Fireflies
Last night I had my first good encounter with the season’s fireflies when one followed me along the veranda, flashing like a little beacon. Finding fireflies here was one of the highlights of getting to know this place – when my daughter saw a cloud of them for the first time she said ‘That must […]
Critters
I’ve been fighting a war of attrition against the critters who sneak into my vegie garden during the night and chew the leaves off every plant in the cabbage family-broccoli, cauliflower, or kale-no matter how small. It’s very discouraging!