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Little feet in the snow
footprints in the snow footprints around bird food chaffinch looking in chaffinch checking me out OK, where’s the food The snow is melting fast outside now, there’s only a few piles of mush left on...
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While out walking
Mont Blanc and Alps from the Pays de Gex Spring almost came to the Pays de Gex recently, and our morning walks were more pleasant for a while. It’s cold again now, but for a few days it was even warm...
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Green Gardening
my garden in 2009Is your garden green? Well of course it’s green, it’s got plants in it, that’s not what I mean. How environmentally-friendly is it? Are there things we can we do to make it more...
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Mystery plant
Mystery plant Does anybody know what this plant is called? It appeared in pots filled with fresh compost this year, so I’m assuming the seed was in the compost. It started growing as soon as I filled...
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Night Patrol
two hedgehogs eating peanuts Our terrace is inspected every night by the local night watch. They go over every inch of the grounds, looking for intruders that shouldn’t be there. They’re quiet and...
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I know of a farm where they don’t feed the animals. They even allow predators to roam freely, taking up to one fifth of their stock. And they’re proud of it. That sounds pretty awful, but it’s not,...
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Neighbourhood Watch
magpie on nearby barn roof This spring, we had the inescapable feeling that we were being watched. Somewhere nearby, we felt, someone was keeping their eye on us. magpie coming for peanuts Sure enough,...
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Good Morning Deer!
Deer in the undergrowthEvery morning I open the shutters and take a look at what the world has to offer for the day. We have a good view of the Jura, and often have beautiful sunrises or sunsets. Early...
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My new friend
Rover looking at meThis is my newest friend, a pigeon I call ‘Rover’. Why do I call him that? Because of the way we met. Standing in the food bowlDweezeljazz and I go for a walk most mornings. About a...
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Rescuing birds
great tit recovering on my hand A few days ago, a great tit collided with our living room window. It’s always heart-wrenching to hear the thud of a bird against the window, fortunately it doesn’t...
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