Driving home the point

This blog is not going to be as full of words as some as the others, but thanks to my good friend Sastro on Flickr, I think the point I wish to make is loud and clear.


In the Spring, we all like to walk and enjoy our surroundings. We may first enjoy the new lambs

We see the birds building their nests

We all love to hear the birds sing, and we know Summer is on the way. 

We see our rarest reptiles coming out of hibernation to mate.

We notice the glorious colors of the males as they come into season.

 The females spend some time relaxing before they have young to think of..

Our rarest spiders come out of hibernation to feed on pests and breed..

Our migrant birds fly in and enjoy the sun before they breed..

The Beetles emerge to begin their clean up of the environment of grazing cattle..

The first Butterflies begin to emerge from caterpillar

To Butterfly..

The stunning Dragonflies and Damsels crawl out of the water and cling onto reeds to emerge after two years in the water. They have just a few weeks as flying wonders, to safely crawl out the water, dry out and mate before they die. Dragonflies and Damsels are the best pest control, as they eat our pestering biting bugs, and are in turn, super food for a wonderful bird of prey, the Hobby.

We notice the birds laying eggs...

We all go awwwwwwww when we see babies...

Despite the wildlife, we do all love our own choice of pet.. R.I.P Chuckles 2010

Our much loved Gizmo, still with us, and adored.

No matter how much we love them, they can become a pest to the wildlife we all want to see and adore. Gizmo was savaged by an off lead, out of control dog, in front of my son, who is now traumatized for life. Gizmo is ok physically, but mentally he is not the same...


But even if people were to ignore that. What for our children. What should they be witnessing from their own mother's poor control of dogs? With many thanks to my dear friend Sastro.

Six children, all enjoying the great outdoors, all potential witnesses to a murder of a Swan, or a dog on the receiving end if you choose to see it that way.. Not quite the peaceful happy day out planned?


Perhaps a closer view to really hammer the point home?

I wouldn't want to spoil the day in the life of a dog..

Or to come between a dog and a cherished moment with their loved one's

But please, just respect and cherish wildlife as it should be. Owning a dog is choice, wildlife is survival and will be lost unless people open their eyes to what they have. 


Thank you so much, my dear friend Sastro who shared the photos of the Swan being terrorized. I have seen it myself, and couldn't hang around, not in front of my children. I understand how traumatic it must have been to see that, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart. xxx