Our street is nicely obscured from the front yard by cultivated native California plants. They rarely get watered but has been more frequent the past two summers. California buckwheat is showy now with its rust colors and white flowers.
I don’t consider this Fujifilm X100V a toy but it sure brings me a lot of joy. Most photos I’ve posted lately are from it. Except this one, of course.
Sharp looking (spotted bird?) grasshopper! It was resting in our California buckwheat.
A little bit of excitement at an over crossing today.
Our first backyard Spotted Towhee!
A majority onion tarte tartin. This tarte literally has the flavors of French Onion soup but this is so much better.
September 22, 2021: full moon after dark.
Our replacement rear fence got finishing touches today. Very excited to no longer have a very old fence threatening total collapse because its wood posts weren’t set in concrete, had split boards, and rails severely sagged. Photos are after and before. Contractor did great.
Just got this year’s flu shot! 💉
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 →
I just tried Fastmail’s and 1Password’s Masked email. It’s pretty great especially since it worked with a custom domain on day one!
Preying Mantis in our California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum). They sure do keep two eyes on you.
Sunflower seeds ready to be eaten by backyard birds. Bet the scrub jays will cache them all.
Saturday, September 25, 2021 →
I was not a fan of this Black Widow that was in my very well sorted irrigation parts bin earlier today. 🌱
Saturday, September 25, 2021 →
I’ve installed valves to isolate our crop rows so we can have slightly better control of what rows get water. Hope to get herbs seeded in the first (closest) row and the other two will be shutoff. 🌱
Saturday, September 25, 2021 →
California fuchsias still blooming, and that makes our hummingbirds very pleased.
Now that I’m adding to our compost pile at night, our resident Western Toad can be seen hard at work. Mustn’t let the bugs get too far away from the pile!
My partner’s new iPhone 13 Mini setup with no fuss. Phew. Coming from an XR, she is super excited about its size. Super pocketable.
Here’s my annual “elderberries are breaking summer dormancy” post.
Before and after: California grape leaves.
I had one last use of Dropbox with a iOS Shortcut. Now that iOS 15 supports file operations anywhere in iCloud, Dropbox is a goner.