Thank goodness for little bees

We have quite a few of these little bees and they are so busy digging the pollen from the flowers. I managed to make a video of this one working away for at least a minute and now have a much greater understanding of the process by which they store the pollen to take back to the nest. We have so many types of bees in New Mexico that I'm not sure if this is a very small honey bee or a Mason bee.

The view of my garden from my favorite chair under the kitchen window. I'm pretty much surrounded by herbs and roses and daisies at his point. The yellow spikes are Straw Foxglove (Digitalis lutea) one of my all time favorite flowers. The five red pots at the far end contain tomatoes, peppers and mesclun.  I'm also trying ginger  in one of them but I think it is a no go, we'll see.
It pleases me no end to have a garden that is mostly herbs and vegetables with a few flowers thrown in for color.

With so many uses for herbs and their ability to stay green most of the year they are a real plus in an area without much natural moisture.  When I lived in the East with all the rain my gardens were more separated as to plant material.

One of these days I'll post some photos of my past gardens.