The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 3 October 2011 and the Global Celebration will be hosted by the Government of Mexico. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the … Continue reading World Habitat Day & Solar Power →

Yesterday my wife delivered a bucket of tadpoles and frog-lets to the house door. Rescued from a fate no tadpole should face. I put them in the spare little pot pond which was emptied of its fish as I had put them in with the water chestnuts to keep the mosquitoes under control. Very happy … Continue reading Odd as a Frog →

As thick as thieves this little couple. I'm sure Jaz is the better one at getting to the stuff and Maiki just loves to tag along and hide when she can. Here they are feasting on a couple of broad bean leaves that are over-hanging from the hedge garden. . . obviously just a little … Continue reading Broad bean eaters – who? where? →

There is munching and crunching from under the Cape Gooseberry bush. Rustling leaves and odd little cheeky sounds. Can you spot the guinea pig? Jaz is there, trust me.