Yarden

Mar 6, 2026 ∞

Our “Hosui” Asian Pear tree is now blooming #HomeOrchard #Yarden #BloomScrolling

Two white open Asian pear flowers with red anthers on a young tree above a rocky path. There’s tree has several visible flower buds. There are blooming yellow daffodils in the background along with a narrow elderberry shrub and a bird bath.

Mar 1, 2026 ∞

Yesterday, Manzanitas, Daffodils, and just barely visible on the left, sage, show their spring colors. These daffodils were volunteers so the bulbs either came in with the mulch or a previous home owner planted them and later they got smothered by a lawn. #Yarden A tight cluster of daffodils present their yellow flowers of trumpets surrounded by a frill while manzanita bush on the left shows off its aging light-pink colors, and a sage plant on the right shows a few purple flowers amidst lush green growth. The ground has small rock and dried up leaves.

Feb 21, 2026 ∞

This is my accidental winter moss garden. Our rear fence and winter-happy native shrubs (ceanothus and elderberry) provide ample shade & the ground rarely dries out in the winter #Moss #Yarden #Mosstodon

A 1-2 foot wide and longer area of ground covered by moss and surrounded by small rocks. There's various pieces of wood and smaller amounts of rock in the moss. Green long stemmed moss with blunt ends grow on the ground, with various sticks and rock interspersed. There's a fly resting on a rock and there's a tiny brown mushroom just in view.

Feb 20, 2026 ∞

Backyard Daffodil #BloomScrolling #Daffodil #Yarden

A bright yellow daffodil is illuminated by the sun, though its interior is in shadow of itself. The flat leaves kind of curve in and out of sun. It’s planted in a mulched area and there’s blurred gravel behind it.

Feb 6, 2026 ∞

It is almost asparagus season! Last year we had enough for a snack. Perhaps this year we’ll have a nice side dish #Asparagus #Gardening #Yarden

A reddish green asparagus spear about 1/2” thick is in front of a hand. It is about twice as wide as the hand.

Feb 1, 2026 ∞

Today I juiced & heat pasteurized about 20 pounds of backyard mandarins for breakfast juice. Quite the bounty this year. Here’s a photo of one compost bucket filled with some of the remains #HomeOrchard #Yarden

A small 1/4 gallon (maybe?) plastic bucket full of bright orange mandarin skins, pith, seeds, and pulp. It’s sitting in front of a sliding glass door, against cabinets on a linoleum floor with a speckled leaf pattern.

Jan 30, 2026 ∞

I better prune my fruit trees & grapes today. The trees are already a few weeks away from flowering #HomeOrchard #Yarden

Jan 19, 2026 ∞

This Orange-crowned Warbler was flitting between our backyard nectarine and grapevines, snatching gnats that had beacons made of sunlight shining off their bug wings

#Yarden #HomeOrchard #OrangeCrownedWarbler #Birds #BirdPhotography #Fujifilm #SOoC

A very yellow Orange Crowned Warbler is perched on a tiny dormant stem of a grape vine almost as thick as the bird is round (maybe 2-3 inches). The bird is looking to the left, with something reflecting in its eye. The grapevine’s bark is splitting off. The background is completely blurred.

Jan 8, 2026 ∞

This morning, my wife caught early sunlight slowly lighting up our citrus trees #Yarden #HomeOrchard

A mandarin tree and a Valencia orange tree catch early sunlight, illuminating a strip of oranges and foliage with a bright yellow glow. The sky is clear and a eucalyptus tree in the distance is fully lit.

Dec 26, 2025 ∞

Our “Bacon” Avocado tree produced fruit for the first time this year. “Bacon” varieties have very thin skin and, no, they do not taste like bacon. The wind knocked one off and it was ripe. But the bottom had been punctured and insects may have enjoyed its flesh. However, plenty of the fruit was unscathed and we enjoyed a very creamy, lightly flavored avocado! After years of waiting & babying the trees, a nice reward. #HomeOrchard #Yarden #Avocado A "bacon" variety avocado on a cutting board. The bottom quarter has turned dark green compared to the rest of the skin. Its skin is densely spreckled. The "bacon" avocado is cut in half, and pitted, showing where the puncture happened on the bottom, and that some insect(s) likely already dug in for a meal. Its flesh looks soft and is greener near the skin and a olive-yellow toward the pit. A knife lays to the left of the fruit. On a cutting board, the "bacon" avocado is being smeared across a tostada shell. It looks very creamy and indeed it was easy to spread. One hand is holding the tostado and another is smearing the avocado flesh with a fast moving spoon.