I’ve undertaken a program of frustrating milkweeds that are near the cottage; don’t fuss—plenty to feed the monarchs are untouched in the field. This operation means I’ve been walking in close patterns searching out offenders…and coming across other species mixed into the grass…like this campion.
Meanwhile, in the basil ringfort, despite the chill temps, the basil leaves are getting larger…although they’re still at the two-leaf phase.