There are significantly fewer ants in the garden area, and where there were bright yellow aphids before there are now brown, dead aphids. One ant-run aphid farm destroyed. Success!

Also, there were three Ladybugs on the cucumbers today, so hopefully they will pick up any of the aphids I missed and stick around a while. These are the first Ladybugs I have seen in the wild in a really long time. Looks like I am running a pretty healthy and natural garden. More success!

Sure, my garden hasn’t been producing much in the way of edibles yet, but it has been a learning experience. Learning more about gardening and proving I could do it on my own without the help and advice of my parents and grandparents (and 4-H and FFA advisers) was at least 50% of my reason for wanting to do it. Besides, everything is abloom now, so maybe if the weather continues to stay cooler than 100 degrees every day, I might still end up with a good crop of tasty vegetables. I haven’t given up yet.

Additionally, the mailman came while I was out puttering in the front yard, and he declared my yard the best one on the street. That’s not really saying much, because our yard is not all that wonderful, what with the rogue pecan trees the squirrels keep plantin in the front flowerbed and the nasty Bermuda grass and weeds trying to take over the lawn, but, if I do say so myself, our yard is nicer than the rest on our street. After we mow this weekend, I’ll go down the street a ways and get a photo of the whole yard (nasty front flowerbed included).

Nothing else much going on today. I got to the store super early this morning, and my list of things to do has just about nothing on it. Odd feeling. Once I get the dishes done and do a little more work on those paying projects, I am declaring it the weekend. This week has felt both long and short at the same time. It seemed like the weekend would never get here, but it also seems like I didn’t really do much of anything all week. I hate weeks like that. But the weekend is here now, so the laziness can begin! Well, after I do the dishes and a little more work on those paying projects, that is.

Just a reminder, to anyone who cares, Stargate Atlantis starts back up tonight. Can’t wait! I also can’t wait to see the new episode of Dr. Who. It’s been really good lately. I still can’t stand the new traveling companion, but the stories have been very good.