I'm sure you'll be wanting a squirrel update! I saw as many as 5 at once the other day, one in the dray in my window box and 4 dotted around the courtyard below. They've had some territorial spats but don't really fight. The squirrel who built the dray is the only one I can really tell from the others, he is much snowier behind the ears and has a bald patch mid-tail, I call him Cyril and he shares the dray with a pal sometimes and chases off others. After the main build with leaves they moved in plastic bags, tissues, cardboard etc. even this ball of wool....
...it even matches their coats, I wish they could knit (a waistcoat!) but it's since been chewed up and is spilling out the side of the home now as the dray constantly changes. One of the reasons it's such a thrill to have them so close is because it's so urban here: I watched one bury a whole piece of toast in a plant pot yesterday. I may do some spring watch type posts later on as there are so many creatures actually inside our building, wrens and blue tits nest and foxes scavenge too. I found a dead fox out the back on a hot summers day so I had to bury him on the railway bank, by climbing up there I found enough blackberries for a crumble, I love these wild oases in the city, it's a totally different kind of wildlife out the front of the building!!
Hi, Madelaine!! I love your squirrel-post, they are so cute! And of course I love your unique lamps! I have some colourful, crazy chandelaires and a selfmade lamp made of glasses, but nothing as fantastic as your lamps. Wish I could get one here in Norway. Is it ok if borrow some of your lampphotoes andmake a blogpost about your lamps and your blog?
ReplyDeleteMany regards from Inger Lise (Maratonjenta)!
Leave them out a pair of knitting needles and some 4-ply yarn, and you might find they have knitted themselves little waistcoats! Or you could make them, leave them out, and see what happens. I wonder what would happen if you knitted a blanket for them?! Such wonderful images I'm getting! Vanessa xxx
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing more about the squirrel. How amazing to have such a wonderful window box.
ReplyDeleteWell, so glad you're enjoying them, they really could have their own blog and they do add another fun dimension to daily life. Vanessa, I knew of all people you'd be able to enter fully into the fantasy that they could knit their own waistcoats and don't think I haven't imagined them playing little accordions too...and Maratonjenta -thanks and thanks for bringing us back to the subject of chandeliers, yes I'd be delighted, do go ahead and use some photos. I will keep you all up to date with squirrels!
DeleteThese pics are so gorgeous - what does Otis think to all of the commotion!?
ReplyDeleteHi Al, Otis is not impressed by the squirrels, he sometimes patrols the inside window sill to chase them off but more often he's busy with one of his many siestas!
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