Today the rabbit kits are thirteen days of age. Their eyes had now opened and they are moving about. One of the kits was making its first outing into the hutch from the nest. Prodding Blackberry for a bit of milk, though Blackberry was not willing to allow such a treat without the other two … Continue reading Rabbit Welfare
This used to be real estate Now it's only fields and trees Where, where is the town? Now, it's nothing but flowers The highways and cars Were sacrificed for agriculture I thought that we'd start over But I guess I was wrong - Talking Heads (Nothing but) Flowers I've been looking at our greater … Continue reading Nothing but Flowers . . .
When I go out onto our raised deck I am hit with the perfume of Spring. Honeysuckle has always been in this garden since we moved in. It was just a small evergreen vine with leaves. I even confused it with a native plant until it got more water and care and took off with … Continue reading In Praise of Honeysuckle
The Guardian is running the Australian Bird of the Year poll for 2017 in partnership with BirdLife Australia. The finalists were narrowed down based on recommendations from Guardian readers, Guardian staff and BirdLife Australia. Now The Guardian is calling on the Australian public to select their favourite native bird from the short list. The poll … Continue reading Australian Bird of the Year 2017
Mr DIG asked me, amidst preparing dinner. . . "Do you like cooking then?" ( Dear Reader - Do you like Mr DIG? He asks good questions don't you think? Makes for diverse blog posts! ) I had to think about it. "I think so." I replied. Though I really wasn't sure anymore. I used … Continue reading Home Cooking
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