After a week in the Lakes it was lovely to view the garden and greenhouse with a fresh pair of eyes. Things seem to grow so slowly when you see them everyday, so I was pleasantly surprised at how everything had come on in just a week. My veggie patch is thriving…..well except for my …
Each time we go away on holiday, our wonderful next door neighbour, Barbara, feeds the Curly cat for us. Twice a day she comes out, whatever the weather, and her only reward for this kind deed is to be hissed and spat at. This has been the case for years, but yesterday Curly finally decided …
Now I know a lot of you have STUNNING wildlife and must smile at me waxing lyrical about what may appear to be non-spectacular animals….but…I had a real treat at the rescue this week, as this magnificent bird was brought in. I was doing my usual shift, beginning with the pigeons and collared doves and …
Well, it’s a new year and it’s a lovely to watch the stars that shine so brightly on these cold winter nights. Each day becomes a little longer and I hear the song of more and more birds who are beginning to sing, along with sound of the endless drip, drip, dripping. It’s been such a wet year and …
As Christmas draws ever closer I suddenly realise how much I need to do. Presents need to be bought, cards written, get togethers attended….and being the last minute type, I’m finally launching myself into action….well…after a fashion! The decorations are up in the village and charities are collecting everywhere. This skiffle group are hilarious. They collect …
The last few weeks at the rescue have been rather remarkable, to say the least! I mentioned a few weeks back that the rescue had taken in two ten week old staffy puppies that had been found in a park. They had been doused in chemicals that resulted in one being blinded and the other …
This year the rescue has been totally bombarded with injured wildlife and unwanted small mammals. There doesn’t seem to be any respite, for as fast as animals are released or re-homed double the number take their place. Of late there has been a shocking increase in cruelty cases. Last week two guinea-pigs were brought in, their owner had …
The weather has been beautifully mild this weekend so hubs and I took ourselves off for a long bike ride yesterday. I must say it was a particularly lovely cycle. Wildlife seemed to be everywhere and the fields were full of thousands of geese all shrieking and taking to the air. All of a sudden, …
A couple of weeks ago I was driving across the Moss when to my astonishment I saw that all the fields were completely flooded. The road between the fields is very narrow and winding which made it feel as though I was driving through a lake. A VERY odd sensation! It’s really strange to see an …
Eyeshine….shhhhhhhhhh…..here they come……I’m hardly breathing….. Last week, during my stay in the Lake District, I had the pleasure of watching a group of badgers on three, yes, THREE different occasions! Ooooohhhh….two walking directly towards me! I can even see the steam coming from their bodies. Now some of you may remember me talking about The Batman …
