von sybilla | 23. Juni 2014 | Außen, Sommer |
What are those nice red beetles doing? They are working on the destruction of my lilies. They are scarlet lily beetles and they are the most common garden pest destroying lilies in Europe. If you have not seen any of them you most certainly don’t have any...
von sybilla | 8. Juni 2014 | Außen, Sommer |
We have been lucky. The storm hit aus with full force at about 21:45 h on Monday night. After a dramatic build-up – it got pitch black within half an hour – the worst thunderstorm since Kryrill in 2007 raged for over an hour with strong winds, rain,...
von sybilla | 30. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Wildtiere |
Can you see something in the above photo? No? No wonder! Due to the persistent rain not only Ginger’s morning stroll fell through but also the bat watching that was planned for Wednesday night. You can see the „success“ of an earlier photo attempt...
von sybilla | 26. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Frühling |
Summer can come. We are ready: The patio furniture is in place, the plants and pots are in position and even some old favourite toys are back, albeit a little faded. As I had human help, everything went quickly and smoothly. And the only thing the cats needed to do is...
von sybilla | 6. Mai 2014 | Allgemein, Frühling |
Let’s go on our usual garden tour! As I have already sent you a photo of the mayfly here is another herald of spring – lilys of the valley. The rather artistic photo above happened by accident while I fiddled with the knobs on my camera. You will find the...
