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Part of my catch-up regime, this from a May birthday. My friend, Jo, made me this buttercream hog. Yes, there was delicious cake in there as well, and little pecan feet. Speaking of hogs and eating, we are up to 10 eating dishes (just leftover aluminum tins) for the hogs, and one for … Continue reading
Ok, so remember this? The manky bone the squirrels were sharpening their teeth on? Well, it disappeared after the post, probably because they thought it would attract a crowd. A week or so afterwards, I was standing on the opposite side of the yard and heard the familiar sound: eek,eek,eek. I couldn’t locate it, but … Continue reading
Sometimes, it has to be rats and pigeons… These are photos from May, during a visit from a niece. The first was from our yard, the second from the Luxembourg Gardens. It seems the best way to unnerve the French is to try to feed pigeons. Who knew? We also tried to feed some crows, … Continue reading
I think this has become my most favorite word, and I owe it to Quercuscommunity who got it from John Clare (quoted on the Quercuscommunity page): And coy bumbarrels, twenty in a drove, Flit down the hedgerows in the frozen plain And hang on little twigs and start again. John Clare – Emmonsail’s Heath in Winter I may … Continue reading
I have pledged that I will stop apologizing for not posting more frequently, because at this rate I would be apologizing constantly. I don’t know whether I don’t post because of work, or because there is just so much going on in the yard that I become overwhelmed by all the subjects and procrastinate. The … Continue reading
Another month, another apology for my absence, especially to all those blogs to which I subscribe. I do get some of your posts on my phone and have enjoyed reading them, making a note to self to drop a like or a comment by, but obviously to no avail. I plead a writing commitment, that … Continue reading
(warning hedgehog scene below some viewers may find downright disgusting) Ok, so not a partridge and not Christmas, but the list of gifts for autumn that Nature gave to me: 1 rat scrounging, 2 mices hiding (badly), 2 sparrowhawks bathing, and–you guessed it–2 hedgehogs cadging…worms…a place to sleep…dried bugs. and God knows how many moles … Continue reading
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