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 i will admit my chagrin

when i opened the work table drawer

amidst the measuring tools, the binding threads

the plastic bags saved for reuse

a little mouse had made ready for winter.

 the seed cache was lovely

but the mice in this old farmhouse

keep me constantly on my toes.

 and the rabbits at the new place

helped themselves to the garden

less than 24 hours before we picked 

for a special supper for visiting children...

 stems left, mostly.

last night

i had one tiny bite

of wild woodcock

eating from the land.
returning later to add this:
ticks.
my first known bite was not a connect
and i took three more off my body.
after the first frost
is apparently the worst time for ticks.

 i was shocked today to see this daylily

and took home the spent blossom

for bundling into the latest batch of contact prints.

while working away this afternoon, 

more tooth broke.

dentist tomorrow.