Potatoes and visitors

[macklingirl]

Yesterday we harvested our potatoes and had unexpected visitors. I never thought they would let me take the pictures. But the first was very brave.

Here are our potatoes. My sister always washes them and she thought it might be a good idea to put the rubber duck (could be Bodie's) behind them, so that you have a size comparison.



And we had two visitors.


She was very brave and let me take some pictures without flying away. In fact she didn't want to leave me and I had to put her on one of our bushes.



And I don't know who this guy is, he always ran around the leaf and it was difficult to catch him. I'm sure he is wanted. *g*




All in all it was an exhausting day, but the result was worth it.

Comments

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

Looks like you're in for some lovely jacket potatoes - that really is an impressive crop.

I wonder if your unidentified visitor could be some kind of shield bug?

ETA: I've just spotted in the comments that unbelievable2 has made a more specific identification as to which type of shield bug 😊

[macklingirl.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, jacket potatoes are a great idea. We had some today and they taste wonderful. And even the peel is thin enough to eat it. And we have very small potatoes which we use for Papas Arrugadas.

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

The skins are the best bit 😊

I'd not heard of Papas Arrugadas - they sound lovely.