While we always see sparrows, this is the first year that we saw a White-Crowned Sparrow. Appearance: The males and females are like a brown sparrow with a grey chest and a black and white striped cap. The beak is pinkish. Feeding Habits:  White-Crowned Sparrows like insects, seeds and berries. They prefer eating from ground feeders. […]
Growing pansies and their cute cousins, violas are easy under the right conditions. Pansies and violas prefer cooler weather and definitely do not like the afternoon sun. Pansies and violas also like water and some organic plant food. I like to plant them in the spring in the hanging baskets in the front of our […]
Pittsburgh had a beautiful afternoon midweek and The Porch at Siena did not disappoint. If you don’t like sweeter cocktails, you might like to move on. I thought this cocktail was refreshing. Ingredients: Limoncello Lemonade Raspberry Puree How can you go wrong with this fruity cocktail which includes limes, lemon and raspberry! Last time the […]
