Was amazed today to get a lifer Arizona Skipper . One I never expected, for sure. Its host plant is Kidneywood (eysenhardtia), wh...

I sat near the verbena patch today marveling at the beauty of Pipevine Swallowtails flitting over it. Way too fast for my camera but ...

I didn't plant the verbena patches, and I didn't water them, but I'm sure enjoying them while they last. Got another lifer bu...

Michael Gray and Cecilia Riley came today to help me out. Sure was great to get accomplished what we did, and me not feeling dead in the pro...

I work too hard. Can't seem to shake this infection, but if I just sit around it'll stress me, and stress is bad for my health too. ...

Yesterday after climbing the mountain and taking a long nap I decided I simply had to expand the parking area. It has never been big enough ...

CMO got over half an inch of nice soaking rain a few days ago. Yesterday my sister Ann and I went up the mountain looking for flowers. Fo...

My husband loves flowers and is very good about encouraging bluebonnets. This year they are more extensive at our Alpine habitat than I'...

Everything is blooming and greening up nicely. The male Lucifer Hummingbirds are  really revved up to mate with the females. But the female...

Third time is a charm. I went by myself  on March 11, then with Mac on the 24th, and again today, and finally got it. Wasn't even hard. ...