moggy = catOk you got me! Neighbors moggy?
That evens things up for the 3 Blind Mice!I think moggies can be any sort of cat - not necessarily feral. But round here there there are several large signs by the roadside at the moment saying "Cats Eyes Removed" - I have been waiting for a suitable opportunity to mention this !!
Angie
Good morning to you - he's a handsome chap.Hi all! Hope you all have a good day, its scorching hot here in SA, but it will rain tomorrow hopefuly, have a good day!View attachment 335338
I thought it was some sort of sorrel but this is what the Tortoise Table says about it so not good tort foodThanks! Here in SA we have Summer, Autu... Winterr, Sp and Summer. Spring doesn't exist here, its just Winter, (Oh new leaves!) and Summer. The plant in the background is woodsorrel, which is odd to us here in SA because we thought it was clover, like the 4 leaved one in Ireland, but thats shamrock. So it is quite confusing to us. How's it going in the UK? Has the rain subsided yet?
Hedgehogs are wild in the UK but in danger of extinction because of pesticides, loss of habitat, climate change, roads etc and and so it's always lovely to see them. They can't be kept as pets but many are taken in by Rescue Centres over winter if they are too small to survive hibernation - less than 600g - sick or injured, then released in the Spring to give them a chance. The one coming to my garden at the moment is only a juvenile I think, and hopefully I can fatten him up for Winter.Wood sorrel is full of oxalates, so I avoid it, made a nice photo. Sad that the storms battered the Northern UK, here where we are, we have the opposite, not that bad, but my great great grandfather always said that if it rains before the years end, the next year would be dry, so here we kind of hope for rain, but we are scared of drought. Here we also feel climate change, in drought, but one place is free of it, the Drakensberge, no torts live there, but the sun blazes in the summer over the emerald fields. Really beautiful. That hedgehog is cute! Is he a pet or wild?
Just realised I spelt Boksburg wrong ? - typing too fast!@Lyn W A picture of our farm in the Drakensberg. In the Drakensberg it gets about 35C to 37C, and coldest -15C but thats rarely View attachment 335340
Boksburg you say? I live about 15 min from there. In summer it easily reaches 33 C here. So nice and warm, no white Chrismas like in movies though
Intresting, its a cute bugger. My grandparents are building a house in Stilbaai, I think I would perhaps do the same for the angulates, but they are of least concern, so it would be intresting to see how they behave in the wild (Some pictures of the fynbos)They can't be kept as pets but many are taken in by Rescue Centres over winter if they are too small to survive hibernation - less than 600g - sick or injured, then released in the Spring to give them a chance. The one coming to my garden at the moment is only a juvenile I think, and hopefully I can fatten him up for Winter.
Beautiful!!!Hi all! Hope you all have a good day, its scorching hot here in SA, but it will rain tomorrow hopefuly, have a good day!View attachment 335338
moggy = cat
Don't ask me why but it's quite a common term here.
well, I AM genetically unsound...but gosh...they created a name for me! How cool is that! I thought he just misspelled Maggie I LOVE it lol...Ok - I had to look this one up.
Moggy or moggie is an old British affectionate term for a domestic cat, but is also used as alternative name for a mongrel or mixed-breed cat whose ancestry and pedigree are unknown or only partially known. Because of this mixed ancestry and free-breeding, a moggy can either be very healthy, or, if from an inbred feral colony, genetically unsound and sickly.
Actually some sources say that the term moggie came from the name Maggie.and just goes like hell...
well, I AM genetically unsound...but gosh...they created a name for me! How cool is that! I thought he just misspelled Maggie I LOVE it lol...
Looks like we're all taking a soaking and battering.Pouring down rain, coupled with high winds. Reports are in that parts of the city of Annapolis are already under water. The constant high winds are pushing water from the Chesapeake Bay up into the bay area, flooding many low coastal locations. Our hatches are all battened & shuttered.
Good day for some indoor wood working….
Luv this picture!Hi all! Hope you all have a good day, its scorching hot here in SA, but it will rain tomorrow hopefuly, have a good day!View attachment 335338