This is so awesome. When I lived there I saw so many fruit trees go unpicked. Lots of houses in Reno and Sparks have fruit. Apples, pears, grapes. I would often just go knock in people's door and ask if i could pick a few off of whatever tree i saw. The grapes i gleaned once made the best juice!

The current moon phase for September 25th, 2025, is the Waxing Crescent phase. On this day, the moon is 3.36 days old and 11.07% illuminated with a tilt of 141.712°. The "approximate" distance from Earth to the moon is 404,967.99 km, and the moon sign is Scorpio.

Mexican petunia (Ruellia simplex).

The heart-shaped leaves of the Morning glory.

Oleander

Blue Angels

Unstable air. I ❤️ clouds.

Palomar Mountain State Park. Photo 1 is a "Granary Tree." (A stash spot for acorns).

The only cure for litter is you. Please don't litter.

Check your volume befote you hit play...they are loud! I dearly miss the very large flock of red-faced parrots that used to fly over our house-before-last.

Grandma's rose.

When a Monarch eclosed and couldn't fly, nor take nectar, we said goodbye the kindest way we could. I cried, every...single...time. #BeKind #MonarchRanch #PlantMilkweed #oe #OphryocystisElektroscirrha

Male Monarch butterfly getting his bearings before going to do butterfly stuff. #MonarchRanch #PlantMilkweed

I grew this

This is Dierks. His human was the owner of the dog walking service I worked for.

Male Monarch butterfly ready to take first flight from our little #MonarchRanch #PlantMilkweed

Try and find the beauty every day. Hibiscus.

Noah and Axel

Sunflowers

Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.

Here's what is growing at my house on September 25, 2025.

pod of humpbacks in silver bay right now. lots of spouts and tail action 🐋 📍 sheet’ka, lingit aani

The number one hit on this date 60 years ago was Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire 🎵🎶The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace Hate your next door neighbor but don't forget to say grace🎶🎵 youtu.be/IiJ2n2WOJEA?...

#SongOfTheDay Supertramp - Long Way Home 🎶Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe? Oh, it has to be, for you to grow, boy When you look through the years and see what you could have been Oh, what you might have been If you would have more time🎶 youtu.be/RKgXNt6MhwQ?...

The current moon phase for September 24th, 2025, is the Waxing Crescent phase. On this day, the moon is 2.33 days old and 5.67% illuminated with a tilt of 149.995°. The "approximate" distance from Earth to the moon is 403,454.63 km, and the moon sign is Libra.

Officials issue warning over highly invasive plant in Midwest. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued an alert over the discovery of "invasive purple jewelweed," also known as Himalayan balsam.  www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/d...

Portrait of a Redpoll. These birds always seem a bit nippy, as they tend to be fluffed up when visiting my garden. Mostly in winter, mind you, so it makes sense. Acrylics on matte board 5.1″ x 5.1″ (13 x 13 cm) #wildlifeart #birdart #birdpainting #naturalhistoryart #animalart #animalpainting

An open letter to the U.S. Congress Protect Voter Data and the Right to Vote—Stop Federal Overreach resist.bot/petitions/PG...

The Mockingbird was singing so pretty today. He was doing a solo, but it got the calls of finches, a Kestrel, and Loggerhead shrike in there, too. Merlin missed identifying the Kildeer calls. #Arizona

White House scraps water expert’s nomination. Veteran water expert from Arizona says Tdumpf withdrew his nomination to lead the agency that oversees water management in the western U.S., leaving the Bureau of Reclamation w/out permanent leadership this year apnews.com/article/bure... #CoRiver

Seed saving & storage with Will Bonsall www.instagram.com/reel/DObqwRi...

Highlands Farm and Orchard still has you-pick pears. They will be open THIS Saturday, September 27 from 9:30-4. 1095 Julian Orchards Dr, Julian, CA 92036. #SanDiego #ThingsToDo

Mexican petunia (Ruellia simplex). Then and now.

Gasoline prices. California vs. Arizona

The old kitty that one of the neighbors at our old place didn't care for very well. He came into my yard for shade and water. #KeepCatsIndoors

Skipperrrrrrrr! Eufala skipper (Lerodea eufala). #MonarchRanch #NotAMonarch

San Diego River Park Foundation hosts bat walks each month through October. I highly recommend. The specimens pictured are all native to San Diego. #BatsMatter sandiegoriver.org/what-we-do/r...

Male Monarch butterfly. Ready to take first flight from our little #MonarchRanch. #PlantMilkweed

I remember rain. That must have been why the Monarch we released that day didn't fly right off.

Mexican bush katydids on Grandma's rose.

A newly-hatched (eclosed) male Monarch butterfly. Must have been a cool day, because normally they flew right off. Put him out on the tomato plant so he could get his bearings. #MonarchRanch #PlantMilkweed

#SanDiego: Free workshop on fire-wise landscaping at The Water Conservation Garden. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Ladybird beetles. Look closely at the one in the foreground, I captured it hatching! #organic #gardening #MonarchRanch

Try and find the beauty every day. African violets.

Female Monarch butterfly. #MonarchRanch #PlantMilkweed

This might have been the first year I started canning the organic pears we pick up in Julian. Still cannot figure out how to get the jars all the way full. 🤷🏼 #homemade #canning

Miramar Airshow (2017). I threw that over-inflated football right in that hole! #BlueAngels

#StopTheRoundups of OUR Federally-protected #WildHorses and #Burros! #RetireGrazingPermits #EndPublicGrazing #KeepWildHorsesWild

This is Bailey. He and I would take long walks at a spot in the canyon above the ocean. Bailey was a very good boy. #DogWalker

Summer is not quite over. 107.8° (in the shade). #AZwx