Aww! Thank you, it makes me so happy to hear someone finds my garden inspiring and makes these updates so much more meaningful! Thank you for your kind words! It means a lot.
I am so sorry to hear about your struggles with apiphobia. Someone very close to me also shares the same struggles. It gets better after a while. Each place has its different critters and it takes time to get used different sounds you hear, sometimes it requires taking some deep breaths and actively observing what is creating the sounds, identifying them. Also, each of these creatures behave in certain patterns. Bees usually mind their business and hang around flowers, so if you have some in your garden, you probably will find them there, sometimes in the grass also, as sometimes grass has tiny flowers and clovers blooming there too. Bees usually don't attack people unless you accidentally step on them or get too close and they get scared. They also die after they have stung someone, so usually that is the last resort as a defense. Bumblebees are pretty much the same, but their movements are a bit more aggressive and they fly in weird patterns that sometimes make them bump into people and objects.
Oh noes! I am so sorry to hear about the bunnies eating your veggies :( Aww. Raised beds and fencing should keep them away for sure. Somehow through all the years I have not observed any animals sneaking into our garden. Maybe because nearby neighbor's house has a dog that scares them away? Deer sometimes nom on our apple trees, but I have not observed any bunny activity. I guess it is pretty lucky or they are visiting other people's gardens here in the village, and there are so many here.
Thank you so much for your kind, encouraging words! Will do my best to keep these updates coming and what the harvest will look like for sure :)
Hehe, thanks. My old boots had holes in them so I needed these and they bring me joy xD weirdly. I dunno. They are now part of my gardening uniform.
You’re very welcome ;)
I appreciate you sharing those things about insects. I find myself taking a lot of deep breaths just to control my reactions and refocus on what I’m out there to do. When the sun is shining on my back it’s the worst because it triggers memories of when I was attacked by a swarm of wasps. So when I feel the sun I immediately prepare to hear buzzing, it gets crazy but I am managing to deal with it a little better :)
Wow that is really a blessing that you haven’t had to deal with bunnies or other animals sneaking into your garden. Thanks for responding about the raised beds and fencing! This is something we will look into doing hopefully sooner than later.
For sure, keep em’ coming, your updates are great ~ ❤️