Ladybug

I was gardening today, you read right.  It is sunny and 10⁰ C here.  Yes it is pleasant and better than the usual frigid weather we experience in January.  But it is frightening. All I can think of is the polar bears up north stranded with fewer ice flows on which to leap.
In fact, since it is usually so cold I booked a flight to Pender Island  months ago. I leave Thursday to visit the real Ladybug, my Mum. There have been many times I have left the cold, monochromatic snowy landscape of the prairie for the lush, moist, verdant BC coast.  Not so much contrast this year.
So back to my gardening. I did some further pruning since my garden will be less tended while I am gone.
And look who I found in the garden with me!