I made a really fun mug at the Get Fired Up pottery place with Grace a few weeks ago. I got my children to bed on time tonight, and decided to make some herbal tea using herbs from my garden. I went out with my pink clippers, barefoot in the wet grass, to snip some lemon balm, peppermint, chocolate mint, lavendar and stevia. I froze, mid-step, when I discovered bugs all over my fennel. I was horrified, and then fascinated. My beautiful fennel, feathery and copper colored, was gone. In its place were 14 caterpillars.
I did some research and learned they are tiger swallowtail catterpillars. I decided to leave the fennel and show the kids in the morning. I'm hoping my garden will survive until then, as it was twilight and the light was quickly fading. I think I should probably transplant the fennel to a separate location/pot in the morning. We've purposefully neglected science this month in the interest of barelling through our Colonial Plymouth studies. Look what landed in our laps!
My tea must have steeped by now. My bath, book and steaming cup of tea await.
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