Garden view this weekend

I know it isn't much, but these are a few views of my garden out in the front corner of our yard.  I now have a mockingbird who comes twice a day to drink water and a hummingbird who visits the cosmos and zinnias. Many doves, sparrows, and finches come to enjoy the bird feeding stations.  Unfortunately, this morning I also heard the Cooper's hawk.  He was high up in one of the nearby trees...sigh...

Cosmos and water~Weekend Reflections~060813

I bought 1/4 pound of wildflower seeds from American Meadows and raked an area in the front corner of our yard last spring and sowed them.  Now I have zinnias, cosmos, and some varieties I haven't identified yet.  The cosmos are all doing well and are thriving.  I caught this one near my birdbath last week.  Weekend Reflections for June 8, 2013. To visit Weekend Reflections, please go to:   http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/

More garden pics

I'm totally fixated with my garden right now.  I often see a hummingbird out there and I recently moved one of my bird feeders over by the bird bath and I actually saw two little sparrows on it yesterday!  I feed the birds in the morning and then again when I get home from school.  I also water it constantly and give it "horse manure tea", since I have PLENTY of horse manure!

Birdbath~Nature Notes~060613

Okay, so I gave in and bought a bird bath.  I was using an old clay pot bottom and letting our hose just drip, drip, drip into it.  The birds enjoyed that and they especially enjoyed it when I put a dead twig around it so that they could hop onto the branch and then get a drink.  BUT...I wanted a real bird bath.  So, imagine my surprise when I walked into the Anza hardstore two weekends ago and there were three of them for $19.99.  Of course, I bought one.  I set it up near the birdseed...no takers.  Hmmmm...Now I've got it out by my wildflower garden jungle and I've seen one hummingbird flying around, but it's after the cosmos flowers and the zinnias.

Does anybody have any ideas or suggestions?  Should I lay a branch across the top of it to help the birds?  Or, should I take the branch away?  I have yet to see a bird in it.  It sure is lonely out there!  Only a tired cosmos seems to enjoy it!  Nature Notes for June 6, 2013.   To visit Nature Notes, please go to:   http://ramblingwoods.com/

Around Pine Cove and Idyllwild

Over the Memorial Day weekend, my daughter and I drove into town (Idyllwild) to stop at some of the yard sales.  There must have been over 70 of them!  She found baby shoes for 50 cents and a dollar a pair (two pair were nearly brand new!) and I found 7 books at the Idyllwild library book sale, so we were both happy.  I also bought a beautiful comforter and pillowcase for $6.00.  I love visiting yard sales, don't you?  It was good to get out of the cabin for a couple of hours.  I already miss the mountains, but we'll be spending a week up in the eastern Sierra and then 4 nights in Idyllwild during the summer.  And, our mountains are only an hour away, so I'm sure we'll spend a few weekends there, too...only 7 more days of school!  :-)

Pine Cove cabin windows~Whimsical Windows and Delirious Doors~060313

This isn't the cabin we stayed in over the Memorial Day weekend up in Pine Cove.  It's down the street.  We walked by it during one of our morning walks.  Don't you love the porch and windows?  I liked the hanging bird feeders. WW and DD for June 3, 2013.  I sure wish we had been there this weekend.  It was 107 degrees here in the desert yesterday!  Ugh...too hot too soon!  To visit WWDD, please go to:   http://iwishiwereaphotographer.blogspot.com/

Zinnias in my front yard~Today's Flowers~060213

Some of the zinnias from a wildflower packet I ordered and threw out in my front yard.  Next fall I'll cut back some of the plants along the fence to make way for a bigger area.  I have quite a few birds who now visit this garden on a daily basis.  Today's Flowers for June 2, 2013.   To visit Today's Flowers, please go to:   http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/