by Leslie Cox; Friday; June 21, 2024

This big guy makes regular visits to his tall perch atop a fir tree where he checks out
if a neighbour’s chickens might be on his lunch menu.

by Leslie Cox; Tuesday; June 18, 2024

Peony drinking bowl for a couple of honey bees. Can you spot the second bee?

by Leslie Cox; Monday; June 17, 2024

Did you know…

            … a single watermelon sold for $6,125 USD?

In 2008, a man in Japan bought a 7.7 kg (17 lb) Densuke watermelon at auction for 650,000 yen or $6,125.

This special kind of watermelon is only grown on the island of Hokkaido and has a different kind of sweetness than the watermelon we are used to eating. They are difficult to grow and do not produce a high yield which is why the melons are sold at auction every year.

by Leslie Cox; Sunday; June 16, 2024

It is a wise father who knows his own child.

 ~ William Shakespeare

by Leslie Cox; Friday; June 14, 2024

One of the two newly fledged baby robin chicks hanging out in our garden right now.

Having cared for and raised an injured unfledged baby robin many years ago, I have a special affinity towards this particular bird species.