this green world
teems with bees, toads, and slugs,
we’re never alone
even silence seems happy
when a swallowtail visits
Copyright 2020 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: I’ve been working hard on house renovations and garden upgrades. We found a toad in our garage a few days ago. We hope he made it back to the garden. We relocated an orange slug from our tomatoes to the woods. And we are sharing our ripe tomatoes with chipmunks and squirrels. So far the score is 5 for them, 2 for us. Our fence isn’t enough to keep them out. Sigh. I also harvested zucchini and chard. My favorite moment was the visit by the swallowtail. I always appreciate a butterfly.
Gardening is good for your heart, your health, your spirits and your mood. Even if the cucumber beetles are a drag. 🙂
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AREN’T GARDENS MEANT TO BE SHARED??? 😀
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That’s certainly how the chipmunks feel.
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😀
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froggie went a-courting oh yeah…toadie!
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A classic song…
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I THINK PETE SEEGER DID A COUPLE VERSIONS OF IT, AT LEAST!
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The Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel is awesome, too.
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AYE-YUP!
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Such beautiful creatures are to be respected!
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Yes. They are gorgeous and they fly. Such short lives, though.
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Sounds wonderful. And the tomatoes do seem to disappear. My neighbor is filling her windowsill with green ones, because the squirrels are definitely winning.
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Yes. I gathered up a bunch of green ones, too. I’m trying net bags with others, but that just takes the chipmunks and squirrels a little longer.
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A nice sentiment
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Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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They are wonderful and wondering creatures 💜💜
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True.
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😊😊
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what a magical moment!
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We had a black swallowtail yesterday, but I didn’t manage to get a picture.
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ooh!
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So beautiful!!
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Thanks, M.B. The early morning in the garden is one of my favorite times of day. The birds, the sprinkler and me.
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Such beautiful creatures 💜💜
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Yes, so elegant.
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Absolutely 💜
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