Category Archives: Secret garden

A heron in the garden

Posted on 09/02/2014 by walkingthecat

I’m always excited about the birds that come visit our house and garden but I was not quite prepared for what I saw through the kitchen window today: Apologies for the bad quality of the pictures — they were shot … Continue reading →

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Hedgehog update

Posted on 18/07/2013 by walkingthecat

Since I’ve gotten questions about the fate of our little friend from last fall, I’m happy to report that both of “our” hedgehogs have made it through the long winter — the little one and the somewhat larger specimen above. … Continue reading →

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Summer

Posted on 10/07/2013 by walkingthecat

Came upon this guy when heading to the compost (cellphone pic only, sorry). Does anything say “summer” better than this?

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