von sybilla | 30. März 2015 | Körper, Verhalten |
As you know from various entries, cats do patrol their territories (and leave marks at strategically important places). But there is a huge difference how the go about it. While Ginger and Ice-B majestically stride like visiting royalty to sniff here and inspect...
von sybilla | 27. März 2015 | Allgemein, Frühling, Verhalten |
In case you are wondering, the language in the headline is Dutch (we are pretty close to the Dutch border) and means cuddly toy. Normally that is what we call gentle Joschi as you can carry him around like a toy cat. But today I mean the fluff balls that are my...
von sybilla | 26. März 2015 | Außen, Frühling, Wetter |
Of course we are looking forward to all the blooming trees and flowers in April and May, of course it is warmer as well but our favourite month of the garden year is March: There is so much promise in the air and in the earth! It also gets lighter every day...
von sybilla | 25. März 2015 | Allgemein, Außen |
As the next few days promise to be dull and wet, I rather share the sun and plant pictures with you tomorrow. So today I will take you to the forest again. You can see a bog where the boars and deer drink, recent (last year’s storm Ella) and old dead wood...
von sybilla | 24. März 2015 | Allgemein, Verhalten |
Today I have another picture story for – to give you a break after yesterday’s rather long blog. In the fairy story on Friday before last you could see that the big bad wolf was on top but on Sunday he literally had to turn tail and run as Ice-B was trump!...
von sybilla | 23. März 2015 | Allgemein |
March seems to turn into the month for disasters. Last year, I had shingles and Joschi had his head cut open, not to mention Jaspar. This year I had to say goodbye to my dear Strizz. So now that I am able to write about it with only a few stray tears in my eyes, let...
von sybilla | 13. März 2015 | Allgemein, Verhalten |
One apon a time little brown riding hood was strolling through the garden when he spotted the big bad grey wolf lying in ambush. He stopped and pondered. Could he dare to continue down the path? Should he return? He opted for a little sidestep and raised his brown...
von sybilla | 11. März 2015 | Allgemein, Außen |
32% of Germany is covered with forests which makes it one of the most wooded countries in the EU. But none of these forest are primeval anymore. All have been touched by us humans in one way or another. Today you can find everything from wood plantations to...
von sybilla | 10. März 2015 | Außen, Frühling, Wetter, Wildtiere |
As you could witness last week, caring for a sick bunny takes a lot of time. Particularly when you have to feed your little patient with fattening treats to keep him afloat while Lilly – who already is on the portly side – has to be kept out of the way. So...
von sybilla | 3. März 2015 | Allgemein, Sonderausgabe |
Today I have the usual team portraits for you – as we are celebrating yet another small milestone with the 450th issue. Unfortunately Maxine is missing from the round-up. I have no current photo of her as she mostly appears when it is still/already dark. By the...
von sybilla | 2. März 2015 | Außen, Gesundheit, Wetter |
First the good news: Strizz is eating unassisted again! So it took us exactly a week to get him back to normal. But he lost nearly 10% of his body weight due to this utterly superfluous medical exercise – as if the lump in his lungs were not enough. SIGH! Apart...
von sybilla | 23. Februar 2015 | Allgemein, Gesundheit |
I hope you had a great weekend! As you have noticed there was no Katzenparade on Thursday and Friday. This time it was due to our bunny Strizz. He has problems breathing and an x-ray revealed that there is lump in his lungs that should not be there. On the chance that...
von sybilla | 17. Februar 2015 | Außen, Wildtiere |
Admit it, you did think about Hitchcock’s classic and flocks of seagulls and ravens, didn’t you? So when you are expecting masses of dark feathered birds I have to disappoint you. Firstly, I can only offer crows and secondly – and to my surprise...
von sybilla | 16. Februar 2015 | Außen, Frühling |
Can cranes be wrong? The best husband of all was certain that he observed cranes flying north the week before last but unfortunately he did not have a camera with him. Last Friday I was luckier. I caught them late afternoon when they were using the up wind on the hill...
von sybilla | 13. Februar 2015 | Sonderausgabe, Tierschutz, Verhalten |
As tomorrow is Valentine’s Day our reporter succeeded in interviewing famous heartbreaker Casius Sade Klaus (CSK in short). KP: Casius let’s get straight to the point. Once again you not only succeeded to take the hearts of two tin openers by storm but also that of...
von sybilla | 12. Februar 2015 | Spiele, Spielzeug |
I had to google why today is called Fat Thursday – apparently the last Thursday before Lent is a day of indulgence into special sweet treats before Lent, the time of fasting. In the German regions where carnival is celebrated this Thursday is the day where the...
von sybilla | 11. Februar 2015 | Außen, Winter |
Apart from a lot of rain this winter has been kind to us here in the west of Germany. Everything else has come in moderation – we had a little snow, a little frost and a little sunshine. Let’s hope it stays like this and we can see the first snow drops and...
von sybilla | 10. Februar 2015 | Außen, Verhalten |
Today I have an Ice-B special for you. He will demonstrate how to get vertical. For this he will climb our purple-leaf plum first, then he will try his best to look sweet and then he will carefully prepare his descent. I know, I know! Yet another tree issue, I hear...
von sybilla | 6. Februar 2015 | Gesundheit |
Apart from the best husband of all we are fit again! But last weekend’s adventure made me think. While meeting with unknown vets at ungodly hours you get talking and quite often I hear the complaint that a lot people have difficulties judging the health status...
von sybilla | 2. Februar 2015 | Gesundheit |
The time was ripe – on Sunday I had to visit the emergency vet with Mira. It started on Saturday with a lack of appetite and she was disturbingly well behaved. She spent the whole afternoon on her window cushion in the office. Later she came downstairs to lie...
