I’m cooking up a pot of fresh tomato soup to go with some multi-grain bread I just finished baking. Sounds delicious, right? I’m starving and can’t wait. Anyway, the soup recipe calls for fresh oregano, so I headed out to grab a few sprigs from the garden. Along the way I noticed destruction in my newly cleared, just-yesterday-fava-bean planted, needs-a-lota-love raised bed in front. Some critter has harvested many, if not all, of my fava sprouts. It looks like squirrels, but I’ve seen crows do the same thing. And, all of those critters are on the prowl for yummy dig-um-ups in the garden. So…tomorrow I replant. I saved some of the sprouts and will over-plant this time. Maybe, just maybe, the fall harvesters will miss a few.  Yes, I could cover the beds, but really, that will probably only work with the crows. Squirrels (and dare I admit it? Rats) will just go under the covers or through them.

And why did I mention cats? Well, the little buggers are probably the next pest to decide this bed is their litter box. Sigh…well, a glass of wine before my soup and bread may be just the ticket for now. I really can’t replant until tomorrow…