Dog & Butterfly

If only! Worked in the garden for a big part of the day yesterday. Things actually grow here. Things that aren't lantana, purple sage, red yucca and rosemary. Things with big, pretty flowers that come back year after year. This is quite new to me. But the pests! I don't have to worry about rattlesnakes, which were prevalant at the old place, but here's a little laundry list of what I'm battling this year: rabbits, chipmunks, japanese beetles, odd mold, violets on steroids and mushrooms of every nasty texture and color.