Thursday In The Garden with Jonesie

I bet you all thought I'd be broadcasting from the shed today. I've had my fill of hanging out in there, so there will be no "in the garden shed with Jonesie" today. We've had a bit of rain around here this past weekend. There is a touch of fall in the air. That made me think I should check out the garden tools to see if they are anywhere near ready for putting to bed. Well not yet...they still have dirt on them, etc. and in the middle of me checking it all out....wham. The door closes. I mewed and scratched and no one heard, so I just went back to work making sure everything was accounted for and no tools were missing. The shed has a skylight so I was able to work for awhile. When it got dark, I just took a nap. I heard mom and dad calling for me and that made me purr. That means I'm loved. I had no doubt they'd figure out where I was.

When it rains, I like to hang out close to the house because the dirt stays dry.

With a bit of damp, the dirt sticks to my fur really good. Mom picks most of it off, but she missed a piece.

The Swiss chard is getting a bit weedy. Mom is supposed to weed this garden, but she's been sick so she couldn't do it. Here I am trying to help by pulling the weed out with my mouth.

Mom was able to cook this lovely greenery into a lentil soup she made. I'm so proud of these perfect green leaves. Just ignore the weeds, ok? I was thinking that it might be fun to write a gardening book with my mom. We'd have to call it "The Messy Gardener" How to coexist with the weeds in your garden!

Don't forget to visit my young friend Alfie Marshall hanging out in his garden today with his brother Milo.