Bee Count!

It is a sweet obsession, my daily (hourly) sojurns into the yard to see how many bees are around, and what they are feeding on. It is such a joy and mystery to watch them gather nectar, pollen and, at the leaky spots, valuable water to cool the hive. They are my buddies, and I count them every day.
MENU: Blackberries, Green Beans...Apples and Greens....
Grapes Coming On...and Fall Nectarines. Will they be for the yellow jackets, ants, and song birds, or me? Cover Crop of Buckwheat...Flowering Succulent...

Big Max Pumpkin...Color of Sunset...
The Evening Skies have been Notable...Far Out Sunrises...
Simba, Welcoming Tigger Home. (see previous post) What a gift, we are so happy she is home. She's a pretty good cat. She has done nothing but sleep since arriving back home. I am pretty amazed at her return; I had long ago given her up for gone. Ya just never know....

The weather has been pretty ideal, and thankfully the water continues to flow. The grapes and early apples (Wealthy and Gravenstien) are good eating now. Fall raspberries and the last of the blackberries are also a great focal point. Exactly what sort of dessert are we preparing next? :) We have been eating an impressive amount of green beans and fresh herbs. The basil and mint make such great additions to nearly everything! Tonight, it was in our sushi...sort of a rice/nori/spring roll thingy...I swear, nothing beats the flavor of fresh, and especially freshly picked, herbs! I planted the basil in morning sun, with pretty serious shade in the PM from a wall of sunflowers to the west side. It has been perfect. It is growing slowly and is staying so succulent. It's had wonderful lush growth. I'm loving it~!~...THE END...