we ever had with our live trap, aka mouse cage.
Bought when our cat, Henry, was still young and brought live mice in the house and sometimes they got away. We usually caught and released them but one was elusive. So we bought this trap. The only mouse that ever ventured inside was the Gruffalo mouse.
Nowadays Henry eats the mice he catches. Except for the green wobbly bit. (if you’ve ever read Pratchett’s The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents you know what I mean).
Nine years ago I travelled to the UK in the wake of my husband who wanted to see the Springboks play live in the RWC. We got tickets for Birmingham and Newcastle, Springboks vs. Samoa and vs. Scotland. It was a really, really wonderful experience … Continue reading Rugby World Cup 2015
“Almost nobody dances sober unless they happen to be insane.” H.P. Lovecraft This guy seems to have no problem, though. Different styles. I have no idea how much – if any – alcohol was consumed. I’m pretty sure that alcohol was involved here. Just as … Continue reading Guilty Feet, Have They Got Rhythm?
for private vehicles and horse owners Berlin
I wonder what the premiums were?
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Sarah from Travel with Me has chosen Trees as this week’s Monochrome Madness’ Prompt. I went out this afternoon and took many, many photos of trees. Many of them in black and white. Some where okay, some were pretty good (mostly just bark), and many … Continue reading Stark Trees
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When I came across this wheat field I thought it was withered grain. The stalks were beige but the ears were black, they looked scorched.
As it turns out a friend of ours. who is a master miller, told me differently. This is emmer wheat, a kind of wheat that was among the first grains cultivated in Europe and the Middle East. Today it is regaining some popularity, particularly black emmer as can be a winter crop.
Midweek Monochrome
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“I’m a Springbok fan. I came to love the game of rugby after I had left South Africa.”
German rugby fan, talking to the SABC.
Nine year ago a South African tv crew stumbled across a German who had travelled to Newcastle to watch the match between South Africa and Scotland. The interview (all of the 30 seconds) was broadcast in South Africa.
Double dipping for
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Interview and FOWC with Fandango: Quote
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