Mine
is doing “okay”—it is trying to recover from the elk attack of a few weeks ago.
Interestingly enough the one plant the elk left alone was my single zucchini
plant. Really makes me wonder if the first growers of zucchini struck some sort
of ill-fated bargain with the Dark Side to ensure the prolific success the
squash seems to enjoy...
My
latest run in with marauding elk has not sent me to the phone in search of
another kill permit. I am pretty sure the elk would not grant me the 29 day
reprieve, since it was Shane’s job to point the gun and my job to stand there,
hissing “Shoot it!” Instead I am seriously planning a fence and wondering what
the odds are that the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife would
build me one---a BIG one. With razor wire and watch towers, one that would
double as a good perimeter defense in case of zombie attack. “Better safe than
sorry” will now become my new motto. It will replace my former motto “when in
doubt, go with lime green.”
My
phlox have not fared as well as the straw bale garden since they are located in
multiple flowerbeds and harder to defend. The elk damage to the phlox has been
rather severe but a kind hearted person –who was probably tired of all my
complaining—brought me a beautiful bouquet of candy striped and rose pink
phlox. She swore my children to secrecy when she dropped off the gift, but of
course I recognized the blooms at once, having visited her lovely gardens on
multiple occasions.
So
that’s the state of my garden these days: zucchini prolific; phlox pruned;
friends plentiful. And you know what—I think that’s a pretty good state of
being.
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