I have recently discovered a new species of pollinator in the cottage garden. Swift, large, able to cross pollinate multiple plants at a time. This indomitable creature is tireless and uncomplaining in the course of duty. She may lack a few refinements here and there such as using not only the traditional rear legs to carry pollen , but also the abdomen, the muzzle, eyebrows, forelegs, ears, tail, and whiskers while cross-pollinating brilliant orange lilies with delicate blue speedwell, or a soft pink dianthus with a tall spired blue delphinium. Certainly by next season when a large five foot stalk unfurls from the ground sporting nothing but a solitary pink flower the size of a baby's fingernail, SURELY the pollinator will consider refining her talent!
