von sybilla | 9. September 2016 | Außen, Gesundheit, Sommer |
Naturally, this really hot weather in September is totally normal – like winter in March or Tornados in Northern Germany. As you know, cats only have sweat glands in the soles of their feet. So when a tom cat is running around like mad despite the heat, when the...
von sybilla | 25. August 2016 | Außen, Sommer |
Yesterday you could see the plants and flowers at the beginning of July, today we are at the end of the month. Another winner of the last mild winter are the beeches. The trees are brown with beech nuts. In the good old days a rich harvest occured every 5 to 8 years....
von sybilla | 24. August 2016 | Außen, Sommer |
In the June edition I introduced you to the wonderful rose mallows but forgot to show you the „tropical“ hibiscus that can only survive the winter when kept in house. Having done that now. Let’s concentrate on the animal and plant inhabitants of the...
von sybilla | 21. Juli 2016 | Außen, Ausstattung, Futter, Sommer |
When we had a water emergency in the kitchen a couple of weeks ago, I carried the cats outside onto the terrace for their breakfast kibbles. The little creatures of habit found this very unusual but quite interesting. As you can see in the pictures this turned into a...
von sybilla | 15. Juli 2016 | Außen, Sommer |
In June I had to stock up on new potted plants as some old favourites did not make it through the winter. I do love hibiscus (hibiscus rosa-sinensis) so much but I have to face facts. They will not survive a winter in the shed. (I would have bet that the bougainvillea...
von sybilla | 14. Juli 2016 | Außen, Sommer |
This spring and summer I have really neglected the garden. So many flowers that enjoyed us are already gone – good that I took pictures! The mild winter, the following heat and all that rain had a strange effect on the different plants. While for the first time...
