Wednesday, May 08, 2024

Solveig writes from her California garden.. .

 Oh my, the energy of rain, a little warmth—and spring is lively with romance!  I’m not talking about mosquitoes trying to kiss my nose, no. Yes, although the Ladybug Invasion is over, I did spot two ladybugs, one riding the other, on a leisurely walk in the greens.  And then there was a pair of scrawny-looking dragonfly-like insects clutching each other in the honeysuckle vine climbing on the deer netting fence.  

But I’m going up another level. There’s a mourning dove couple now hanging around the lower gardens who demonstrated for me it’s possible a cat and birds might get along, so this pair is making my garden their home: