What a morning!

This early morning was rough and so I decided to skip "school."   I made a cup of Easy Now Tea, wishing that I had a gallon of it, instead of just one last tea bag, and I told the kids to get ready to go outside.  They needed to "run the stink off," as a friend says.

The doorbell rang.  Yay!  Perfect timing.  A persimmon tree, another kiwi vine, three currant bushes and a Fuki plant had been delivered, almost in time for Earth Day.  And then to make the treat even better, there were two blueberry bushes in the box!  I had ordered them last fall and had figured that the order had been long lost, but here they were.  I'm making a Blueberry Hill, because of my memories watching Happy Days where the orange-haired boy whose name I've forgotten used to sing, "I've found my thri-ill, o-on Blueberry Hi-ill."

So, we headed outside.  Girumy suggested that I plant the new arrivals before working on his Nature Journal page.  "Great idea, Son."  I happily set to work, whilst the kids played.  Finally it was time to do G's lesson:

After, I decided to water in a few more of the plants when I saw:

Oh, uh-uh.  Two dark little eyes were watching me from that hole and I knew that there were many more under there.  (We had just read a book about conejos this morning and here we had a conejera in our own back yard!)  I grabbed a stick and a bucket and prodded out the first little Nibbler of Lettuce.  And yes, there were more.  I freaked.  Thankfully, my Knight in Blue Cotton was out, a few yards over, so I called to Sir Ron to rescue me and my greenery.  In the end, we caught four, one having escaped under the fence to another yard.  Sir Ron said that he'd take the bucketful of Diagonal Chompers "for a ride."  I didn't ask and I don't care.

I know I seem harsh.  Maybe if I had a bit more than a postage stamp size of a yard, I'd be more generous to the Destroyers of Cambium and their Friends and Relations.  Maybe not.

(Oh yes, his name was Richie.  Richie Cunningham.)

Thus end the morning adventures in the garden.  Not bad, huh?  The kids ran around as kids should, fruit plants were added to our growing orchard, Girumy did a Nature Observation in the rays of the energizing sun, my garden was protected (for now) and the kids saw a real conejera, lined in fur and everything.  Not bad.  Now if only I had some more of that tea!