In this corner...

That cute little yellow bug, Paige tells me, is a menacing garden pest. Who knew! On hearing this I first thought about going out and spraying my little patch with Dawn as I have heard it will take care of any garden problem. Then I remembered the green praying mantis that we had seen climbing about the tomato plants the same time the cucumber beetle was there. (The mantis's stealthy moves prevented me from getting what I considered a blogworthy photo, but here he is anyway.) Maybe he was just waiting for an opportunity to have yellow bug for a snack. We will see. I am not one to mess too much with Mother Nature, and besides, it will be educational to see how it all works out.