<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://veggies-only.blogspot.com/2010/08/critters.html">Click here to read the article in full</a> Last Spring you might remember that I left my tomatoes outside overnight during an unexpected late frost. Most of these tomatoes have made a full recovery.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDwe9WZ2nI/AAAAAAAAD0s/hixtf8aHAYI/s1600/DSC08233.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503663159302019698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDwe9WZ2nI/AAAAAAAAD0s/hixtf8aHAYI/s400/DSC08233.JPG" /></a> This was a new variety I bought as a small plant in a local hardware store. The variety is <strong><em>Elisir</em></strong> . I had never heard of it before or since, I am quite impressed!<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDwMqjRhjI/AAAAAAAAD0k/7WOcCEEHLbc/s1600/DSC08241.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503662845018080818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDwMqjRhjI/AAAAAAAAD0k/7WOcCEEHLbc/s400/DSC08241.JPG" /></a> Couldn't resist snapping this lovely <strong><em>red-bottomed bumble</em></strong> <strong><em>bee </em></strong>yesterday!<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDvyko9d7I/AAAAAAAAD0c/A-akN0A3ilY/s1600/DSC08243.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503662396754720690" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDvyko9d7I/AAAAAAAAD0c/A-akN0A3ilY/s400/DSC08243.JPG" /></a> Doing a bit of weeding and clearing yesterday I found this hairy caterpillar underneath the old lettuce bed. I just can't remember what sort of butterfly it grows into. Is it a peacock?<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDviNURL5I/AAAAAAAAD0U/Pq63YOvPHLo/s1600/DSC08244.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503662115616010130" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDviNURL5I/AAAAAAAAD0U/Pq63YOvPHLo/s400/DSC08244.JPG" /></a> Such a dry, dry Summer so this frog has been living in my automatic watering system in the greenhouse!<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDvQlUAGZI/AAAAAAAAD0M/5O4RQo_pRqs/s1600/DSC08249.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503661812819696018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TGDvQlUAGZI/AAAAAAAAD0M/5O4RQo_pRqs/s400/DSC08249.JPG" /></a>And it looks as if it is going to be a great year for apples too. My bramley tree is overloaded!</div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28615441-8221856906128818184?l=veggies-only.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
