Seems the wildlife is capturing the camera, instead of vice versa. We might need to reconsider this location.
role reversal
Tag: garden
peppers
If it isn’t already obvious …. one of my daily joys is to sit in the barrelarium and stare at the vegetables.
garden snack
The hungry caterpillar(s)
Teensy little leaves being eaten by teensy little caterpillars.
across the canyon
Our neighbour’s garden is not alight, but the Fire Sticks succulent (Euphorbia tirucalli) sure is aptly named.
the last tomatoes
Only a few day’s worth left. It’s been a good long tomato season!
swiss chard
Growing veggies—planting, tending, harvesting, cooking, then eating them—brings me so much joy. And Swiss chard, with its bright crimson veins and generous ruffles, is one of the most joy-sparking of them all.
Cucumis sativus
My homegrown cucumbers are very prickly. It’s not a problem; the spines are easy to scrub off. But before doing so today, I decided to examine some of them under the microscope. Now I’m curious about cactus spines!
nearly over
Pretty much the last harvest of salad veg for the year; there’s still cucumbers on the vine, and lots of basil, but I pulled the last tomato plant today. This sketch shows 1/50th of the green tomatoes now filling a big colander on the counter, so we’ll still be eating them for a few weeks. Looking forward to brassicas, beets, chard, potatoes, onions ….
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Large milkweed bugs are seed-feeders; their main diet is, not surprisingly, milkweed seeds. So I’m not sure what this lady was doing on the sweet potato vine.
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