Community Garden

Hello, We have been remiss and not weeded in the garden for some time. No one else has been there so the grasses especially have made a lot of growth. It is a kind of grass that my father called knuckle grass. It sends out a shoot, puts down roots and repeats that process. It covers quite a big area. If I pull up one plant I make a lot of progress. I picked some small yellow tomatoes. They are a sweet treat. The trouble was when I went to the second side of the plant, I felt something biting me on my ankle. Oh no! There were small ants on me. I moved away from the area. Those ants on me were smashed as soon as I spotted them. It took a little while, but I was relieved. One year, ants got on me and up under my long pants. I had to go home to get rid of them as their bites are rather uncomfortable. I seriously considered just hiding behind a bush, exposing myself and getting rid of them. Pain can make a difference to one’s sensibilities. On the way home, I saw a woman and a small girl getting into their vehicle so I shared with them all the tomatoes that I had picked. It was just small ones. Someone else picked the larger ones, the smaller ones are ignored. I was outside by the deck when a humming bird landed on the clothes line and looked at me while I looked at it. It was only about two feet from me. I tried to get my phone out to take a picture, but it left. I was sorry that I just did not enjoy seeing it. Pictures are not everything. Paula