Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

While thinning apples, I noticed some had been partially eaten by birds. I also read on a gardening website about people anxiously awaitin...

Blueberry Pie.  Mid Aug, 2017.  I haven't been keeping up on the garden blog.  With historic high temperatures, no rain - expected t...

Aubique Petite fig with zipper bags.  4.25.15 Apple cluster before thinning / bagging.  4.25.15  Today I started bagging fruits, ap...

Through the glass of the home office window. The little point-and-shoot camera lacks the crystalline clarity of the Nikon super duper SXY...

Nice place to build a nest. Even the most dedicated kitty cat can't get through the mess of rose thorns. The roses will need pruning but...

It's great to see that there are critters around, especially beneficial ones. Toad was hanging out in the Schlumbergera. I see toads or ...

Working at home. Admittedly, on my "Day off". However, assuming that I'm going to work anyway, and it's all on the compu...

Picture is today - The chickadees like to hang out in this quince bush, and individually head to the feeder for their seeds. They take tu...

Most authorities recommend keeping a healthy population of birds around. During the summer, many of them eat insects. Based on photos on th...

The city is near stand-still. Amazing, for this area. We found some bird seed to feed the hungry finches. Feeding the birds now helps the ga...