tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post5083681379552435117..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-6725007963233400522011-10-19T07:45:09.625+02:002011-10-19T07:45:09.625+02:00Ropcorn, you take such good photos for your blog, ...Ropcorn, you take such good photos for your blog, so I hereby set you a challenge - the bunnies near the traffic! :)<br /><br />Oh drb - that's so sad..... still you were only seven and I remember my little brother David finding some baby bunnies that had unfortunately been trapped and insisting that they were just 'sleeping'...Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-66063860742314149882011-10-18T23:49:59.364+02:002011-10-18T23:49:59.364+02:00It makes me sad whenever I see squirreks as it rem...It makes me sad whenever I see squirreks as it reminds me of my mistake. 7-yo me accidentally trapped a squirrel with a rat trap, instead of letting it free, I decided to keep it as a pet (or I'll call it CAPTIVE now - as most pets are captive, they won't still stay by they own will). Things went well, until one of those torrent night thunderstorm. In the morning, I discovered it shiveringy wet. No one remembered to take it from the tree! I dried it and tried to warm it up by the stove, but it died in my hand.drbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-49708520347868405062011-10-17T20:43:44.413+02:002011-10-17T20:43:44.413+02:00Yes, it is strange where wild animals like to hang...Yes, it is strange where wild animals like to hang out sometimes. The weirdest place I frequently see wild bunnies is in Stockholm by the freeway. Every time I visit and we drive by this particular place, there they are. The wild bunnies. Sitting on a tiny piece of grass, eating. And they don't seem to mind the high traffic around them at all. Very fascinating!ropcornhttp://ropcorn.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-79934798416822286212011-10-16T21:47:50.601+02:002011-10-16T21:47:50.601+02:00You're probably right, Kymmie. They were busy ...You're probably right, Kymmie. They were busy scavenging when Milly and I were out walking this morning too. Despite this, a tiny red robin perched on a branch about a metre from me (Milly was busy searching for squirrels). Note to self: take camera next time.<br /><br />Christine, we haven't seen any bumblebees here yet - I remember them in the UK and we certainly saw them in NZ and Tassie but not here for some reason..... too late in the season now I suppose...Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-45277974827713552592011-10-16T10:18:49.015+02:002011-10-16T10:18:49.015+02:00Litter! in Swizerland??? I guess it HAD to be foxe...Litter! in Swizerland??? I guess it HAD to be foxes or squirrels!! Not people. There has to be some disorder, somewhere so I suppose the animals do the job. I also remember seeing my first squirrel in Europe and how excited I was. My first (French)bumblebee is also a great memory.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641794618204577036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-55143658291254715992011-10-16T04:39:27.639+02:002011-10-16T04:39:27.639+02:00I love reading your adventures. Bloody crows (and ...I love reading your adventures. Bloody crows (and McDonald's wrappers). In every country, I'd suspect. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345662692259541964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-27280466189127112092011-10-15T09:13:12.615+02:002011-10-15T09:13:12.615+02:00Ms Balcony - yep, an official Swiss doggy passport...Ms Balcony - yep, an official Swiss doggy passport. We're meant to take it when we travel with her to nearby France or Italy and it lists her dob, address, origin, breed (or guesstimate in our case) and shots she's had. What amuses me most is that there's also a section for her photograph!<br /><br />Hannah, I've also peppered 'daggy' into some conversations but that's just produced some very lengthy explanations afterwards. I'd love to get a picture of FoxyLoxy but suspect I'd need to station myself out on the balcony full time.<br /><br />Oooh Helen, you're probably right. I think it'll end up in a tea chest on a very slow boat though.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-35175763975272067112011-10-15T07:48:50.795+02:002011-10-15T07:48:50.795+02:00Also, speaking of passports, they're going to ...Also, speaking of passports, they're going to give you hell going through customs with that tin when you return to Oz.Helenhttp://castironbalcony.media2.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-61967483989467669782011-10-15T04:32:50.542+02:002011-10-15T04:32:50.542+02:00Thank heavens you made this journey overseas, Kath...Thank heavens you made this journey overseas, Kath. It worries me to think of the Swiss having no one to introduce them to the glories of The Castle ;)<br /><br />P.S. I second the desire for photos of Foxy Loxy!Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-36344927713124292082011-10-15T02:42:38.637+02:002011-10-15T02:42:38.637+02:00A doggy passport!!!!!
#thisisarealthingintheworld...A doggy passport!!!!!<br /><br />#thisisarealthingintheworldHelen Balconyhttp://castironbalcony.media2.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-63220226674215431562011-10-14T14:05:32.482+02:002011-10-14T14:05:32.482+02:00River, you got it - I wanted the tin because of th...River, you got it - I wanted the tin because of the ingredient - cocaine. However, I also love little old tins. Cheap to buy, easy to store and carry. Sorry to hear about T's chooks - we would have been devastated if our Adelaide-girls Hermoine, Luna and Ginny had been killed by a fox.<br /><br />Helen, Milly had a rabies injection as part of the quarantine regs in order to enter Switzerland. It's also listed on her passport (yes, a passport) so that she'll be allowed into France and Italy as well. Plus, her enthusiasm is there but her arthritic legs + squirrel speed means that they'll never be in danger.<br /><br />Elephant's Child - you are right. But now you know - if a bloke says he'll 'shave' for you, have a good long think about what you'll 'do' for him!<br /><br />RedNomadOz, if he did find me 'wildly, ravishingly attractive' he'd be the first bloke (apart from LC) aged under fifty to do so for at least 15 years! I seem to attract appreciative looks from fat old geezers in white vans....Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-1463483410388733032011-10-14T12:04:17.730+02:002011-10-14T12:04:17.730+02:00I'm not surprised about the crows' predili...I'm not surprised about the crows' prediliction for the cold & stale ... not so different from the seagulls of OZ, right? And the alternative explanation for the offering of sexual favours could be he found you wildly. ravishingly attractive??Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-85714228310674242062011-10-14T10:30:47.059+02:002011-10-14T10:30:47.059+02:00Oh yes. Drug addicts these furriners be.Oh yes. Drug addicts these furriners be.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-92074428080612827852011-10-14T10:29:43.069+02:002011-10-14T10:29:43.069+02:00You are very careful about not letting Milly too n...You are very careful about not letting Milly too near the squirrels, right?... Do dogs have rabies injections as routine in Europe? Sorry if I'm being all prescriptive and you've got this all sussed already as I'm sure you do!Helenhttp://castironbalcony.media2.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-71187170776027707442011-10-14T10:29:34.369+02:002011-10-14T10:29:34.369+02:00Kath; yes I did notice the interesting ingredient....Kath; yes I did notice the interesting ingredient. Is that why you wanted the tin?<br /><br />My older daughter T had a visit from a fox recently. Bugger ate her three chooks. They were such friendly little hens, rushing to greet visitors, following her around the yard. One would lay an egg in a box on her front porch every morning at 10am.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-25753673555914589132011-10-14T10:29:16.749+02:002011-10-14T10:29:16.749+02:00Kath; yes I did notice the interesting ingredient....Kath; yes I did notice the interesting ingredient. Is that why you wanted the tin?<br /><br />My older daughter T had a visit from a fox recently. Bugger ate her three chooks. They were such friendly little hens, rushing to greet visitors, following her around the yard. One would lay an egg in a box on her front porch every morning at 10am.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-66677437934231422562011-10-14T10:16:36.691+02:002011-10-14T10:16:36.691+02:00...and did anyone notice the interesting ingredien......and did anyone notice the interesting ingredient in the tin of pastilles???Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-53557557198438330002011-10-14T09:14:22.885+02:002011-10-14T09:14:22.885+02:00Ann, your guesses are as good as mine. Maybe also ...Ann, your guesses are as good as mine. Maybe also some mice?Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-8678564578057343072011-10-14T09:06:04.420+02:002011-10-14T09:06:04.420+02:001. aww ... a squirrel.
2. what do the foxes eat...1. aww ... a squirrel. <br /><br />2. what do the foxes eat? next to that school? the lunches chucked away. OK, the squirrels and sparrows.<br />*goes off composing"<br /><br />a swift swiss squirrel swished ...Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-57765409223562307082011-10-14T07:00:56.129+02:002011-10-14T07:00:56.129+02:00PlasMan you're a more worldly European-dweller...PlasMan you're a more worldly European-dweller than I. The only other foxes I've seen here are the dusty ones that old ladies wear on their shoulders.<br /><br />Red, it's a new one on me, too. Maybe he's your cemetery guard's cousin?<br /><br />They are particularly fast little creatures, Andrew. It's impossible to get a decent photo of them but I love sitting there and watching them from my balcony. Perfect visual procrastinators....<br /><br />I might try that suggestion Jayne. My "French" mostly consists of pointing, smiling and giving the 'thumbs up' but it seems to do the trick.<br /><br />Thanks Pand. I'm hoping to get some photos of Foxy Loxy soon.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-17995152847804415402011-10-14T04:55:30.126+02:002011-10-14T04:55:30.126+02:00Love squirrels. Love foxes even more (got to commu...Love squirrels. Love foxes even more (got to commune with one in Surrey a few years ago - gorgeous when they're not vermin that want to eat your chooks)<br /><br />So glad to see things are normalising.<br /><br />Great post.Pandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-25063683992249368122011-10-14T04:55:15.656+02:002011-10-14T04:55:15.656+02:00LOL
Hand him a wax strip next time you pass his st...LOL<br />Hand him a wax strip next time you pass his stall and see how quickly he pales ;)<br />Love the travelogue, and it sounds like you're going great in French, mais oui, mon amie!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-82561159862753815602011-10-14T01:16:06.238+02:002011-10-14T01:16:06.238+02:00I would be excited at the squirrels. In one of ou...I would be excited at the squirrels. In one of our previous residences we did see foxes, and introduced pest or not, I was always pleased to see them.<br />Lovely post, and I am so glad you managed to get that tin. 'I'll shave for you' I'm going to have to think about that.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-45582223246124327072011-10-13T22:56:03.238+02:002011-10-13T22:56:03.238+02:00Ravens empty bins here too. Very messy. I was very...Ravens empty bins here too. Very messy. I was very excited when I briefly saw a squirrel in London. They move much faster than possums.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-14718592701379661122011-10-13T20:53:13.049+02:002011-10-13T20:53:13.049+02:00Ba ha ha! He'd *shave* for you? Is that a big ...Ba ha ha! He'd *shave* for you? Is that a big deal among Genevan gents? Though I think I had a cemetery guard try to pick me up in Montparnasse...<br /><br />RedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com