Paddy's poker face

Paddy and I have been playing a kind of dutch auction with Mother Nature.

Paddy's patrol

We planted a variety of cucumbers and after some really colorful flowers we could see three juicy cucumbers growing on the vines.

Paddy's cucumber vines

The thing is that if we could see them, then so could everything else in the neighborhood.

Paddy's cucumbers

Our previous experiences with tomato-eating mice showed that while we were both content to wait for the cucumbers to develop further – it would only be a matter of time before one of the ‘contestants’ got hungry and made a grab for the cucumbers.

Paddy's cucumbers

There’s been a fair amount of interest from everything from ants…

Paddy's patrol

…to pigeons…

Paddy's Pigeon

Cos lettuce seeds….

Paddy's cos lettuce seeds

See you next week…

Paddy's Garden