Ladies Night
So I’m at the hardware store, right? The one with the garden and nursery section on the back, ‘member? That one.
And I’m getting a few things I need for other Important Things and remember that I’d had a plan to recruit the formidable energies of a few girls for some of the garden’s heavy lifting.
And there it was: the little refrigerator containing the little packets of the little lady bugs.
“I need one of those packets of lady bugs.”
“No problem. They’re sleeping right now. And don’t put them out until dusk. When you get home, put them in the refrigerator until you want them.”
“Would that worked on all women.”
“Pardon me?”
“Nothing.”
Last night also happened to be the neighborhood’s annual Fourth of July Float-Building party. Which happened to take place at our house this time. Which happened to have me sort of on the busy side, what with the surfboards, securing the trailer hitch to the Beloved SUV, and painting the waves and deciding you’re not really painting until you’re painting yourself too. More on that in another post soon.
So I enlisted the help of Every Little Girl In The Neighborhood with:
“Sweethearts, I have a job for you. I need you to go get those ladybugs and—”
*squeals*
“—okay, remember how Mr. Todd’s ears don’t like to bleed? Let’s not scream at that pitch anymore, alright? Alright. I need you to take these and put them in the vegetable garden.”
And then I was onto other things and forgot all about them. There was paint to roll around in half-naked, after all. Again, more on that in another post soon.
But this morning, during the second cup of coffee *sign of Cross*, I realized the girls were now in their new home and went out to see how they were doing.
Oh dear.
Did you know that 2,000 ladybugs sort of…well…completely take over and crowd out an 8′ x 24′ garden?
And did you know that they tend to huddle together to keep warm.
And did you know that made me laugh maniacally and run and get my camera to show you?
And did you know there are photographs on that camera of the paint I rolled around in half-naked that you’re never going to see?
(just checking)
Happy 4th of July everyone.
So what exactly do lady bugs provide for a garden?