@Jolenealaska Well, hello! Nice to meet you, you two lovelies!
@Jolenealaska Sure - often for kids, because they are so active and “talkative”. And comparatively easy to care for. And because they are small enough to sometimes exempt from “no pets” rules in rental contracts.
@Stephie Like they are barely worth her notice. She avoids looking at them, but she looked at them with a comical expression on her face when they simultaneously started squeaking loudly.
@rumtscho in case it’s a consolation: My roses have aphids, too.
I have currently no plans to fight them, the plants are so mature, they don’t really suffer. I will do something if it gets worse, so far, I am counting on nature’s equilibrium.
Sort-of-a-G&T on a Friday night. Elderflower cordial with a dash of lemon and soda instead of regular tonic water and a special flowery gin. Summer is here, all of a sudden.