Mud pies!

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The last couple of days have been full of mud! 

While the rain was needed and welcomed by the plants... it leaves us slogging through the mud until the ground dries out. At one point while weeding the beets, I thought I was going to have to call Farmer Phil on my cell phone to get him to come and pull me out! 

Alas I managed to extract my foot (boot intact) and decided that I was done for the day.... 

My Weeding Buddy...

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It is not unusual for me to see a frog or two when I'm in the garden... and typically they hop away to safety. 

Today however, I found that I had a weeding buddy. This little guy not only didn't hop away but indeed appeared to be following me down the rows! 

Now if only I could teach him to pull weeds! 

You are never lonely in the garden...

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You are rarely lonely when you are in the garden.... Caleb the cat always comes and joins you. 

How you might ask did we end up with a female barn cat named after our son.... because of course that is what he insisted on calling her when he was two years old! 

Fourteen years later, Caleb (the cat) has used up most of her nine lives and is one of the oldest barn cats I know. 

...And she's the perfect companion as you seed and weed.