Bug Cacophony
Yesterday in the early evening, I drove down to my farm to unload some flats of tomatoes and lavender I bought from the nursery. I normally wouldn’t drive all the way down to the farm to just unload a couple flats, but it was the tail end of a shit-tastic week and driving south tends to help my mood, in the event I’m feeling less than great. I slowed my truck on the driveway, which made that fabulous crunching sound, which for some reason reminds me of Fall no matter what time of year it actually is. I pulled the flat of Lavender out of the back of my truck, and placed it at the end of the newly mowed planting strip. The field had been cover cropped in early Fall, and now was a bona fide meadow, just under knee high with favas, mustard, thistle and little wisps of grass leaves. I walked through the field and surveyed how everything was doing; herbs like lavender, thyme, sage and rosemary were thriving in their little mulched beds. The ground was hissing with a beautiful cacophony of bugs moving from mowed section to meadow, probably somewhat displaced but happy to be soaking in the last bit of sun for the day. I walked back down the driveway, and thought about getting in my truck to drive home. Instead, I thought it best to nap on the driveway, next to the field. The flat of thyme I forgot to plant the day before made a wonderful pillow for the next hour.
15 Responses to “Bug Cacophony”
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That field looks wonderful!
What a wonderful place for a nap! Sounds very relaxing. Great shots! I can’t wait for spring!
The contrast of the stink bug against the green grass great idea. Good use of colors.
So nice and green there! Haven’t seen any bugs here yet (unless you count the occasional fungus gnat around our worm bin in the basement
ya, this week of sun has really brought the critters out!
And here we are still getting rid of snow. Cute black bug though.
Napping on Thyme? Okay, totally jealous. Now I want to go run through fields… which are about an hour drive in any direction from where I am in LA. Boo!
And I’m usually with you on the “baby showers suck” attitude, because, you know, it’s babies, and there’s only so much you can talk about them. But I feel my Dr. Seuss one went well, and I had a couple come up to me afterward and say, “We had already come up with an excuse as to why we needed to leave early… but then we had so much FUN.”
Which means I totally did my job, and now I never have to throw another baby shower again for the rest of my life.
HuZZAH.
T: Wish we could have a taste of snow…
Phoenix: Yep, agreed. Your baby shower karma is complete.
Shit-tastic! Love it….
Speaking of critters coming out with the sun, here in SF, in Golden Gate Park, I saw both a coyote and a skunk. Talk about characteristic (not to mention heavily symbolic) megafauna. May the good weather and animal encounters continue.
I love thyme and have it intermingled with my Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’ in my mostly native garden. It smells so sweet when crushed under foot. And, I love the photo of the trail leading toward the forest…it reminds me of the story of Hansel and Gretel.
Oh, it’s so pretty. I also love driving to calm my nerves especially when I’m headed out on a trip to the country.
Gosh, that’s a gorgeous field and looks just right for a little nap. Love the bug pic.
I love all of these super close shots. Very cool.
That’s incredible!
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