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When the gardener cut the grass last week, he told me there was ‘a nasty wasps’ nest’ in the grass near the bins. When I went out to look, I found quite a big hole in the ground. I was surprised because I’d previously only seen the beautiful but menacing woven nests. This morning, the pest control man came to investigate. I saw him outside in full ( Read more... )

Mr Rabbit is back today. He looks no worse. Here’s an unseasonal photograph of the birdbath in my garden, taken soon after I moved in and when I was wondering whether to keep it.


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Yesterday evening, when drawing the curtains, I saw a distinct rabbit shape in the garden. It looked black. Reversing the curtain drawing this morning, I saw the rabbit again and it really is black.
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There were goldfinches in the garden this morning; I hardly ever see them. Unusually, they were finding food in the grass. On the rare occasions they’ve visited before, they’ve been after seed heads. They’re so pretty.

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