The honey bees and bumblebees are at their peak right. Happy, happy. Above is an ecstatic honey bee on a Shasta daisy, which are great homestead perennials. This clump actually came in with a scattered cut flower mix several years ago...
Volunteer Sweet Pea (love 'em) and an immature garden spider...
The cloud activity has been notable...
Day Lily Show Soon To Come...Day lily close up.....
The Santa Rosa Plum...Now completely done, but what a feast it was! The plums are truly coming on. What a banner year for stone fruit. A bountiful (perfect spring) year like this, happens only a couple times every decade...
More Santa Rosa Plums...These are later, way meatier, and less juicy and tart. They are my favorite. This tree is young, and appears to have a more upright habit than my other SR plum, perhaps it is an improved version...
This Yellow Plum from Stark Brothers is the most amazing little tree! It is so catalog perfect in appearance, and the flavor is wonderful. They are mild, meaty and not acidic at all. Plus, their yellow color makes them less inviting to the birds. It is obviously early to bear too, as this tree has only been in the ground 2 winters...
Amazing California Poppies....Late sown poppies...rare white and red varieties...
Snoopy...
Pepper...
Grapes...Pinot Noir...
Coolpix5000 trial run...
Am I smarter than the camera? It sure helps if you read the book! I have been playing around with a new camera and the download had me stumped for a while...It is loaded with options but relatively easy to operate. It provides awesome close ups, and great design in terms of handling - EZ grip.
What a great time of year! The weather has been foggy and pretty much on the cool side for about a week. Makes for less pressure on the watering chores and lovely mornings after sweet cool nights. More later... Jj
1 comment:
i had no idea you could grow pepper. guess i thought it needed tropical climates. enjoy your bounty. I finally found out where bear butte is and my curiosity is at rest.
Jim
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