Darkness falls

The other day I was walking out of the garden and a woman stopped me and told me evening is the best time for photographs. She claimed to be a photographer (and I claim to be a farmer...). So today I headed over there around 7:30, near sunset. Unfortunately, the main effect of dusk was to make me think that every tiny sound I heard was a rat about to run over my feet. So my visit was brief.

On the bright side, some things are looking good. The beans are just bursting out of the ground - there are little bean-shaped holes next to each one from when the sprout pulled out of the husk (is that the right word?).














And the cantaloupes have little leaves peeking out in the middles.















There's even an endearingly weirdly-shaped strawberry among the tiny perfect ones.












But sadly - so many ants! And - I saw some poop. I was going to include the photo but it's not very aethetically pleasing. Suffice it to say I'm hoping it's squirrel-based!