von sybilla | 21. April 2017 | Außen, Frühling |
We are not quite through yet! I have still some pictures left – particularly of the front yard. As you can see, I dragged all the flower pots outside, only to drag them back into the shed again because we had these two quite frosty nights this week. The pots...
von sybilla | 19. April 2017 | Außen, Frühling |
The second half of March can be described as stormy and cold with a few really wonderful, warm spring days strewn in. The plants worked overtime and the first trees started to bloom. Flora and fauna enjoyed the warm sunshine. —- Die zweite Märzhälfte könnte man...
von sybilla | 18. April 2017 | Außen, Innen, Montagsrätsel |
What must you think of me? No issues, no Easter greetings, no word from us for over a week! But after 8 frantic days, order is restored – for the time being. First, I still owe you the answer to the riddle from April, 10th. Congratulations to Karl-Theodor and...
von sybilla | 10. April 2017 | Montagsrätsel |
There are so many photos waiting for you, if only I could find the time to prepare them! I have already done a quick pre-selection but straight out of the camera each image is high resolution and huge (in dimensions als well as in file size) so a little extra work is...
von sybilla | 7. April 2017 | Außen, Frühling |
or the awakening of spring. At the beginning of March, blooming flowers are still scarce. As a result douzens of exhausted and famished bumble bees collapse into the crocuses. Motionless they drink in the nectar and after what seems like an eternity (I actually...
von sybilla | 4. April 2017 | Montagsrätsel |
Congrats, Micki! Well guessed, the answer is d)! Islay does not need an enticement like a running Sander. He can change from gentle pussycat to blood-thirsty tiger in the blink of an eye. Just when Marvi decides to turn her back on him, bad boy attacks....
von sybilla | 3. April 2017 | Montagsrätsel |
Did you have a good weekend? We had another marvelous one. Everything is getting greener by the minute. You will be able to see the difference yourselves when I show you the March garden pics. But first, it is time for your weekly quest. Today’s stars are Islay...
von sybilla | 28. März 2017 | Montagsrätsel |
Once again the ones in plain view (Marvi, Islay and Isfrid) are the only „real“ cats (answer a) in this picture. Well spotted, Tamara and Micki! We had the most wonderful two spring days here that you can imagine, I hope you could enjoy a little bit of...
von sybilla | 27. März 2017 | Montagsrätsel |
The weekend was great and today is simply gorgeous! Crystal clear blue skies and the sun is shining as if to win a contest. All plants have charged their turbo boosters. Hight time to look at the tulip patch and what better way to start doing so with a riddle!...
von sybilla | 24. März 2017 | Frühling |
As you now have experience with flip-books, here is Sander’s – rather unique – interpretation of the Sun Salutation or Surya Namaskara. By the way, provided the sun is shining he really does this every day and sometimes even more than once. We are...
von sybilla | 23. März 2017 | Frühling, Wildtiere |
To answer yesterday’s question first: Islay did indeed loose his balance and went down head-first (see above). So well guessed/spotted, Karl-Theodor and Martin! On March, 10th I promised you a special crane edition, as I had the luck to watch a flock (or is it a...
von sybilla | 22. März 2017 | Außen, Frühling |
Remember the ventilator a coal tit chose as place for its nest last year? Islay most certainly has not forgotten. He is already frequenting the window sill which forced me to bring out the window box as I cannot be sure that the bird has not returned yet. I know it is...
von sybilla | 21. März 2017 | Außen, Frühling |
Congratulations, Mara, Merle, Karl-Theodor and Martin! You got it right! Black Carlos is representing Ash Wednesday while a Mrs. Peel sitting in a bed of snowdrops is heralding spring. Once again, if you want to check out the holidays, I have created a page with the...
von sybilla | 20. März 2017 | Sonderausgabe |
A year full of riddles… the Katzenparade calendar 2017! Dear owners of this year’s calendar, you have been really polite. Nobody complained that something vital was missing from the current calendar: the descriptions of the holidays. As the calendar...
von sybilla | 17. März 2017 | Allgemein, Verhalten |
I am not quite done with issue 723’s topic yet: Cat tongue, langue de chat (French), Katzenzungen (German), lingua di gatto (Italian), lenga di gato (Spanish) or língua de gato (Portuguese) are known all around the world. These chocolates do not really look like...
von sybilla | 15. März 2017 | Allgemein, Gesundheit |
Simply put, bionics has the objective to learn from Mother Nature and to copy and translate highly optimized and efficient aspects of fauna and flora into technology. We all know the so-called lotus effect of paints that are self-cleaning by copying the mechanism from...
von sybilla | 14. März 2017 | Montagsrätsel |
Who would have thought that you all could be wrong? And that our fluffball could be a real daredevil? Unbelievable but true, answer d) is right. It took him only a split second to decide and make a dash for Sander – who scarpered. ————...
von sybilla | 13. März 2017 | Montagsrätsel |
We had real spring weather this weekend and it will last for the whole week. The forecast even predicts 17 degrees centigrade! No wonder that the cats are in a boisterous mood. Even quiet Joschi cannot help himself and bounces happily down the meadow towards me. But...
von sybilla | 10. März 2017 | Außen, Frühling |
As we are expecting double-digit temperatures over the weekend and I am hoping for blooming daffodils and more, let’s finish off February! In the first issue I have already mentioned that the second half was marred by storms, rain and thunder. Thankfully all our...
von sybilla | 8. März 2017 | Außen, Verhalten |
As mentioned yesterday I have a couple of free climbers for you today. While Mrs. Peel and Sander stick to their trusted magnolia tree, Islay has to show off and climb into the second floor of the ash. But maybe he justed wanted to find out whether anybody lived in...
