I did some cool weather planting today and was excited to see that my patron saint Kale left some ferrel kale plants outside of the raised beds! I replanted some of them next to the little plants I bought at the coop. There should be kale this winter for sure!

While clearing out the space for the kale, taking out some dried up sweet peas and queen anne's lace (carrot flowers), I found the largest big lady (genus Araneus, she's a cross spider!) that I have seen yet this season. I have to say that if I had known I would be displacing her, I would have cleared out another area in the garden. She has such a short time here and I just love her luminescent webs in the sunshine and moonlight. I am hopeful she will find another space...