There has been a large furor lately about a fox attack that happened on two babies who were lying in their cot - in their house, on the third floor. Both babies were seriously injured, and while they are both home now, one of them may need plastic surgery throughout her life, due to the facial injuries.
Apparently 6 foxes have now been trapped in their backyard and put to death.
Nothing can lessen the horror of this event - particularly the fact that the fox had to travel up 2 flights of stairs to get at the girls. That they were not safe in their own bedroom.
What bites on me - however - is...
I've been using a couple of iphone apps to adjust and edit my photos (just for a laugh) so here are the results!...
It's not summer yet, but as the eternal optimist I've put the shade sails up. And the cat loves it. Makes for some funky photos too!...
The cat has decided that the old jasmine needs pruning, and has set about doing it for me. It's looking particularly sparse at the moment....
I've always hated the foxes that call our back access passage their home, as they are - for the most part - a mangy pack of degenerate creatures who are also responsible for the theft and mutliation of 3 sneakers. Also suspects in the theft of one thong (the footwear variety).There are so many of them in this area that they've become quite brazen. They wander about during the early afternoon sometimes, and don't take flight until you get quite near them.In summer they take over the night with their mating screams and howls.The very first time I ever...
The cat is sleeping on my arms, which is making typing this post very very difficult indeed. He hasn't done this since he was a kitten, which just shows how much our holiday has affected him.I decided that a cattery wasn't a good solution for Toby while we were away in Sydney over christmas because I didn't like the idea of him cooped up in a cage, so I paid the vet's receptionist to come and take care of him every morning for two weeks. I also asked a friend of mine if she'd pop in during the evening and...
It was so cold today that one of the young foxes decided to sleep the afternoon away in the sun on our shed roof. He was there for at least an hour, and I was able to get out the back door and creep up on him. I was about 7 feet away when I got this shot. The camera noise startled him, he took one look at me (which I snapped) and then he took off. The sun had gone off him by then anyway, so I didn't feel that guilty! Until that point, I'd only got photos...
Had some fun teasing the cat. He loves to chase his "black mousie" which I swear must be filled with catnip, because no other toy gets him dashing about looking for it, then leaping and diving to get it from me. All I have to say is "Where's black mousie?" and his eyes dart, his ears flick up, and he starts to look about for it, running back to me hoping that I've found it....
Just spotted this one one sitting on our shed roof. He wasn't lounging about, he seemed almost nervous and not sure what he was doing. He quickly disappeared under our neighbour's shed after I took this from our bedroom window with a telephoto lens....
