Dear Bindweed,

Oh sure, you're cute. With your little candy-striped bells.

But you and I are sworn enemies, so I shall rip you from the soil by the fistful and strangle you thusly:


Several hours of hand-to-hand weed combat later, the big bed is mostly rid of the weeds and garlic that had taken over.

Found a chrysalis in the weeds and relocated it to the butterfly chamber, hung it in the pear tree.
Good luck, buddy.

Lots and lots of ladybug larvae hatched today on the bunny hutch. Here's a pupae.

And here are larvae.

Peas are starting to climb the bed frame trellis.

Vintage Wine tomato is blooming. This one was started from seed by Carol.

Pear tree's about to bloom.

Strawberries are doing their thing.

Found Tigerina sleeping in the planter. Same planter on the same spot that we found her five years ago as a tiny little kitten with frightened blue eyes.

Here's the gardener's rest. After a long day of weed termination, it's a nice place to sit with a good glass of California sangiovese.