Poo

Things happened that were unexpected today.  The big one was that I found a pile of deer scat in the garden.  At least half a dozen plants had been at least partially eaten, some mostly.  However discouraging this may be, it is still a learning experience.  I have written off the garden this year, at least in a logical way, still working on the emotional aspect.  This is not to say that I am going to desert it, but I am not counting on much coming out of it.  There is still hope for some of the tomatoes and maybe corn?  But unless the squash, beans, and cucumbers come back from the deer eating them, nope.  The squash are still suffering from the squash bugs (I've been trying to kill them) but also have vine borers.  There are ways to get rid of those, but I haven't gotten that far yet.  

Some may ask what difference it makes for me to do all this work on a crop that is failing?  This first garden of mine is being a great learning experience.  I've learned about different bugs and animals as well as ways to water and fertilize.  Since the beginning I knew that we needed a taller fence to keep out the deer.  I've also known that a new fence isn't in the budget.  What I didn't know is how hungry the deer are.  

I also learned how poorly my phone picks up on my voice when recording video.  K and Z came out to examine the deer scat with me and try to ID it.  It didn't look like other deer droppings.  Z tried to record my examining the scat.  That's right, I looked closely at it and broke it up a little (I wore gloves) to determine whether the creature was a vegetarian or not.  I was going to share a link, just in case anyone wanted to watch it, but my voice can't be heard.  So, dear reader, you are spared those pictures.  Doing science on the scat is my happy for today.  I must say that getting a little juvenile with the poop jokes this morning was more fun than it should have been.

K picked peaches.  Z's mom came by and they picked many peaches.
So there are good things from the garden.
These are not all bug free either though.

Sky

Closer up of the sky so the moon can be seen.

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Stay safe.