Nature Friday

 

This is my friend Saint Anthony. He has been the garden captain since we moved here. Before that he was in my Nanas’s garden. No one remembers him being purchased. One day he just appeared. When his parents went to the Bridge my Dad gave him a new home.Through day and night, rain and sun, heat and cold, he has been in our garden, protecting the plants.

Saint Anthony is much better than a scarecrow, which only frightens critters who stalk the garden, while Saint Anthony threatens the invaders with eternal damnation. I have no idea if he has such power but it keeps the plants safe and the weeds to a minimum.

Saint Anthony was, for more than a decade, situated in the main garden at the top of the driveway, but this year he requested to go to the garden at the front of the house. He said he wanted a different view, but I caught him with binoculars watching the neighbor across the street. I understand. Its hard to be a saint in the garden.

Saint Anthonu also acts as desk clerk for the many critters who live under the house. He makes sure there are no late parties or fighting over space.

All in all it is good to have a Saint in the Garden.

Just don’t forget to bring him in before it snows.