Spring Bugs, Birds, and Besties

It has been an early, hot, and dry spring in the Okanagan, so it was wonderful to get the much needed rain. I have been on a couple of hikes, and the bugs are active and up and about. Mining bees, bumble bees, and honey bees are all actively foraging and collecting nectar. The cottonwoods … Continue reading Spring Bugs, Birds, and Besties

A Visit to the Cacti

The spring crickets and cicadas are still singing but the spring has been very hot and tree fruit bloom time went by very fast. A kind gentleman showed me a patch of brittle prickly pear cactus last spring and it was quite the treat to see the flowers. I saw said gentleman on an afternoon … Continue reading A Visit to the Cacti