Closer to Real

By the time the rain stopped, deer, groundhogs, rabbits and other four legged creatures (gazelles? Antelopes? tigers?) had ground up most of the vegetable garden, although I'm still foraging cucumbers and basil and have faith that the other vine species (cantalopes and zuchinnis) have some hope of producing fruit. However, this year's garden has taught me valuable lessons about hubris -- all those summers of life without invaders made me overconfident about fence free zones. When others talked of invasions, I yawned. Now I pay attention. Close attention. They're eating MY babies....