Butterfly time in my garden! The monarch and black swallowtail caterpillars are here!! #monarch #butterflies #blackswallowtail #nature #nativeplants

Tapping into your Tuesday with Harold Nicholas in CAROLINA BLUES (1944) #TheNicholasBrothers #tapdance #dance #OldHollywood

This tiny cat, the length of my fingernail, was cruising on our fence post under one of big oak trees. When they say oak trees support about 500 species, this is what they mean. Perfect bite sized for a songbird to feed her babies. #NativeSpecies #ecosystems #birds #nature #NOpesticides

VERTIGO with a view. #AlfredHitchcock #Vertigo #SanFrancisco #filmnoir #filmlocations #classicfilm

Am I an active voter? Today I voted for the 47th time in my life. *(technically, I voted 48 times but my vote for Dukakis was in another county so it doesn’t show up in my county voting history.)

The ending of THE BEAST of the CITY (1932) is so #PreCode that it’s startling to behold even to this day. #WalterHuston #WallaceFord #JeanHarlow

Art Deco splendor. The perfume hall, Bullocks Wilshire building, Los Angeles, CA. 1929. #ArtDeco #architecture

Big floppy hats on JOAN CRAWFORD #classicfilm #JoanCrawford

John Dall and Peggy Cummins risk it all in GUN CRAZY (1950) #filmnoir #classicfilm

Here are some of my already established, mostly native pollinators- about 3 yrs old. The bees are most active on agastache foeniculum, coneflowers but the giant blue sage is about to bloom and they bring a lot of bee attraction, esp the American bumblebee.

Adding a simple stone border today. I think clearly defined borders (especially before the plants become established) are key for the public to better grasp and appreciate native plants in the front yard.

@beeregenerative.bsky.social Before and during pics of my neighbors’ easement, immediately next to my (mostly) native pollinator garden. It was a mess of invasives (Amur honeysuckle forest, English ivy, turf…) and trash. Has better sun exposure than most of my yard (mature oak trees).

HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS aka swamp rose mallow is a US native. Mine towers over head, big flowers 8 inches across, and the sweetest velvety leaves. In bloom now to Fall. #nativeplants

Our little pond is one of the several aquatic options in our yard for wildlife. The native pickerel is thriving (I’ve had to divide twice this yr)- w/ little indigo flowers for the bumblebees, too. #gardens #ponds #wildlife #pollinators #nativeplants

Northern Cardinal glancing side eye today at my bird feeder. Poor guy- we’ve been battling extreme heatwaves this week. Heat index near 120 degrees. The birds have been active at all my water features/birdbaths.

Wild Senna growing in my yard. #nativeplants #medicinalplants #gardening

It’s kinda wild to think about John Wayne and Sal Mineo on the same set in THE LONGEST DAY (1962).

It’s fabulous. Great casting.

Aline MacMahon in HEAT LIGHTNING (1934) #MervynLeroy #precode #AnnDvorak #PrestonFoster #GlendaFarrell #LyleTalbot #FrankMcHugh

I’ve never been strong in math, but I have a passion for Busby Berkley geometry. #hollywood #classicfilm #1930s #GreatDepressionfilms

I painted my house all by myself. Can you tell what film’s iconic opening titles inspired my color choice?

Finding bees and other pollinators on the flowers in my front yard. #echinacea #russiansage

This is gonna be a long, barely sleeping weekend for our pups Murphy and Finn… and for us. I know we’re not alone. We gotta discover a better way to celebrate other than fireworks.

I honestly don’t know how Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman kept straight faces during these scenes in HIGH ANXIETY (1977) #comedy #MelBrooks

Aerial view of Monument Rocks, Western Kansas, USA Yes, this is Kansas.

Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich. Each separately wearing the same look. #OldHollywood #classicfilm #moviestars #sunglasses

Mondays, am I right? #MaryTylerMoore

Gene Tierney on a bike, chatting with a dog. #OldHollywood

Jean Harlow wishing you a wonderfully summertime Friday! #tgif