von sybilla | 30. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Wildtiere |
Can you see something in the above photo? No? No wonder! Due to the persistent rain not only Ginger’s morning stroll fell through but also the bat watching that was planned for Wednesday night. You can see the „success“ of an earlier photo attempt...
von sybilla | 28. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Frühling, Wetter |
Is the idiom „It is raining cats and dogs“ a common expression you would use? I was once told that it is as uncommon as the German equivalent a former English teacher once told us (see below). In any case, it has been raining persistently for 2 days now and while it...
von sybilla | 26. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Frühling |
Summer can come. We are ready: The patio furniture is in place, the plants and pots are in position and even some old favourite toys are back, albeit a little faded. As I had human help, everything went quickly and smoothly. And the only thing the cats needed to do is...
von sybilla | 23. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Verhalten |
Yesterday brought the first rain showers (thankfully not the thunderstorms they had predicted) after a couple of really sunny and warm day. The wild forest cats have a complete disregard for the weather and always want outside no matter what. They just seek shelter...
von sybilla | 22. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Verhalten |
What a day! Sometimes, you can see the impact of a bad decision in a second. Due to an error of judgement on my part a blackbird rescue operation went totally pear-shaped. In my defence, it had been a job for two people or at least three arms to begin with but my...
von sybilla | 21. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Verhalten |
…or the contemplative cat. A lot of cat owners love their cats because they exude an air of calm. Cats seem to be in perfect harmony with the here and now, a state of mind most stressed humans would love to achieve. On various occasions you were able to witness...
