vegetable-devouring

Updated: July 2, 2026

I never go out to sprinkle the sad pea vines or pick the drooping lettuce but what I resolve myself into a magnet to lure the early vegetable-devouring reptile from its lair. Large 7 by 9 caterpillars and zebra-striped ladybugs disport themselves on neck and ankle until I flee the scene. If there is anything worse than a blue-jay, name it.

Martha Everts Holden - A String of Amber Beads