All summer I wanted to purchase praying mantis eggs for the garden because I can’t seem to get rid of the damn cucumber yellow beetles. But Mr. Wild Dingo refused. Being…
Charlene, the flower crab spider, sits contemplatively upon the black midnight basil plant. Normally found on goldenrod or other flowers, the flower crab spider (genus Misumena) is generally white in…
Alyssum does not love me. I can kill it faster than I can squash a bug. Not that I actually squash bugs. I’ve tried watering, not watering, full sun, part…
Poor Joannna. She’s getting rather attached to this place. As usual, Bob brought his trusty assistant Joanna, the poodle mix to my monthly IVIG appointment. When it was time to…
Thursday’s are Ladies’ night at the ladybug sex club. The box said, “Release your ladybugs at dawn or dusk. With ample food and moisture they can begin reproducing immediately.” And they say…
The Physical Torturer, err, Therapy Ladies at Sage Centers decided they’d really like a little Loki lovin’ so they invited him to Juno’s PT session. “Mom, Juicy is not taking…
I may be world’s worst vegetable gardener but Bonnie, the hoverfly doesn’t care. She enjoys the fruit of my bolted lettuce labor just days before I pulled that inedible useless ball…
Creepy. Filled with dread and oh so terrifying. I had just got back from the dog walk when I saw the news about the fire on Loma Prieta last Monday, I…
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