Monthly Archives: June 2016

We had enough rain this year to attract a Great Blue Heron to the swale — that’s what we call the little depression that runs across our land near the county road and parallel to it. The swale was marshy … Continue reading →

The apricots and nectarines are in, and we picked the first baby zucchini. Some of the fruit is a bit cosmetically challenged, but it’s wonderful — juicy and delicious.

For the last couple of weeks the pool has played host to a number of young California Toads — Anaxyrus boreas halophilus (http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/a.b.halophilus.html) I’m not sure where they came from. There were never any eggs or tadpoles in the pool. … Continue reading →