a weblog with an allotment attached
24 April 2008
We have had heavy showers here today. Led Zep. One minute the sun has been shining and the next the rain has come down so hard it’s been like looking through the bars of a cage. Not good weather for digging.
Instead I decided to use the bathroom as a hide and sit with […]
Filed under: Seasons - spring, Wildlife — Clare @ 5:42 pm
25 March 2008
I thought that having a rat (possibly) in my compost was a bit worrying, and today I discovered disturbing signs that something had gnawed through my leaf sacks, presumably to find a warm place to rest its weary rodent head.
But at least I don’t have anything as big as this to worry about.
As far as […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 11:05 pm
17 February 2008
The weather today has been fabulous though we have been stuck inside with paint brushes glued to our hands finishing (no, really) decorating the front room downstairs. There was a brief hiatus, however, when Owen let the cat out of the bathroom window and spotted this fox merrily foraging for food in the neighbour’s […]
Filed under: Photo projects, Wildlife — Clare @ 7:22 pm
19 January 2008
The other day I popped out to the garden to do a little tidying up and to check out how things are coming along. The garlic and onions are looking stonkingly good and I can hardly wait for spring to arrive so I can start to fill the beds with other wonderful things. […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 6:08 pm
2 November 2007
Last week I was delighted to see that my broad beans had germinated. When I sowed them I had cleverly protected them against the onslaught of the local mouse and squirrel populations by laying wire mesh over the area. As they started to poke through the soil I lifted the mesh.
And now the […]
Filed under: Baby plants, Wildlife — Clare @ 11:24 am
12 October 2007
He’s rapidly becoming a Friday blog feature.
Filed under: This much I know, Wildlife — Clare @ 7:05 pm
6 October 2007
Looking out the bathroom window this week after a shower I spotted this:
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised really, they are notorious for it after all.
You can’t help but be impressed by the virtuoso show of athleticism.
But I don’t suppose there’s any chance they’ll leave some for the birds, is there?
And I’ll bet he […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 5:23 pm
5 October 2007
Those of us who were brought up in the seventies will remember a certain chocolate bar with a jingle that asked this very question. In playgrounds the country over, the reply (Topic!) was replaced with a far less palatable -but funnier - alternative line (Squirrel sh*t!). Remember that?
I bring this up because the […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 11:37 am