I had intended to plant out one of the purple sprouting broccoli plants when I got home this evening. However, it was already starting to get dark. And I got sidetracked by the sight that presented itself when I went outside.
Now, I have no explanation for how the gate, which has been laying against the fence in the herb garden, would decide to fall over today. Why didn’t it fallen over before, when there were gusts of wind? Today it’s been 2mph.
Fortunately, the bay tree seems to have survived the unexpected heavy object falling on it
and the self-seeded chard will probably bounce back. The cucumber vine which I found amongst some weeds which had been growing under the gate, however, will not. All that was left where it had been planted as the pole it was growing up.
The silver lining in all this is the discovery of a flower, which looks a bit like a snap dragon. I’m glad I found this.
Growing out of chaos 
Whew good thing there wasn’t too much damage, maybe a random cat or a bunch of ants took a wrong turn somewhere below? O.o
I wondered if the wildlife might have something to do with it. Maybe a cat jumped off the fence and knocked the gate over?!
I wouldn’t doubt it! cats are incredibly selfish, I remember one time a cat dug under a tarp that we put on the grass and pushed out all the rocks holding it in place :O
Really! The mind boggles what cats can get up to 😕
Ikr??
Ikr meaning?
The flower is the silver lining…wonderful..
Yes, nice to find unexpected prettiness!
thank you for sharing have a blessed day Helen
Same to you, Linda.
Such a beautiful flower .. That bay tree will bounce back
Yes, thank goodness 😊
It would be nice if the flower was perennial.
Time and again, I’ve wished for a hidden camera among the garden. I’m always startling something as I quickly round a corner to the quieter side of the garden. It might be a bird, a squirrel, a tiny lizard or a mouse. At dusk the tree rats rustle in the trees and after dark we might see an opossum walking the fence line.
This week I found one of my sunflowers, stem and all, wedged into a tree. The squirrels have been gathering the seeds, and I guess this flower was small enough that they took the whole thing. My guess is a medium-sized animal gathered the cucumber, knocked the fence gate in the process, then dragged the cucumber to the safety of the weed pile for snacking. I’m glad you discovered something new.
One thought if the gate needs to remain there is to add twine and a hook or a bungee cord to keep it from falling.
We don’t have wild animals as such in most domestic gardens here but a quick internet search revealed a reputable newspaper’s article saying that cats might be afraid of cucumbers. So, one could have jumped off the fence and this attacked the plant out of fear?!
I hope you’ve still got other sunflowers to admire…. I’m still waiting for my flowers to appear.
Oh my gosh, yes! I’ve seen those internet videos. I just didn’t make the connection until now. That certain seems plausible. And now I KNOW you wish you had video. 😉