infesters

I've got the creepy-crawlies right now. I was out watering the berry bushes in the back yard and I saw what looked like white paint splatters all over the tops of some fireweed flowers. I looked closer and saw little dark-gray clumps of what must be aphids. Blech. Those fireweed went straight into the garbage. Then I went out front to water the garden and the bed of wildflowers... where I saw clumps of spidery green aphids all over the two huge lupine flowers. EE-YEW. No wonder the lupine's bright purple color had been fading to a dead grayish-white.

So I can't stop brushing imaginary bugs out of my hair.

I've got a plan, though. Before the soccer game in Anchorage tonight, I'll stop at Far North Garden Supply and get some ladybugs. They come in bags of 1500 bugs, for ten bucks, not bad. According to some website, I'm supposed to mist the bag-o-bugs with water, put them in a cool place, wait until late evening and release them into a well-watered garden.

At least the kids are excited.