Chilean guava

This fig was really tasty this morning.  How did we get so lucky?!  I was told that in most cases, the second crop (this one) does not have time to ripen.

I also ate the berries of Chillean guava and the few ripe ones I found were really good.

Prunus laurocerasus, English laurel

These berries are sweet with a mild cofee taste.  The seeds are toxic so ma sure to spit the out.  Last year, production was poor.  This year I'm rich!

First mason bees have emerged

Go girls!  The men will be out soon after.

Thornless Blackberries

Absolutely delicious.  No thorns!  Tough plant!  Wow.

Combo #1

Thimble berry daylillies!

Hemerocallis

I wonder how these could be preserved? So crisp and nectary!  Yay daylillies:)

Strawberry!

It's totally awesome to share the first strawberry with Tessa.  On this steep, south facing slope, I think they are ripening early!  

Yum!

Here is the plant, surrounded by bind weed.  This slope needs all of the binding it can get as it used to be shaded by cedars and it's now exposed to the elements.