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	Saturday, 23 December 2006

Stoat (Mustela erminea) (click for 1024x768 or 1280x1024 desktop wallpaper) This little fellow visited my garden this afternoon, just to have his portrait taken. He sat and waited paitently while I changed to my 300mm lens to get some nice closeups. Stoats are a real problem for New Zealands delicate eco-system. Our birds, particularly the flightless ones, have developed no defense to predators like this one, having evolved in an environment without them. They and their eggs are easy prey for the highly evolved stoat. Now that I know this one is hanging around the area, I should set a trap for him, for the sake of the local birds. I hate having to do that to any creature, especailly one so handsome. I wish I could just rehabilitate him or something. Can you spot the little guy in the picture below? 1:39:50 PM    Comment []

	Saturday, 2 December 2006

Greenery It was offically the first day of summer yesterday. My garden is coming along nicely this year. I'm already eating fresh beans, lettuce, brocoli, strawberries, and silverbeet. Soon I'll have fresh zuchini. They are just beginning to develop now. This is a non-hearting variety of lettuce. I can just pick leaves as I need them leaving the rest of the plant to keep producing. I have hearting varieties growning too. Meanwhile in the worm farm my minions continue to toil away creating heaps of organic fertilisers for me. Aren't they adorable? 12:24:20 PM    Comment []

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