We can take up a collection to buy some hanging 'living, nutrious decorations' for the host.

That's a great idea, count me in, but I don't know if they make chocolate planters.

This little fellow was observed enjoying my peaches.

Bought a Hav-A-Hart trap: http://www.havahart.com/

A hand full of pumpkin seeds and this guy is now enjoying the rest of the summer up at the nearest lake.

Number 2!

'Twas in the Haight back then when we got Huey, Dewey, and Louie for Easter. The bandits broke into the pen and left Huey and Dewey without hearts and livers, but Louie survived, grew up big and strong and eventually made friends with other ducks in a lake in Golden Gate Park.

#3 is checking out the food stash now.

Cute but evil critters!

Gunter,

A-1?

Not a single tomato from the garden this year due to the late tomato blight. I understand the blight came north with all of the tomato plants grown down south that were shipped north to the big box stores. Plus we had perfect wet conditions for the blight to spread. The blight isn't supposed to over winter up here since the ground freezes.

I had a nice family of rabbits devour most of the rest of my garden this summer so the harvest wasn't great. Rabbits don't like swiss chard, beets, cukes, onions, strawberries. The love peas, lettuce, the broccoli/cabbage family, and absolutely love squash. I picked up a new Hav-A-Hart trap yesterday, I'm going to see if  can move the family a few miles from here.

I planted two large rows of spinach last week. They will give me some harvest this fall, but I want them to over winter and give me early greens. I'm going to build two hoop houses to cover these rows.