A Gardening Drabble

I've done rather more gardening and dealing with tomato and cucumber gluts than anything else over the last few weeks, but here is a drabble - a story containing exactly 100 words - inspired by my attitude to gardens, gardening and wildlife.

Organic 

“Come and see my veg patch, Granddad.”

“Terrible aphids on your broad beans, Ellie - want them spraying?”

“No thanks. Look - ladybirds and hoverflies will get them under control.”

“Huge caterpillars destroying that fennel”

“Never mind. They’ll be beautiful swallowtail butterflies, soon.”

“Blackbird’s making a right mess of all those grass clippings amongst the cabbages.”

“He’s finding slugs in the mulch and feeding them to his fledglings.”

“These aquilegia will seed everywhere if you leave them.”

“I hope so, Granddad.”

They sit together, enveloped in bird song and insect buzz.

“I love your garden, Ellie. So full of life.”

Many thanks to Indie Book Bargains for selecting Organic as the Daily Drabble in their newsletter last week.