June 2025 Favorite Photos

Passion flower

June 2025 was full of ups and downs, and lots of beautiful flowers! Our garden is producing a good amount of tomatoes, beans, tomatillos, figs, peppers, herbs and roses. Unfortunately, rats have eaten most of the tomatoes and a lot of beans.😠 We’ve set up humane traps and are catching them left and right, we rehome them in the canyon and wish them good luck!

Not perfect, just gorgeous!
My first Stapelia bloom!!
Busy bee! 🐝
Which way to go?
Disco Spider!
Purple Tomatillo
A very busy Swallowtail
My second sourdough bread!
Big Red Dragonfly
Book art, created by my Aunt

I’m very sad to report that my friend, and friend to the whole neighborhood, Peanut the sweetest squirrel, was killed by a speeding car in front of our house yesterday. I’m devastated.

RIP Peanut 😒πŸ₯œ

And just before I hit publish, I saw the headline. Instead of celebrating America this July, I can only cry for democracy. There are no words, just a sickness in the pit of my being. πŸ˜”

43 responses to “June 2025 Favorite Photos”

  1. J Walters Avatar

    These are beautiful.

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thank you so much J! 😊

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  2. Timothy Price Avatar
    Timothy Price

    What a beautiful post, Tiffany. The bread looks delicious. I love the butterfly and Mr. Squirrelly.

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thanks Tim, yep, I’m into making sourdough now, I even made brownies with the sourdough starter last night, this might be a problem!πŸ˜‚

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  3. Matt Avatar

    That’s a swell looking loaf of bread

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thanks Matt, the trick is to slice it up and then freeze it, so I don’t eat the whole thing in one sitting!πŸ˜‚

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      1. Matt Avatar
  4. Nancy's Notes πŸ–ŠοΈπŸŽΆ Avatar

    Gorgeous plants and fabulous-looking bread! I bet your whole house smells amazing. Homemade bread is my weakness.

    Poor little Peanut. RIP

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      You know my pain Nancy, bread is irresistible! 😊πŸ₯ͺ

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  5. EclecticMusicLover Avatar

    My emotions are decidedly mixed after reading this post, Tiffany. Your photos are beautiful, as always, and your sourdough loaf looks quite impressive. But I’m terribly sad about Peanut (goddamned speedy drivers!), as well as the atrocious budget pill just passed by our corrupt GOP-controlled Senate (which I’m assuming is the last-minute headline you referenced).

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thanks Jeff, I have resigned to not watch any more news, it’s not worth the extra anxiety. I have lots of distractions, art, baking, gardening, and MUSIC!😊

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  6. LoveLifeHappiness&MoreπŸ’™πŸ’™ Avatar

    Beautiful share, Tiffany. ❀️

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      I’m glad you enjoyed them, thanks T!😊

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  7. Ka Malana - Fiestaestrellas.com Avatar

    Your photos are gorgeous. I’m so sorry about Peanut! Yikes! And yes, we are sad… 😒 for the collective, and our structural integrity.

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    1. Ka Malana - Fiestaestrellas.com Avatar

      What? I missed the news… πŸ—žοΈ I can’t even get a minute.

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    2. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thanks Ka, I keep looking for Peanut, hoping that it really wasn’t her, but it was.πŸ˜” Yes, I try to stay distracted from all the sad stuff, I love my garden!

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  8. Michele Lee Avatar

    These are gorgeous! You do have an eye for detail. 😊

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thank you, I am always looking for something interesting to photograph!😊

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      1. Michele Lee Avatar

        It’s great fun isn’t it! You do a fabulous job! I saw a gorgeous rainbow a little bit ago while driving, but it was gone by the time I had a chance to pull over. Thrilled to see it! 🌈😍

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  9. hitandrun1964 Avatar

    Great photographs of beautiful things. πŸ™‚

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thank you Gigi!😊

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  10. Martha Kennedy Avatar

    RIP Peanut.

    When I first read this I read, “We’ve set up human traps…and are releasing them in the canyon.” I liked that. Being released in a canyon is a good thing. Your plants and photos are beautiful.

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      OMG, that is too funny!πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ You’re right, I’m pretty happy hanging out in a canyon, I hope the rats/mice find a good home!

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      1. Martha Kennedy Avatar

        If they don’t, they’ll come back. πŸ˜‰

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  11. memadtwo Avatar

    Hard to pick a favorite photo here.
    But I’m sorry about Peanut. Cars are dangerous in so many ways, and humans are so careless with them.
    And as to our government…(K)

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thank you, I could do with less humans, politics, and cars, and more nature and flowers!😊

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  12. Laura Kate Avatar

    I have a soft spot for red dragonflies. And the lighting on your disco spider plant is stunning.

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thank you Laura! I walk by a pond with a waterfall everyday on my walk and look for that dragonfly, he’s always there and stunning! I also really liked that disco spider photo!😊

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  13. mistermaxxx08 Avatar

    Bring to light and love

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thank you Max, light and love, that’s what we have to focus on these days!

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      1. mistermaxxx08 Avatar

        As much as possible

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  14. capentalc Avatar

    You have such neat plants. I like that Stapelia plant. Is that a cistus with the white flower and bee?

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thank you so much! I don’t have anywhere close to the varieties you have, but I do have some cool ones! The big white ones (I call egg flowers) are actually Matilija poppies, they are all over our neighborhood! I only got the one star flower so far, but those are really cool plants!😊

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  15. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

    So many great photos – love the book art by your aunt! Good luck to the rehomed rats, Linda xx

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thank you so much, Linda! Yeah, I really want to try the book page folding thing, she made a few of them, all different patterns, a great way to repurpose old books! I’ve lost count of how many rats/mice, we caught 8 mice just yesterday! 😬

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      1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

        Good luck with both endeavors – book folding and de-ratting! xx

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  16. suzannesmom Avatar

    Loving these photos! Beautiful!

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thanks so much, I love photos of pretty things!😍

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  17. Aud Avatar

    πŸ˜” πŸ’™ πŸ«‚

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  18. Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) Avatar

    I was going to say that you looking up at the tree leaves is my favourite, but then I saw the yummy-looking bread. πŸ˜‹

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    1. TiffanyArpDaleo Avatar

      Thanks G, yeah, I’ve been on a sourdough making kick lately, it’s addicting!πŸ˜‹

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      1. Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) Avatar

        Understandable, with delicious things. I’m one of those people who actually loves their sourdough most when it’s noticeably sour. πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹

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