kindergardens - week 11 {up close and personal}

Last week's (yes, I'm late.  It's lame, but there's not much that can be done at this point except to carry on) KinderGARDEN assignment was to get out into the garden with the camera and share some macro shots.

My excuse for being late with this post is that I took entirely too many pictures and spent several days whittling them down from over 100 to about 25, which is still too many, but I can't make myself whittle any further.  I'm sorry.  So without further ado, I will now overwhelm you with close-ups of our garden...

Kiddo's flower bed:

Veggies:

(snack)

(lettuce - has since bolted.  Boo.)

 (Kiddo's pole bean teepee - we found baby beans last night!)

(glowing swiss chard)

(kohlrabi - a fascinating and beautiful veggie, but we're not sold on the taste yet)

I think I might just be in love with Indian corn tassels:

(aren't they lovely???)

Critters:

(My evil arch-nemesis, the dread cucumber beetle...currently engaged in some hanky panky.  Believe me, I took advantage of their distraction as soon as I snapped the picture.)

 

(False potato beetle.  He actually likes our eggplant better than our potatoes.  No beetles were harmed during the shooting of this photo).

And more:

(Kiddo's got zinnias in his flower maze!)

 (Another inhabitant of the flower maze.  Oh, dear sunflowers, how I love you)

Lots more KinderGARDEN fun can be found here.  Tune in next week tomorrow for more gardening news from our house!