Lizard
Surprised to see that we have a little friend come to stay! The weather turned super hot yesterday so I wonder if he came in out of the heat. the weather has been unseasonably cool, however I think for mum…
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Asparagus or Triffids?
We have so much asparagus this year, we’re not even able to eat it all. This is me blanching the asparagus ready to freeze
Asparagus hunting
The asparagus season is coming to the end. Although last year we were picking until my birthday, that was the exception. We’ve started going for a walk again in the morning, so have been doing our hunting then in different…
Book illustrations
Book illustrations are taking forever. This time it’s about an annoying girl and her equally annoying grandmother. I think I will revisit the idea I had a few years ago to write a book for young English learners, and illustrate…
Unwanted Lodgers
A family of swifts has been checking out our kitchen / living room as a potential place to call home. They’ve been coming in, flying round the room and flying out again. This morning they flew in, both headed to…
Sheep Dog
Ian and I were watching Charlie last night as she was rounding up Babbity who was in the pantry and Queenie who was in the living room. Her sheepdog tendencies are so strong, she takes keeping her flock together very…
Rain!
The rain continues! While it’s a good thing, it’s a bit boring now and hampering our asparagus hunting activities 🙂 So I wonder if it will mean that this is a bumper year or a very bad year. Looks like…
The thirteenth ugliest bird in the world…
This is the 13th ugliest bird in the world – a marabou stork. The second image is of a new born elephant. He appears at the watering hole every day – but is difficult to see as the adults all…
Elephants, monkeys, mongoose, zebras – and storks!
We’re still really enjoying watching the webcam of the wildlife in Kenya. I’ve given the baby elephants names and we’re getting to know their habits. We keep the webcam on all day, so can keep an eye on what’s going…
Elephants !
This is amazing 🙂 Today I saw six elephants, two babies and a monkey. Yesterday we went into Llerena and saw just one stork, so the lack of storks seems to be wider than just the village. I will…