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. ...
https://www.gardensandwildlife.com/2022/08/29/farewell-my-curly-cat/
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 ...
https://www.gardensandwildlife.com/2020/05/23/goodbye-my-little-heidi-hog/
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 dragg...
https://www.gardensandwildlife.com/2020/01/17/a-confused-garden-amonst-other-things/
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. Give...
https://www.gardensandwildlife.com/2019/10/17/curly-cat-heidi-hog-and-an-abundance-of-fallen-leaves/
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...
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 m...
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 bi...
https://www.gardensandwildlife.com/2018/04/18/the-peahen-and-i-a-day-in-the-life/
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...
https://www.gardensandwildlife.com/2018/04/11/all-things-bright-and-beautiful-all-creatures/
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 toge...
https://www.gardensandwildlife.com/2017/06/23/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-releasing-ducks/
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 ...