R.I.P. Flutter-Wings

This morning, while cleaning the pool, we were devastated to find a dead baby bird trapped in the leaf catcher.
We are pretty sure it’s Flutter-Wings.
We buried him under a bush with yellow flowers, underneath the nest where he was born.
This is so upsetting…

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Carrot Juice, Chocolate Cake and a Chameleon

Today, I joined Richard and a work colleague at our favourite farmstall, the Millstone Farmstall, Ouden Molen Eco-village in Pinelands, for lunch.
We had quiche and a mixed salad, accompanied by fresh carrot juice and beetroot juice, and – to offset all the good stuff – a piece of super-decadent chocolate cake. It’s important to keep [...]

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Flutter-Wings and his Daddy

When I got home this afternoon, I caught a glimpse of little Flutter-Wings sheltering among the clivia and ivy near the hibiscus. Clearly its wings weren’t strong enough to fly up into the nest above it.
The poor little creature was just a ball of fluff in the blustery South Easter wind:
Daddy, meanwhile was holding onto [...]

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The baby bird is safe!

Last night we rescued a little baby sparrow (or something) from – quite literally – the jaws of death… well, of Tuffy-cat. If you’re just a bit bigger than a very fluffy pingpong ball, that is a heart-stopping experience.
Thank Heaven, little Flutter-Wings had a strong heart.
This morning, I awoke to the sound of chirping. It [...]

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Baby bird

A tiny little baby bird is sleeping in our bathroom tonight.
Well, at least we hope it’s sleeping. How did it get there?
Ask Tuffy-cat.
We were trying to fix the pool-cleaner this evening, when there was a frantic fluttering of wings near the compost heap, accompanied by a chorus of high pitched twittering and tweeting. Tuffy-cat, who [...]

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