Tiny Sweat Bee

The sweat bee is an itty-bitty native bee. Some are quite colorful. This one was hanging around a mother wort plant.

Lawn Mowing Service Damage

I wish I had been paying attention last year, when the guy who mowed my lawn added a single-wheel stand-up attachment to the new giant mower he purchased. It's a commercial mower and is not suitable for residential lawns. The wheel he stands on has killed the lawn in stripes and compacted the soil, especially along the fence and in areas where he turned. I fired him this week and will be working on repairing damaged areas, including some ruts. Arghh. And I am going to learn to mow my lawn, using a battery-operated mower. Details on that later. First step in repairing was to take a pitchfork and work it under the damaged areas and lift them up an inch or so. I will keep repeating this and avoid stepping on the areas for about a month. Just putting soil on top won't fix the problem of compaction. We have to be kind to our turf :)  He also bumped my trees with the new giant machine and that made me sad. Poor trees.

Tiny Daffodils

Miniature daffodils. Interesting that there are two blossoms on each stem.

Flower Time

Lupine, fuchsia, zinnias gerbera daisies, campanula  and agastache are some of the plants in this collage. The lupine is a lovely surprise. Years ago, I planted pink lupine. Now purple pops up in that space.