While I'd like for this to be another wordless day, I'm feeling the need to vent. Don't worry, I won't complain about the government's inability to solve the country's problems or even about how the summer humidity makes my hair stand on in. No, what I must complain about at this moment concerns something on a much smaller scale. APHIDS. My once quite colorful floating garden has been overcome by these sticky, little creatures who suck the life out of anything pretty. "Just get rid of them," you might tell me. Well....apparently I purchased the wrong pesticide. So, it was on to the second plan...the $12 bag of lady bugs lasted for about two minutes. Only later did I realized pesticide residue is deadly to the pretty little ladies. I'm on to my third remedy--warm, soapy water and my good-ol'-fashioned hands. While my plants at the moment look mostly free of these awful little devils, I now feel like my skin is crawling. I keep looking down to check if I myself am being sucked of life. I suppose in the grand scheme of life, my bug issue is quite small. On the brighter side of things...they have yet to find my tomato plant, which is sporting several very bright green fruit!! See? I'm able to turn my venting back into the right direction--just have to get it out sometimes. :)
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My new blog background is a hint to what our guestroom has been transformed into.
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