Wildlife Adventure Park

I hate nature

The last few nights our sleep has been interrupted both from crushing heat and humidity and the general rampage of all the neighbourhood creatures coming through our garden. Mostly, as you might expect, chupacabra foxes. The little fuckers have been banging around the shed, which is right outside our window, and screeching unendingly*. It got to the point to where Farmer Goth got up to actually shine light out to see W in T actual F was going on. His conclusion is that it's two kits fighting over food (the leftover seed buns scattered in the tomatoes prove that out).

During their recent escapades, they've managed to dig half-way to China by the back fence, break two nasturtiums completely off their base (thereby rendering them rather dead), knock over several pots, and  have a poke into the lettuce crate, making it look even worse than it already does after the great Rocket Revolt and the Leggy Lettuce Incident.

So today has been much groggy swearing and blocking up the hole at the end of the garden again. We're also discussing various fox repelling methods, and trying to make the teeny gap behind the shed as inhospitable and inaccessible as possible. And by "we" I mean Farmer Goth. 

*I thought it was rats. I'm glad it wasn't rats, but was willing to give the foxes a pass if they were chasing rats. Turns out, foxes have a range of sounds that are horrifying, and conjure up images of babies on spikes being chewed apart by wingéd demons. Who knew?

To everything there is a season

While FG did his best Bill Murry in Caddyshack impression, I harvested the last of the peas and pulled up the plants. It wasn't a huge crop, but it was definitely peas, and they are definitely tasty, and I am definitely pleased. 10/10 will pea again. Heh.

Before: sad, dry, snail-bitten plants

All gone!

Interim Fox Deterrent. We'll see how that goes.

It's super windy and vaguely shitey, today, so I won't be spending a tonne of time, out there, now that I've done the thing, so I'll leave you with some photos from earlier in the week that made me feel exceedingly pleased.

Borage! In an urn!

Lady's Bedstraw, being adorable! In an urn!

Nasturtium flowers! Finally!