Birds!

Today, I finally planted the lettuce seedlings that I had been nursing along for the last two months. They were magnificent plants, a mix of endives, radicchio, and various heirloom lettuces. I went home for a delicious lunch of just-picked cauliflower, steamed and sprinkled with butter roasted almonds. When I got back to the garden two hours later, my lettuce was gone. I could still see a few stalks here and there, but except for that, it had been razed.

Sigh.

Well, at least they left my savoy cabbage and kale seedlings alone. For now.

Guess I'll seed some more lettuce, then. They will have a better chance of survival later in the season, I hope, when the rest of the gardening community remembers that they have a plot, and my lettuce isn't the only fresh yummy greens in the whole garden. Or maybe I should listen to my husband and make some wire cages, just to get them through the worst...