Birds viewed in the backyard: Mourning Dove, House Finch.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring flowers blooming: Love-in-a-Mist, Poppy, California Poppy, Blue Flax, Day Lily, Prickly Pear, Yucca, Baby Snapdragon, Sweet Alyssum.
Poppy. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
The Cicadas are still around and making noise.
Bugs of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (49.2 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (38.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Clouds and light rain. A deficit of 10.9 kWh.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring flowers blooming: Love-in-a-Mist, Poppy, California Poppy, Baby Blue Eyes, Baby Snapdragon, Sweet Alyssum, Blue Flax, Zucchini.
Poppy. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (68.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (70.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny, some clouds. A surplus of 1.2 kWh.
Birds viewed in the backyard: Female Brown-headed Cowbird.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Dragonfly and Brood X Cicada on the deer fence.
Insects of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring flowers blooming: Love-in-a-Mist, Red Poppy, California Poppy, Baby Blue Eyes, Baby Snapdragon, Sweet Alyssum.
Love-in-a-Mist. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Red Poppy. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
California Poppy. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (54.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (36.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Rain and clouds. A deficit of 17.6 kWh.
The Brood X Cicadas are everywhere and continue singing their love song. When when working outside I need to wear my noise canceling headphones.
Cicada. Image taken with a Leica SL2 camera and 24-90 mm lens. (David J Mathre)
Birds viewed in the backyard and near the patio birdfeeder: Gray Catbird, House Finch. Not many birds visiting during the emergence of the Cicadas. Normally, the Catbirds would be going after my strawberries about this time of the year. Apparently, the Cicadas taste better.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring flowers blooming: Love-in-a-Mist, Red Poppy, Rhododendron, Clematis, Baby Blue Eyes, Baby Snapdragon, Sweet Alyssum, Lacy Phacelia.
Love-in-a-Mist. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Poppies. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (43.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (65.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and a few clouds. A surplus of 22.1 kWh.
It’s been a while. I’m over a month behind on posts. Spring has kept me busy in the yard. Although I have been taking pictures everyday, I end each day tired and sore from the yardwork and haven’t found the energy to review and post the images. Finally, it rained and I had time to rest and start catching up. New spring flowers, Cicadas, strawberries, birds, gardens, grow towers, hydroponic farms, and the yardwork.
Visitors backyard and the patio birdfeeder: House Finch. Not many birds visiting during the emergence of the Cicadas.
Daily backyard visitors. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
The water level in the back pond is getting low, but still enough to support Kermit the Bull Frog and all of his cousins.
Kermit the bull frog in the back pond. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Spring flowers blooming: White Allium, Daisy, Yellow Star Thistle (invasive weed), Five-Spot, Crimson Clover, Baby Snapdragon (Toadflax), Baby Blue, Love-in-a-mist, Poppies (Oriental, Red, California), and Rhododendron.
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Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Love-in-a-mist Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Poppy Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Rhododendron Flowers (some with Bumble Bees). Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
I harvested the first batch of Strawberries from the Grow Towers. These are from the strawberry plants that the Doe didn’t eat last winter. Fortunately, the Cat Birds haven’t found the Strawberries this year. If/when they do, I will need to put a net up around the Grow Towers.
Fresh spring Strawberries from the Grow Towers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (58.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (84.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. A surplus of 26.0 kWh.
