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strawberries…strawberries everywhere

Last year we found out that along with our berry bushes, we had strawberry plants too.  It wasn’t long before I realized we had very large swaths of the yard and beds that were carpeted with their runners.  We haven’t ID’d what type they are yet.

It would be fair to say that our backyard is mostly carpets of strawberry runners.
Even if you don’t recognize this meme, the reactions hold true. On one hand, having a lot of strawberry plants is amazing! On the other…there are so many runners to make decisions about so we might actually get a decent crop of berries this year.

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It occurred to me today…

as I sit here, watching all sorts of insects hanging out on or flying by my office window that I really need to clean those windows.

That way, when I try to take close ups, my nice camera doesn’t decide to focus on the water spots instead of the intended creature.