von sybilla | 20. Oktober 2014 | Außen, Herbst, Wetter |
The staghorn sumac is a native to eastern North America (as some of you will of course know because you see it every day) but is grown in temperate climes all around the world because of its beautiful autumn colouring. My apologies for pestering you again with our...
von sybilla | 14. Oktober 2014 | Außen, Herbst, Wetter |
Autumn wears red – and orange and pink and white and magenta and blue and … The wonderful weather brings out the autumsn shades in our trees and bushes while some of the summer flowers are still in bloom, too. This makes for some amazing combinations. So...
von sybilla | 13. Oktober 2014 | Außen, Herbst |
Maybe I am totally wrong. But when I roam around the bunny meadow in the morning I see such an abundance of tasty herbs that I cannot help thinking that at least the little herbivores live in a modern day Cockaigne. Wherever they go, everything is edible, even the...
von sybilla | 9. Oktober 2014 | Außen, Ausstattung, Innen |
Did you know that cats can have up to three litters per year? (Now you know why my animal rescue friends are so keen on neutering all those stray and neglected cats: It only takes a couple of months and instead of one cat you end up with having 16!) Apart from spring,...
von sybilla | 7. Oktober 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, wild animals, Wildtiere |
Our bench is not only frequented by cats and humans. Look what I found on Saturday: It is the caterpillar of the Pale Tussock, a moth, which explains why I have not seen the adult form (or the imago as it is scientifically called) before. When looking it up I found...
von sybilla | 30. September 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, wild animals, Wildtiere |
Unbelievable, but true there are some- natural inhabitants of our woods I have not shown you yet. The problem with the hedgehogs is that they only appear when it is dark and – as you are my witnesses, dear readers – I am not particularly good in taking...
