After a chilly night , we are having quite a nice day , sunshine and showers .
I am busy worrying as mothers do , about my daughter , son-in-law and his ma and pa who are right now out in Florida waiting for Hurricane Ian to pass through . 🙏🏻
We have been watching the live news channel . It is fast becoming a category 5 !
My daughter is saying they will be fine and not to worry ..... I wish I could flick off the worry switch !
So I tried to take my mind off it and went up to the greenhouse ....there are more and more lovely bean flowers .
You may remember I dug up a couple of the now fading Courgette plants from the garden , potted them up in the spent compost from the tomato plants and brought them under cover on the bench in the shed . Well I didn't expect much from them . The leaves are getting the mosaic mould thing that they always get, which doesn't affect the fruit .
Things are looking quite good .
Lettuces ,Pak-choi, Spinach , Coriander and Dill for salads coming along nicely .
I did some more clearing of the African Key-Hole Bed .
I had a bumper harvest of Butternuts from here this year .
I noticed Bindweed and spent a good while pulling out it's never ending long white root strings .
They had particularly taken hold under the steps .
One by one , I lifted the paving slabs and pulled out as much as I could .
I could make Spaghetti Bolognese . ( please don't do that ! )
Small Red Damselfly
So that's all I can manage for today . Exhausted !
I found a couple of these amazing caterpillars . It is the Convolvulus Hawk Moth Caterpillar .
Yep , It eats Bindweed !
I moved them to another part of the garden . I think this is the time they will be turning into their chrysalis over the Winter .
Another little beauty flew down beside me to bask in the sun on the stone steps .
So I'm going in now for a nice cuppatea .
....and get back to worrying again !
Please stay safe everyone .There will be lots of help on the way after it clears . I'm thinking of you .
