Today I am on safari. In my kitchen. I am wearing khaki and trying to blend in with my environment. I stand very still and look out of my kitchen window which looks out onto my garden. it is tiny – 22 feet by 12, north facing and very dark – but what a riot of colour. Cyclamen, fuchsias, geraniums, camellias, daffodils and snowdrops. and lots of greenery. All home to a wide variety of wildlife. Birds, squirrels, mice and rats. And spiders.
We used to have a bird table just outside the window – a lovely little structure, with a little roof – a perfect little shelter and feeder for the birds. We used to get jays, magpies, robins, blackbirds and even a woodpecker once. Lots of tits and chaffinches – always a pleasure to look at. But the bird food was disappearing very fast. At first I was delighted that my little dining area was popular with our feathered friends. And then I looked. It wasn’t the feathered two legged members of the animal kingdom that were enjoying my bounty. Two extremely fat rats feasting at my expense. The bird table was removed the next day and yet the birds still kept coming. Some robins even made a nest in the hedge. And then one day in the spring what do I see but eight! Eight little ratlings gambolling on the grass. They looked so sweet. Brown and glossy with long swishy tails. But I don’t want to see them ever again.–
Life Through Basia's Eyes 
Dear Barbara Loved your blog as I always do. Impressive that your garden is such a riot of colour. Send me a photo if you can. Wouldn’t it be lovely to meet up. Seems ages since I sat at your kitchen table. All fairly ok here. Queuing at boots in home made mask! Much love to you and Jasek. Sue xx
On Mon, 27 Apr 2020, 13:14 Life Through Basia’s Eyes, wrote:
> Basia Korzeniowska posted: ” Today I am on safari. In my kitchen. I am > wearing khaki and trying to blend in with my environment. I stand very > still and look out of my kitchen window which looks out onto my garden. it > is tiny – 22 feet by 12, north ” >
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Thank you, Sue. i can’t imagine you looking like a bandit! we are all fine. Look out for my next post with my plan for the next couple of months!
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Basia, I don’t believe the part about you in khaki!
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Yes Mike,I have lots of khaki clothes – i needed them when we went on real safaris over the last few years. so now I wear them when I look out of the window!
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Eeeeek … rats! Always my dread with birdfood.
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Yes. They were horrible. But the local rat catcher was pretty effective.
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I am surprised that snakes didn’t invade your safari after the rats showed up. Nice post.
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Thank you. I would have died on the spot if that had happened.
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