Critters

leeks and flowers in vegetable garden
Kitchen Garden, Pests

Sad news from the leeks

  Last week we hit whatever cold-weather threshold we needed to hit to call for Potato and Leek soup and I went into the garden to dig up the leeks, which are among my favorite vegetables to grow. When I started the messy business of cleaning them up things got…gross…small […]

Amphibians, Critters

Do Not Disturb

These guys are why I have to make sure I’ve moved all rocks and flagstones prior to when the weather gets cold. After a certain point they’re nesting underneath every available rock.  Found them yesterday when I went to grab a container from outdoors to serve as an indoor water […]