It's Not Work, It's Gardening!

Robins made a nest in a disused hanging planter under the edge of the deck: It's at about eye level for me, so I just raised the ...

The wildlife rescues just keep coming. Strange how I'm out in the garden about 5 minutes every day lately but there's time enough to...

Yesterday's cardinal nest in the bamboo was actually the second cardinal nest in a somewhat exposed spot that I've seen recently. ...

I often feel like early morning in the garden is the absolute best time to be out there. Even after pulling bamboo rhizomes for 30 minutes, ...

I was spending some time yesterday on what I call the "prairie" beds: weeding, planting. At one point toward the top of the hill I...

No, not the Final Frontier kind, although that's infinitely interesting too. " Space! " is what the mourning dove chicks ...

For the past few weeks it's pretty much been bird time in my garden. Although some of the species start nesting quite early (like the gr...

I have a rare treat today. It's a post about a disappointment in the garden, with the best of intentions not producing the results that ...

Oh, hello there! Can't really stop to chat right now, as I'm actually quite busy you see. I know you're not very close by, ...

The other morning I looked through the bedroom window and noticed this russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) moving: It was shaking q...

The house finch nest which has been a regular feature on my front porch for the last three years (or is it four?) has been productive this y...

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you're probably familiar with the finch nest. It's been a regular feature of my fron...

Where do you keep your bird rescue board? What do you mean " I don't have a bird rescue board? " How then do you jack up your ...

A while back I mentioned the nest that the house finches were building under my porch roof, but I haven't talked about it again since t...

Last spring a pair of house finches made a nest at the top of the post on my front porch and raised a family. I was too slow removing the n...

Do you remember the finch nest on my front porch? It was built in April, used to raise some chicks, then used again in May to rear a secon...

With everything that's been going on here with wildlife (early mantis hatchings, kitten antics) plus all of the regular garden work, I...

If you remember, there is a house finch nest on our front porch. Here's one of the original images: It turns out that although that ...

I've written before about the wrens that were building a nest in my garage and under my deck , and hung a birdhouse. I have not yet talk...