Whose Garden Is This, Anyway?

The assault on my garden started in early summer.  Our weeping Santa Rosa plum tree had a good crop of plums, starting to turn from hard green spheres to color.  Standing at the kitchen sink one morning, I noticed that the tree was black -- full of crows; so many that you couldn't see the tree.  When they left, there were no more plums.

Currently, there are two pumpkins growing.  We'll see if they make it to October.

My tomatoes have all been taken by squirrels and racoons.  From four tomato plants, I have harvested fewer than ten tomatoes all season.

First the critters ate all the nectarines, and then they started on the peaches.

I was able to pick four peaches -- before they were fully ripe.  The rest disappeared.

I was told that gophers don't like peonies.  They lied.

We didn't get to enjoy any grapes this summer either.

We live in the mountains; we are surrounded by wildlife; I get that.  I don't mind sharing, really I don't.  But, I would like to get a little bit of the fruit and vegetables from the garden.