Beth_NorCal said:
Anyway, here's a few blooms from this last week or two. Haven't had time to even take pics much lately either, but it's so dang hot they look crappy anyway! LOL Oh and we're like 90 min away from the Carr Fire, and the smoke from it and the Mendocino Complex Fire are wreaking havoc on us. Smoke, ash, intensified UVs, smell, etc.
And these are my sweet little brown towhees. The poor things made a nest a few months ago over the chicken run just under the aluminum awning and unfortunately, they lost the babies. I think they left them alone too long getting food and they hopped out onto the awning and the blue jays or other birds got them. But they still flit around together like a pair. I'm wondering if they mate for life?
CA towhees can mate for life. Also their babies sometimes leave the nest after 8 days, so they may have left rather than have a different fate. The pair will probably be around for the mating season and they can have up to three hatches during a season. If you want to keep them around, they love millet and are generally ground feeders. Most other wild birds don't usually love millet. They are very cute!
Fires continue here as well. We are now starting week four for the Furgeson fire up at Yosemite. Smoke has just been awful. Can't really do anything outside because it is so bad. It may be another month before it is out. UGH! And we are just at the middle of fire season.
Well, I couldn't resist and decided to purchase two roses from Burling. I think next spring, I might try to cross pollinate them and see what develops or cross pollinate them with some of my other roses. I purchased Roller Coaster (AKA Minnie Mouse) and Vneyard Song (AKA bunch of grapes). I asked about ordering Purple Lodge but she is watching it at the moment to make sure what she has is really Purple Lodge. Other than going in pots, I have no idea where these two new plants are going to go. I may end up taking out some of my iris in the back and putting them in that bed. We shall see.
