June 4 asks for a close-up photo. I couldn't pick just one. We are having the rainiest of weather and I am torn between whether I am loving it or not. I do like to have an excuse for staying indoors and sewing, crocheting,knitting, cooking or reading but I am missing my outside time. In between downpours I have been checking on the animals, feeding the poultry and so far today I even managed to squeeze in about five minutes in the vegie patch.
There is still one tomato plant that is growing in the garden. I think it is time I picked the remaining fruit though because it is just one good frost away from useless.
I really like the water droplets on the flowers. Nasturtiums are a favourite here. I'm not completely convinced on the eating of the flowers (it's the texture) but the leaves are nice in a salad.
Now it was fortuitous that I was down in the garden today. Otherwise these dreaded cabbage moth grubs would have made more of a meal of the brassicas than they already had. Their appetites are voracious and they aren't welcome here. I often will allow a self-sown plant to get a hold in the garden even if it takes up too much valuable room but bugs begone. We have plenty of birds around and I do all the right things to encourage the predators but sometimes the only thing for it is to manually remove the baddies. At least that way I know they are gone (for now) and that no nasty chemicals have been used.
Tracy
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