Here’s our resident Western Toad that’s likely en route to the compost pile. And yes, that’s toad scat in front of the toad. The toad has a circuit to complete every night.

Spice in the form of home grown assorted peppers. Turned these fine frozen specimens into hot sauce last weekend.

Our street is nicely obscured from the front yard by cultivated native California plants. They rarely get watered but has been more frequent the past two summers. California buckwheat is showy now with its rust colors and white flowers.

I don’t consider this Fujifilm X100V a toy but it sure brings me a lot of joy. Most photos I’ve posted lately are from it. Except this one, of course.

Sharp looking (spotted bird?) grasshopper! It was resting in our California buckwheat.

A little bit of excitement at an over crossing today.

Our first backyard Spotted Towhee!

A majority onion tarte tartin. This tarte literally has the flavors of French Onion soup but this is so much better.

September 22, 2021: full moon after dark.

Our replacement rear fence got finishing touches today. Very excited to no longer have a very old fence threatening total collapse because its wood posts weren’t set in concrete, had split boards, and rails severely sagged. Photos are after and before. Contractor did great.