dare we destroy them. Sad. Very sad.
Check out this amazing outcropping of rocks.
The Mojave Desert is also known as the High Desert because of its elevation, between 2,000 and 4,000 feet above sea level. 
Blue sky and rocks.
Ick.
LOVE this pic.
Rock climber Not me.
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Red-Tailed Hawk in Eucalyptus Tree
I was so lucky to get close to this magnificent creature perched in our backyard eucalyptus tree.
The colors are so vibrant!
I’m standing right underneath the branch.
Look at those talons!
It’s like he/she is saying, “I know I’m beautiful, hurry up and get the money shot!”
Keeping a close watch on the squirrels.
Eyeballing tugboat man on the deck. Shhhh!
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Angel’s Landing @ Zion National Park: Photos
A few of my favorite pics from our road trip last week:
Pretty pink flowers growing out of the mountain wall at Angel’s Landing
Beautiful bright red bird!
Looking down from the top of Angel’s Landing. Don’t climb this if you have vertigo!!
Surrounded by beauty.
The view from the top while we ate a snack of nuts and apples.
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