A collection of the visitors to the bird bath (and one little Rock Squirrel). I sighted a new bird; a Black-Headed Grosbeak, although it may be a regular. It’s easy to confuse with the Rufous-sided Towhee. Now that it’s Spring, all sorts of little ones are showing up, including a bevy of House Finches that were learning to launch off our Russian Sage.
Visiting a friend’s gallery opening and checking out all the flowers, statues and art.
I was about to head out the door to get our mail and luckily saw this bobcat at the bird bath having a long drink. It stayed at the water hole for awhile before sauntering off. I think it may be a female. Males that have come by are larger. This putty cat was a little over 2.5 feet.
Our first iris bloomed a few weeks ago and sadly due to the drought, precious few others have done so. We have a scallion that lasted all Winter and grown huge. It’s now blooming so maybe some seeds for the next monster. Our garden beds are mostly planted and the lettuce is going gangbusters. Now kale, spinach, squash and maybe a cabbage are starting to sprout.
And the Moon, of course! I’m cleaning out photos taken over the last few months and contrails seems to be a theme. Now that it has been getting a bit wetter, maybe sunsets will be back!
