Blue jays, bees and...

A Blue jay flew over and stopped on top of the grape vine stakes. She had a peanut in her mouth. Something must have alerted her, shortly after she flew to the top of the bushes. She hid the peanut in the bush and flew away quickly. Two crows appeared. They were after her food. They checked the spot the blue jay used to be, digging their beaks in the bush. It didn't take long for one of them to find the peanut. They triumphantly took it away.

I watched all these from my balcony, amused by the drama in the animal world. Now I know who buried the peanut in my flower pot. Of course it was a Blue jay.

I am used to the humming of bees now, who frequent Kent Beauty everyday. They just can't keep themselves away from her fragrant brackets. Asylums and Veronica blue carpet flowers attract bees too.

English lavender is in full bloom. The flowers are lightly scented, not as strong as the leaves. I just love to smell them. I bought a perennial sage Orchid Glow. So far it is still trying to adapt to the new location. Its pinks flowers have dropped. I will give it some time to adjust. Winter will be a worrying time for me because it is only hard to 0 degree. It is a lovely delicate plant, small in size, good for containers. I love rubbing its leaves to smell the minty scent.

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