The thing that made this all so fun, though, besides the mystic cloudiness, was that I had our new pup bounding along with me, chewing on cardboard, pepper stems (she even picked a bell pepper for me!), and the discarded beans that I should have picked weeks ago. Having my canine companion along made this morning's garden work that much more enjoyable.
And I came in with a very full, 2-gallon bowl of beans.
Pictures of the garden on my Picasa