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Was That a Cat? That Was a Cat. Wasn’t it? It Was, Wasn’t it? And to Change Things up a Bit— a Tortoise!
Hebes are so reliable!
As in the header pic — hebes really are the stalwarts of city gardens.
Hebe was also a Greek god who was associated with youth and prime of life.
Maybe I’d better plant a hebe in my garden, too …
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“Susan, do I really have to go out to be insulted by cats?”
“They’ll be there. They’re everywhere!”
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See! Told ya!
That cat’s hurling inadible insults at me.
They’re everywhere! Everywhere, I tell ya!
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However — this cat’s all right. Oh, yes!
I can tolerate this one.
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We spotted this tortoise in someone’s front garden.
Tortoises are currently hibernating. They usually hibernate from November to March.
I looked it up and found that not all species of tortoise hibernate, so it’s as well if you know whether your tortoise is supposed to be a hibernating or non-hibernating species.
This tortoise — above — definitely won’t be hibernating. It’s not real.
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Thank Dog for Spring!
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January 16th was ‘National Nothing Day’ so Doggo worked really hard at celebrating this very special Day.
Dennett started the Photo-a-Day Challenge to help combat the pandemic blues. Since then many others kindly share their week with us:
Erika Burkhalter, Anne Bonfert, Tracy Aston, Lisa Bolin, Juan O. Aguilera, David Wade Chambers, June Nguyen, Mia Verita, LensAfield, Barbara Radisavljevic, Diana Lotti, Barb Dalton, Kim Zuch, K. Barrett, Penny Grubb, Ellie Jacobson, Shruthi Sundaram, Jillian Amatt — Artistic Voyages, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Ann James, Louise Peacock, Jane Frost (Jane Grows Garden Rooms)
(If your name should, or should not, be on this list, please let me know.)
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