Barely photographed a bee on our holy basil. They were extremely shy and did not loiter. π
The Annie Cat waiting patiently for the nighttime brushing routine to begin.
Western toads in the backyard ππ


A little more than halfway through The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater and I donβt want it to end.
So the Shortcuts widget syncs the same shortcuts & order on iPad and iPhone. Too bad, as I have very different Shortcuts uses for these devices.
Cooler weather means itβs time to check your tire pressure! A bit low as they need 32 PSI.
Trees & rocks. π₯Ύ
π€¦ββοΈπ± iPadOS 13.1.3
Mount Lassen. π₯Ύ
I neglected to post a photo of Lassen National Parkβs Brokeoff Mountain. The hike to its summit was ππ₯Ύ
I love a sun-dappled wet meadow with accenting volcanic rocks! Yesterday, on the trail to Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen National Park.π₯Ύ
Today: Mount Lassen from Brokeoff Mountain.π₯Ύ
A front yard native garden update! Fuchsias & Cal Buckwheat are still flowering. Coyote bushes are struggling to flower (tiny pollinators love them). The Blue Oak has no complaints. Poppies & yarrow are back after a couple of soggy thunderstorms. Toyon barely has berries.
Thankful Apple still allows a different iTunes account for app purchases as Apple STILL provides no mechanism to share app subscriptions & in-app purchases (Iβd gladly add a buck or so for a family app subscriptions)! π»
Praying Mantis on the grapevine. π


Patecones are ππ΄


Worth the tens cents for the bag. π
Flu shot season!
Apple knew what they were doing delaying Deep Fusion photography feature in iPhone 11. After I saw real world results, I needed to upgrade from my blurry XS. Garden and cat pictures will be amazing. Deep Fusion certainly kept the iPhone 11 in the news cycle longer.
The Annie Cat enjoying her heated bed that comes out every fall. π