The bees are really happy that I sprinkled wildflower seeds over the dry earth in my yard last winter.  Nothing was growing after we stopped watering the grass that used to be there. Native wildflowers came up after the rains about a month ago and every day a new one blossoms.   Now that the avocado trees are almost finished blooming, the bees are all over my wildflowers, sometimes several of them on one flower!  You can still hear the high-pitched buzzing outside as they finish up the last of the avocado blooms.  This pretty pink poppy bloomed in the morning, but by evening the petals had blown away.

I never get tired of seeing the precious new growth, bright red, appearing just before the trees bloom. The new leaves grow larger and turn from red to rust-color and finally to a deep, bold green as the older leaves fall on the ground.  These new leaves will shelter the baby avocados Continue Reading →