The daftest place to roost…?

We have a pigeon roosting on the window ledge over our back door. Which, given all their other options, seems unlikely to be the best place to roost! Not only does the nesting material fall off, every time it moves…

Cat Barometer

For a very quiet and reserved cat, Roland can be quite extreme about some things. He sometimes has a very strange way of drinking from the water bowl (which entails him balancing on the rim of the bowl), but he…

Hair today, gone tomorrow…

One of the knock-on effects from the allergic reaction I had earlier this year was my skin peeled – and every bit peeled – even the inside of my mouth 🙁 And it took some time to finish, with my…

Heatwave!

Ludvig keeping cool on the fan! We’re in the midst of a heatwave. I think this is the second or third this year. Temperatures went to 46 in Badajoz – which is pretty hot, and the highest ever temperatures have…

Carrot Tops

The lovebirds seem to quite like carrots so I’ve been popping a whole one into their cage which they then shred into tiny pieces. I’m not sure if they are treating it as food or as a toy! But I…

Strange Cloud at Night

To start, we thought this might be a spaceship, but on closer inspection it was a cloud 🙂 Here’s a video of Ian trying to wear Daisy out, unusually, he doesn’t have a small one eyed chihuahua hanging off his…

Ludvig and Ian

A nice photo of Ian and Ludvig. Here is Ludvig saying Good Morning! What a polite parrot 🙂 And here he is exploring!

Horace the Food Scatterer

I took this photo of Horace scattering his food three years ago – and he still does it! I took the photo below yesterday. But now we’ve learned to put a tray under his food, but when he’s in full-on…

The End of Another Asparagus Season

The hot weather had brought a rather abrupt end to the asparagus season. We went from plentiful to one sad stalk in just a couple of days! Here’s another where’s wally photo, but this time there’s a little lizard in…