u/Camaschrist

My daughter found this while weeding under my persimmon tree. We are in SW Washington. The visible vein is something. There a few dead potato bugs near it.

My garden has gone through some changes and I have random asparagus pop up.

This guy lives under my substrate most of the time. He pop’s out every few weeks and often I only get to see his underside. I noticed this strange part of his shell. Hoping it’s normal for this type of nerite.

I planted this 3 years ago for my fish tanks and shrimp. They eat the leaves. I’ve never eaten a mulberry so I am very excited. Anyone else grow mulberries? I know to keep it pruned so it won’t get large and messy. Any tips on keeping birds from getting the berries?