Synchronized bees
As I was wandering around the neighborhood yesterday after the rains, I found a beautiful yard of yellow oxalis, a plant that many people (including me!) consider a weed. However, when you get a whole...
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When I was a young lad growing up in Kingsville, Texas, my wise old grandmother gave me a little plot of land in a bad location where I could have my own little garden. Since it was such a bad location...
View ArticleLocation, location, location….
Location, location, location… This is the first in my Picture of the Moment series. You’ll always be able to identify this series by the logo in the upper right corner. This series is more picture,...
View ArticleWhy do we get excited….
Why do we get excited…. I go at least once a week to the Zoo or Safari Park. With all the interesting animals there — komodo dragon, elephants, giraffes…. — why do we get excited when we see a wild...
View ArticleSea lion posing for the camera
There are two places to see seals and sea lions in San Diego, one in La Jolla and one at the north end of San Diego Bay near the submarine base. La Jolla is easier and less expensive to get to, but the...
View ArticleIf you don’t attract the birds you want, switch bird feed
The plants in my gardens were planted for one of three specific reasons: They use little water (cactus and native vegetation) They attract butterflies They attract birds, specifically hummingbirds In...
View ArticleBut what is it?
This post is dedicated to Gene Mundt, the guy with the money if you want to buy a home, i.e., he’s a mortgage lender with Chicagoland Mortgage Lending in Joliet, Illinois. I have known Gene for about...
View ArticleZoey the Cool Cat’s birthday presents
Zoey the Cool Cat has been celebrating her birthday today. We adopted her from the El Cajon Animal Shelter on September 21, 2007, and the vet said she was about a year old, so we use September 21,...
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