...I trained our CritterCam on the backyard birdbath to see if it’s being used. Answer: yes. This bird and a few bees. Here’s another view of the avian visitor: Can anyone i.d. this little guy?...
...Spotted in the herb garden of the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena: tall flax stalks tied into attractive bundles. (Or are those sheafs?) We’ve grown flax before–its easy to grow and has a pretty blue flower. The seed pods contain tasty flax seeds, of course, and if you grow enough of it, you could theoretically make your own linen!...
...This has to be one of the more creative examples of Southern California’s collective impulse towards making every living thing into topiary. To paraphrase Michelangelo, every hedge has a dolphin inside it and it’s the task of the gas powered hedge trimmer operator to discover it....