Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Return to The Forest!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake back with you.

Although it has not been blasting hot sun shine it has however been warm and sunny, in patches!

We were out again this morning with Snowflake, who stayed in Old Two Legs arms until we got to the furthest most point of our walk. Then, as soon as she got put down, she dived into the hay and was rolling around and diving under the grass having a super time!

Holly and I not only saw rabbits, but we saw a fox, twice, who was also after the rabbits. I think he wanted to invite them to breakfast!

After breakfast we let OTL do his stuff and got ready to go with him to do 'Deliveries'.

As Snowflake comes out with us in the morning, OTL doesn't take the camera with him 'cos 'two dogs and ferret are enough for anyone' says OTL!

Lunch time it's different, Snowflake is still snoozing and it's just OTL and us, and the camera!

Now, as you all know, when we are out with OTL, he will always include some super pictures of Holly and me, posing and just looking good! Unfortunately, this time of the year all he really is interested in is insects and flowers!

Normally we would complain but this time we let him off 'cos he took us down to The Farm! We hadn't been down there for ages! The sniffs were new and we even spotted a fox who was taking something small and furry back for his dinner!

OTL was busy with the tripod and camera. The first picture is of a plant we don't know what it is but the blue colour looked super!

To make it perfect, along came a bee and visited most of the flowers, how's that for timing!

Where's the Landing Lights?
 Then, a bit further down the path he spotted another colourful bloom and again, he had no idea of what it's called!

What we need is a Botanist!
 We went to The Farm 'cos OTL reckoned the poppies would all be out and blooming and the Corn Cockles would be there as well, no chance! We were either too early or too late, there were about a dozen poppies in the whole field and they mostly looked past their best!

He started of with this one that we think could be used for something other than sniffing!

An 'Original' poppy.
 We found this one that looked more like the ones we all know, the only problem was the wind, because the shutter speed was so slow 'cos the aperture was so small (f16 or f22) OTL had to use a special thing called a 'Plamp' which is really an arm that you mount on the tripod leg and with the other end, you hold the stalk in another clamp!

Looks good!

English Poppy!
One very small problem with the Plamp, when you take the picture, it always is there looking all sort of strange and odd!

So, OTL has done one of his tricks on the computer and removed it, if you look very carefully you can see where it was!

As we got to the end of our walk, OTL spotted another poppy in amongst the Rape plants, so, very carefully he parted the Rape and weeds and other stuff. Then, setting up the tripod he did this one, which, to our expert eyes is much better than the other one!

That's better OTL
 Not sure what's happening tomorrow, maybe we will go looking for more insects, maybe around our pond 'cos it's getting loads of attention with the flowers all blooming!

We have just heard that dinner is ready, so off we go!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake (Still asleep!)

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Sun Shine At Last!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake back again!

We were up good and early this morning, Holly even jumped up on the bed and gave Old Two Legs a 'Good Morning Wake Up Lick' but OTL said that one thirty was just a little too early and could she try later!

Well, you have got to give her points for trying!

Our morning walk was good, Snowflake came with us and Holly and I managed to kick up a couple of rabbits while OTL and Snowflake were hunting in the grass for mouses and snakes!

Well, that's what Snowflake said she was doing, OTL was just trying to keep up!

OTL has discovered that the Goats Beard plant propagates its seeds the same way a Dandelion does and that the seed head looks just the same, but about three or four times bigger. So you know what he is going to be looking for every time we go out!

We had Chicken for breakfast today, super tasty it was too, freshly cooked!

OTL spent the morning 'Manufacturing' as he calls it, so he was boring. Still, after a good feed we decided to have a snooze and that took us up to lunch time.

Snowflake was still sleeping so we left her curled up and headed down to the Sea Wall again and I had a quick dip, just to cool off!

The tide was in and there were some fishermen there but they hadn't caught anything.

OK, Who's got the Sandwiches?
There was a lady sun bathing on the beach, Holly said she could just fancy a sun bathe herself but in the end decided that a poo and a wee was more important!

Talking of Poo Bags, OTL has found some of the Goats Beard plants with the seed heads ready to release the seed to the wind.

Goats Beard Seed Head.
 By putting the poo bag over the top of the seed head he can collect all of them in one hit! So, he has sorted out all the seeds and put them away in an envelope, ready for planting next Spring.

Holly found a couple of dead baby sparrows in the garden, so we told The Missus and she told OTL to sort it!

After careful inspection, OTL declared that neither of them was Gob, so that was good news, but they were very dead, which is not good news really.

They ended up in the compost bin where the ants had set up home and in this warm weather, they had moved all their eggs up to the top of the nest to take advantage of the heat generated by the sun beating on the plastic lid.

Holly says she doesn't do ants 'cos they don't taste nice!

If it's still sunny, OTL has promised we can have a trip down to The Farm to see the flowers, well, he wants to look at the flowers, while he is busy with the flowers we can hunt badgers!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake (Still Snoozing)

Monday, 24 June 2013

Wonderful Monday!

Hi Ho Woofers!

It's the 'Famous Fr'ee' back again, Daisy, Holly & Snowflake!

Well, last night Old Two Legs was on the computer doing a bit of research, like, Wot is a Reasonably Priced Caravan Site in Norfolk?

After loads of sites were viewed and rejected 'cos they were, (A) Could be full of Kids (B) Could be full of Old Geezers (C) Could be full of Caravans! (D) Too expensive (the real reason)

He managed to find one that suited his pocket and strange though it may seem, we've been there before!

So, he's booked a two week stay 'On Line' and told The Missus wot he'd done.

She was not a Happy Puppy!

Seems OTL booked the weekend that 'Ally Pally' was happening and the suggestion that TM go down on the train from Norfolk did not meet with approval!

In the end he had to re-book it but a week later!

There is no pleasing some people!

Next we had to book Snowflake into her luxury hotel again and make sure the swimming pool is warm enough for her!

So that's it, all sorted!

He did mumble something about putting us in The Kennels for a couple of weeks but we think he was joking!

Let's face it, who would wake him up if we were in kennels?

We visited The Forest this afternoon and had a great time chasing squirrels, well, we saw two but they were up in the trees and refused to come down!

OTL was doing his 'Flower' thing and first of all came up with an early Holly Hock, not very big or even exciting, but he took the picture anyway!

Holly Hocks to You Too!
Mind you, we spotted some Flag Iris in the little pond, so there was OTL, crouched down on his haunches, trying to hold the camera still and focus on the flower and at the same time not fall in the pond!

You see, he was using an old 55mm manual focus lens that is particularly good for macro work, but only when using a tripod and in a controlled environment, like indoors and no wind!

Still, Brownie Points for trying!

Flag Iris in the Pond.
Now that I think of it, there weren't many flowers to see at all, just a few mouldy looking blooms, well past their best!

You could tell he was getting desperate,  he even stopped and took a picture of a bramble that was waving about over the path!

Big Thorns and Little Thorns!

 When we got back, Snowflake decided that she should have her claws trimmed, so there was OTL with Snowflake resting on her back, on his lap and the bottle of Ferretone balanced on her tummy!

She was slurping away while OTL was clipping away with his nail clippers!

Snowflake always makes a fuss 'cos if she makes a fuss, she gets even more Ferretone.

She is just a Sneaky Ferret! 

I wonder if I could get away with something like that, you know, on my back being fed Choc Drops whilst having my tummy brushed?

Well, it's a thought!

We hope young Michael is feeling better, a bunged up nose is not good, for a start it gives you a head ache and second, you miss out on all the good sniffs!

Archie should be getting better with his rash, I remember Holly had something like that on her muzzle.  It took a course of anti-bionics and some careful washing to get rid of it, let's hope Archie is back to sniffin soon.

OTL says that with his hay fever, he can't sniff anything from June until September!


See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake (The Sneaky)

Sunday, 23 June 2013

Sun Day? Wot happened to the sun?

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake back again!

I just love having a lazy Sunday, you know, the one where you get up late, mooch around for a while, catch up on an 'After Get Up Snooze' then out for a stroll in the early morning sun.

Well that is the ideal Sunday.

Today started off with Holly needing a wee at four thirty, so, Woof-Woof, and down comes Old Two Legs to let her out.

OTL had lost his glasses, so everything was out of focus and he kept bumping into things, like walls and sofa's and coffee tables!

Snowflake was woken up and she just had to do some furniture moving in her place, so OTL didn't get back to sleep again!

Well, that took care of the 'Late Get Up'!

Snowflake came with us on our walk and did her normal trick of ducking and diving in and out of the grass.

We met up with Max And Oscar and this time they didn't woof at Snowflake, which Snowflake thought was very grown up!

You know, they even touched noses as well!

Back home to Lambs Heart and biscuits and a snooze while OTL went into the office and sneezed his head off!

Lunch time walk was a bit late, OTL was helping a neighbour with his car radio which is OK but we had to walk around with our legs crossed!

By the time we got to the beach, the tide was on it's way out and left a muddy sort of water behind, which I just had to try out!

Mmm! Muddy!
Back on the beach, Holly and I had a chase around and Holly tried out my 'Tail Grab & Twist'

No Chance! I saw it coming and just put my paw down and increased the speed so she missed all together!

Tail Grab & Miss!
OTL got interested in the clover on the path and decided to get the camera working. Too much wind and no sun means that it is only a 'Mmm' picture, nothing exciting!


White Clover
Back home to a snooze and a woof at the pigeons!

We have kept an eye open but we haven't see Gob, so we reckon he has gone off to do his own thing. Mum and Dad have replaced all the nest material and looks like they are settling down to another batch of eggs. The only problem is that the camera lens has been covered, so we can't see a thing!

Never mind, we will keep and eye open and see what happens!

Bye for now, see you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

Saturday, 22 June 2013

Saturday with OTL

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake here.

It has been a fun day today, The Missus went out to one of her 'Slap & Stick' crop thingy wot-sits and we had the house to ourselves!

We had great fun running around the house chasing each other, mind you, that Snowflake can be pretty sneaky even if she is slower than Holly and me!

Snowflake was jumping out from under the sofa and pretending to bite Holly's tail off!

We had a good walk along the Sea Wall and it was certainly not Summer!

That being so, we thought it would be fun to have a game of chase on the beach, just to warm us up!

Can't Catch Me!
 We went around and around and even Old Two Legs was getting dizzy!

Here I come Again!
 In the end we just had to have a rest, so we crashed out on the beach and Holly caught up on her tan!

Beach Baby!
The local Little Two Legs School had their Summer Fete today as well and it was terrible!

Loads of sausages and hamburgers sizzling away on a grill that then sent a super sniff on the wind that Holly and I agreed you could almost eat the sniff!

Mmmmm Burgers!
OTL was busy playing with his camera again, poking his lens at the flowers. This one even had a couple of insects on it and he didn't even see them!

See the insects?
TM came home a bit earlier than normal, just so she could watch a program where they are using a couple of tags she has made.

Talk about a show off!

Even Snowflake said it was making her big headed!

Not sure what is planned for tomorrow 'cos we haven't seen a weather forecast so we will discuss it tonight after Snowflake has her late night cuddle with OTL!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly and Snowflake (Cuddles to you!)

Friday, 21 June 2013

It's the First Day Of Summer and OTL's been Crying Again!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake here again!

What a day!

First of all, did you know it's the First Day Of Summer today?

That means it is going to be sun shine and balmy breezes all day long and OTL will be sneezing even more, until September!

We were out a bit later than normal, you see we forgot to give Old Two Legs his early morning ear licking, so, he didn't wake up until seven! Even Snowflake was beginning to wonder what was wrong!

She just can't get out of bed without her morning slurp of Ferretone!

We were off down to the Sea Wall and when we got there, instead of turning left, our normal route, OTL turned right!

Not wishing to be seen to be confused, we turned right as well and legged it down the path to see if there were and rabbits dining 'Alfresco', they weren't, so we just had to carry on walking!

It was soon obvious why OTL had come this way!

Yesterday he had spotted another 'Local' version of the Goats Beard plant. This one is the 'Native sub species' and is a bit smaller than the Purple coloured one which is really a Mediterranean import!

Tragopogon pratensis ssp minor
 OTL says that when the seed pods develop, he is going to take a couple of pods from each of the plants for planting in our 'Wild Flower Patch' he is preparing at the back of the garden. At the moment he is trying to get rid of all the 'Wild Weeds' by putting down a sheet of plastic so it hopefully will be 'Virgin Soil' ready for the seeds he hopes to plant next March time.

As Holly says, 'I don't mind what a Pee over, weeds, wild flowers or plastic sheets, just as long as I can Pee'!

The sea was calm and an 'Incoming Tide' so I decided to have a paddle. Holly, being the non swimming wimp she is, just stood on the shore shouting that a shark was chasing me, as if!

Shark! Shark!
 Not that I believed her for one moment!


Fooled You!
I was going to get out anyway!

Wot Sand?
Holly ran up the beach and started to dig a hole and of course getting sand all over her nose. I said she looked a real twit with sand all over her chops!

That's when the fight started!

Not that OTL was interested, he was trying to get a photo of a Meadow Buttercup with an insect on it!

Ranunculus acris   Meadow Buttercup
 What ever turns you on!
As we got closer to the car park, Holly and I shot off into the grass to see if there were any rabbits out but as before, nothing.

We heard OTL whistling for us so we wandered back to the car and on the way spotted the Bin Men having their morning break!

Hello Mr Bin Man!
We didn't go straight home, instead OTL went to pick up some new keys for the caravan 'cos he lost his up in Scotland somewhere! Two new sets cost him a fortune! He came out sobbing hysterically and clutching his wallet to his chest!

That will teach him to be more careful next time!

You know, it was a full five minutes before he could drive off, what with him sobbing and the hay fever making him sneeze!

Back at the office, Snowflake tried to cheer him up by loaning him one of her squeaky toys and insisted on putting it in his boot for safe keeping!

This will cheer him up, it always does for me!
 Lunchtime walk was fun as well, we went the 'Wrong way around' again! I think OTL is still suffering from giving away all that money!

He spotted a Bumblebee slurping away on some clover flowers and nearly got a full side shot. Well he would have done had Holly not pushed past and scared the bee off!

Look on the bright side, tomorrow is Saturday! Loads of sunshine, food and shortbread! Well, that's what we have told OTL but he is still whimpering!

Bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

Thursday, 20 June 2013

Some Days...........

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake here.

It has been a bit cloudy today, and there we were looking forward to another warm and sun shiny day!

Mind you, Snowflake decide that she wanted to come out with us again on our 'Morning Patrol'

When we got down there she was all shivery and refused to come out from Old Two Legs arms where she was all cuddled up and doing her 'Shivering Trick' and twitching her whiskers!

When she finally got down, she had a fun time scooting in and out of the undergrowth searching for rats and rabbits!

I think it sort of wore her out 'cos she hasn't been out for a run since before our holidays, so she is a bit out of condition!

Back home she had some breakfast and headed back to bed. Trouble was, she just couldn't decide on whether she wanted to curl up in a 'Doughnut or Stretch Out full length!

To Bed or Not To Bed, That is the Question!
So OTL lifted her up and put her back in bed where she curled up and spent most of the morning fast asleep!

Not that we can complain, 'cos after a super breakfast of Lambs Heart and Biscuits we also crashed out for the morning!

Our afternoon walk was a 'Quick One' 'cos the rain had started as soon as we got out of the car and strange as it may seem, it stopped shortly after we got back in the car!

We had a drive in the car into town to do something or other that OTL considered important!

The rest of the afternoon has been spent looking out of the window, keeping an eye open for Gob.

We have seen loads of sparrows and a number of youngsters being fed but no sign of Gob!

His parents have been bringing stuff into the nest box but then disappear for an hour or so, which means they are out feeding him and getting fed themselves!

All good signs.

Snowflake has been getting over her marathon run this morning by putting her paws up and snoozing the day away.

Waking up every so often to mug OTL for a slurp of Ferretone!

That ferret sure knows how to live it up!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake (Still Snoozing)

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Gob's still here!

Hi Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy, Holly & Snowflake.

Good news! Gob has been spotted in the garden this morning being fed by mum and dad! It was The Missus who saw him and recognised him by his limp. He was hopping about using his other leg and seemed much stronger. TM, being TM, who just can't let thing be, decided to go into the garden and sweep the path, at seven in the morning and still in her curlers and hairnet plus a bright pink fluffy dressing gown!

Now, that is a sight to scare the bravest of us and as soon as the birds spotted her, they were off in a frantic flurry of feathers and tweets!

TM had a look on the ground where Gob was, and, no Gob, so he is strong enough to escape an attack by a TM and her broom, that means he should be able to escape any of the natural dangers!

On our walk there was hardly any wind, so that means OTL starts sneezing  his head off! Wot a noise! If he really gets going he could start a hurricane!

So, what with his Hay fever, you can imagine, taking a photo is a bit 'Hit & Miss' the flowers are some times sharp and other times a big blur!

This is the Jack-Go-To-Bed-At-Noon or Goats Beard that we spoke of yesterday.

Tragopogon porrifolius (Salsify)
 This flower is easy to recognise, it's the one Holly calls a 'Whizz Bang' 'cos it looks like one of those fireworks!

Real Name is Plantago media Hoary Plantain!
 Holly says that her name is the best!

As we got to the end of the Sea Wall Path, a snail came jogging past, 'Good Morning Girlie's!' he called 'Outta My Way, Snail Coming Through'!

A jogging Snail!
OTL spotted a Silver-studded Blue butterfly resting on a plant, it was waiting for the sun to warm up its wings before flying off to find some breakfast!

Silver-studded Blue
According to OTL, this species rarely flies any distance, often moving less than 20 metres in its life.

Maybe that's why it is a bit of a rarity 'cos it don't like travelling and meeting new butterflies!

Unlike this ant OTL spotted. Him and his mates were running around all over the plant, trouble was,  OTL was using a manual focus lens and the ant wouldn't stand still!

Can't stop, got too much to do!
 Back home Snowflake was having her rampage around the office. She has a new trick, she hides under Snowy Towers and when OTL isn't looking, she climbs onto the roof and chuckles when she finds the bottle of Ferretone!

Guess Wot I've Found?
Poor OTL, every time he tries to get on with his 'Stuff' either Snowflake Holly or me wants him to do something!

Of course, the other one giving him stick is TM, but that's her job!

See you tomorrow.

Bye the way, no sign of Gob since this morning, so he may have started to wander around some of the other gardens!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

OTL to the rescue and 'That Plant' is identified!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake back again.

We have had a bit of excitement this morning. You remember we have a camera in a nest box and two sparrows hatched from a total of five eggs that were laid?

Well, three days ago one of the baby sparrows left the nest and 'Fledged' the other one stayed behind. Old Two Legs said that it was just being a bit slow and preferred to have it's meals served instead of hunting for it!

This morning we noticed that the baby was trying to get up to the hole and leave but it seemed to have caught it's leg in the nest material. On strict instructions from The Missus, our walk was put on hold and OTL dispatched to the garage to get a ladder.

Putting on rubber gloves, so he doesn't get bitten by any bugs the nest may hold, OTL retrieved the baby sparrow and a big handful of nest material, plus a couple of old eggs.

Up, Up, Up We Go!
 Very carefully we bring down the bird and the nest material.

Down comes Baby Cradle and All!
 Very gently, OTL starts to remove the material that is wrapped around the leg.

Gently Does It!
Finally we get to the point where we can see what's wrong. Some of the nest material, looking very much like hair, was wrapped around the leg at the knee joint and was cutting into the leg. Because the leg was cut, the hair was captured in caked blood from the bird. There was no option but to operate on the leg!

Looks a bit 'Hairy' nurse, Bring My Tools!
Very carefully, OTL unwrapped as much hair as he could, the very gently cut a lump around the back of the leg that was all hair and dried matter. The hair came away and OTL 'unwound' it from the wound on the leg. 

Be Brave Little One!
After that, there was nothing else OTL could do but to open his hand and let the bird fly off, which it did and landed in the tree in the garden. After that we lost sight if it but we hope that mum and dad will find and feed the little one.

Now I know that really we should have let 'Nature take it's course' but this way, the bird has a chance of survival and OTL says he has seen a number of birds with only one leg that were doing OK. 

So, best of luck to Gob, we were sure that was him and if you see a sparrow with a limp, it may just be him!

Say 'Hello' for us!

After all that excitement we got our walk and then settled down for a snooze after a breakfast of chicken and biscuits!

OTL had a reply from the botanist, it seems that the flower is called Tragopogon porrifolius or the common name 'Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon' 'cos it shuts it's flower up at midday!

Another name is Goat's Beard, maybe 'cos the flower when it is closed, looks like a Goat's Beard!

Well, that's another flower we know the name of!

This afternoon we went out with OTL to deliver some stuff and we ended up in the Riverside Park. We didn't go down to the river where we normally go but this time we ended up in the field where doggies get to be let off the lead for a run around.

There were woofers all over the place, making a noise and chasing balls. We just sniffed and chased a ball!

We met up with a couple of Spotty Dalmatian dogs who said hello to OTL and one even wanted to play but they were just a bit too big and cool looking for us!

Do I Look Cool or Wot?
We were joined by a very nervous Poodle who took exception to OTL taking her picture and started to woof at him.

No Camera's, I'm not ready!
We weren't having any of that, so I jumped up on OTL's lap and woofed back!

That got her into trouble and she was put on a lead!

Back home, Snowflake was still asleep, she had gathered up all her squeaky balls and was sleeping on top of them, just to make sure OTL doesn't pinch them!

****LATE BREAKING NEWS*****

Just to let you know, late this afternoon, we have spotted Gob down the end of the garden, making a cods of walking on rocks but being fed by both mum and dad. You would have thought that he had got onto the paving slabs, at least it may have been easier to hop about!

Trouble is, you just can't tell the kids nowadays, as OTL says!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

Monday, 17 June 2013

Another Splash Day for Snowflake

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake here.

What has happened to the weather? What about a 'Flaming June'? It's more like a wet autumn!

Talking about wet, Snowflake, (minus her rubber ring) has been splashing her drinking water all over the place again! Old Two Legs was getting a bit fed up with wiping the water up and cleaning the cage so, he has put the tray filled with water in the cage, then, just in case Snowflake gets all 'Tricksy', he put her drinking bowl in the water as well!

That was just great as far as Snowflake was concerned, in she went, scrabbling about, putting her nose under the water and blowing bubbles!

When she had finished playing 'Mermaids', OTL took her out and wrapped her in a clean, dry towel and gave her a good rub down, just like he does with us if we get wet!

Snowflake thought it was great fun 'cos as soon as he put  her back in the cage, she set off for the water tray and did it all again!

So, there was OTL, standing by the cage door with the towel, just like a Butler, waiting for 'Madam' to finish her swim!

It was so funny!

Talking of fun, we had a chase on the beach today, pretending we had dug a hole and covered up a 'Secret' and it was up to the other to guess what it was and where it was!

I went first.

I'll Hide it here!
 Then I call out 'Ready' and Holly comes bounding over the beach!

My Turn To Find It!

Holly spoilt it by rolling on top of her sand hole and shouting 'Leave Me Bone Alone!' That rather gave the game away!

Leave Me Bone..............Oops!
 OTL showed us some Cuckoo Spit, it wasn't a cuckoo spitting really, that's just an 'Old Wives Tale'!

OTL says Cuckoo spit is a white frothy liquid secreted by the immature nymphs of a sap-sucking insect known as a Froghopper.

Can you imagine a life where every time you had a meal, a big ball of foamy bubbles appears behind you!

Scary!
Cuckoo Spit!
 As we headed back home this new doggy jumped up in front of us and shouted 'Boo'! Then he turned around and ran off laughing!

'Wot on Earth Was That?' says Holly, 'Dunno' I replied but he looks like one of those 'Doodle Dogs'!

A Doodle Dog!
OTL was looking for the flowers he photographed yesterday, you know, the one that looked purple colour. Well, he found it but the flower had closed right up, thus proving that it only comes out in the sun shine!

Flower closed up, no sun shine!
He still can't find out what it is called, so he has sent the pictures and an email to a botanists wot knows far more than OTL does about plants!

OTL stays away from plants if he can, it's the Hay fever thing you see!

Snowflake has spent the afternoon snoozing in her travelling cage, worn out from all the long distance swimming she has been doing!

We are busting to hear how Archie is getting on with his sore patch, is it plant or insect based?

See you tomorrow,

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake