Pollinator Posts by May Chen

A young Bee Plant, Scrophularia californica is making a dash for the sun. Green leaves are unfolding from buds on the thorny Gooseberry branches.   That succulent specimen looks like an unfamiliar Crystalwort (a kind of liverwort)

House bound for days by the endless deluge of the atmospheric river, Andy and I are delighted that we can finally take a walk at Skyline Gardens and enjoy a little sunshine.  We opt for

At the end of the Water Tank Road, Andy and I decide to loop back to Siesta Gate on Skyline Trail.  We are treated to some pretty rain drops on plants.   The convex surfaces

It is a cool, crisp and sunny fall morning.  I am glad to be back at the Skyline Gardens to check for any sprouting seedlings at the Swale.    A dense patch of what looks