The first batch of broad beans, utterly delicious. The first bowl of soft fruit, that the birds and dogs kindly left for us, so sweet. Morello cherries, the birds are more than welcome to these, as they’re sour. Three trees, totally laden with cherries will be devoured in days. June and July are all about …
Read more “A horrendous release, a good one, and introducing the, Whatever The Weather Girls”
I seem to be falling behind blogging-wise, of late, I simply don’t seem to have a spare minute. My to-do list is growing ever longer and things like housework have bitten the dust. So, here’s a little of what I’ve been up to. Finally, the veggie patch has been weeded, and seeds have been sown, …
A couple of years ago this little crab apple tree self- seeded itself in the front garden. This year, for the first time it’s utterly laden with crab apples which will be marvelous for the birds. It’s right next to a pyracantha….how they compliment one another! If only I had come up with that combination. …
Yes, it’s that time of the year that finds us out and about in the parks of Liverpool trying to persuade people to neuter and micro- chip their bull breed dogs, for free of course, as there are far too many of these dogs in rescues across the region, one is being put to sleep …
Read more “Too many tomatoes, bull breed awareness and more youngsters”
What do you see? A pile of dried leaves? Good, that’s how I want the hog to look. Yesterday I released three huge prickly hedgehogs, they were four times the size that they were when they arrived at the rescue and totally rearing to go. Selecting their new homes is always a worry for me. …
Read more “House hunting for hogs and painting the town red”
We’ve had a rather lovely week weather wise so it was finally time to release Holly the hedgehog. She has almost dug herself out of the rabbit hutch and is certainly fat enough to survive whatever the weather now. So I left her food and water and merely left the door open, and after six …
