Sadly, Curly Cat passed away a few days ago. He was due to be put to sleep at home last Friday as he had suddenly become very frail. When I went into the study Friday morning he had passed away. I’m hoping he died peacefully in his sleep, as the thought of him suffering is …
Over the years, I’ve had many disabled, wild hedgehogs living in sheltered accommodation in the garden, but Heidi was my first pygmy hedgehog. She was admitted to the rescue nearly four years ago as an unwanted pet, and I was asked to take her. Heidi originates from Africa, where she would normally walk up to five …
Hubs, Littl’urchin and I drove through the front gates recently, only to find a silver birch tree lying along the entire length of the drive. Given it was dark and raining, hubs valiantly dragged the tree, single handed, into the old wildlife area. This is the second time a silver birch has come down, miraculously …
This may look like the back of someone’s head, but it’s my pygmy hog, Heidi, all curled up. The problem I have with Heidi at this time of the year, is that she’s not a native hedgehog. Given she’s an African species and is only a quarter of the size of an adult native hedgehog, …
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Can you spot Annie in this photo? I rarely get pictures of her as she is constantly prowling, running, stalking, herding and hiding, like every other self-respecting collie. One does have to keep a sharp eye on ones’ sheep! I have to admit to suffering from acute cabin fever over the last couple of weeks, …
How I long for rain. The garden is in dire need of it. We had one downpour a couple of weeks ago and since then, not a drop of the wet stuff. I loathe getting the hose-pipe out, given it has a million holes in it which all act as miniature fountains, soaking me, rather than …
Life has been a little surreal around these parts of late, and I’ve had to adapt to a whole new way of going about my daily business. Peacocks are not wild birds here; this gal is a domestic bird who is either lost or has taken exception to her living quarters and escaped. Peacocks are …
Acer unfurling. I wouldn’t say spring has sprung, but it’s beginning to get there! Apricot blossom. Hoping for fruit this year. Flowering Cherry, confetti season is upon us. Magnolia stellata, utter perfection. The Montana is taking it’s time! Sam loves playing in the cave formed by it’s stems. I ventured into the wilderness that is …
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This week, Hubs and I released twelve ducks. They came to the rescue as tiny ducklings, in two’s and three’s. Once they were given a clean bill of health, we put them into a water aviary together. Before a release can begin, ducks have to be caught. We have tried and tested many different methods …
What a crazy old week it’s been, all higglety pigglety and busy. One of the highlights was the arrival of my new pans. Now, I rarely wax lyrical about such things, but, one by one every pan I seem to own has imploded or fallen to bits, so having a nice new shiny set is rather …
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