Allison had just finished telling a story about a comedy show featuring vegaliens, when I noticed some oak tree bark doing a good imitation of a vegetative alien.
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Rhus ovata
Spizella passerina
A new-to-me bird … they are not rare, but I apparently haven’t been observant enough to notice one before today.
red berries
It’s red berry season in this part of the world, and our yard boasts three different shrubs bearing this cheerful fruit. None of them are native; in fact both cotoneaster and firethorn are considered invasive in California. I’d like to replace them both with our lovely endemic toyon.
Apis mellifera
exoskeleton
Just in time for Halloween, a discarded (exo)skeleton.
stick figure
One way to loosen up: use a very crude tool.
archery lesson
Quercus lobata
The squirrels are happy. But the acorn woodpeckers are going to have drill bigger storage holes!
Chrysanthemoides incana
Ventura Botanic Garden is free on Fridays. And you can take your dog on Wednesdays and Fridays. It’s a very steep site with ocean views all the way up. Definitely a place to return to in spring.
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