Category Archives: pond life

triple duty day & meeting father frog

Posted on June 3, 2020 by smallPaws

Tuesday was another hot dry day in London, with temperatures in the mid-twenties.  We’ve been speculating about the temperatures inside our growing shed.  Our allotment neighbour R has a thermometer in his shed and told us on Monday that temperatures inside … Continue reading →

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salad days (but not like you’d think)

Posted on June 1, 2020 by smallPaws

Inspired by the crispy, fresh tastiness of our garden grown red curly lettuces, which have provided us two delicious main meals in the past week, I decided to dedicate a little bit of time to ensuring we have a steady … Continue reading →

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tapdancing tadpoles

Posted on May 31, 2020 by smallPaws

And all of a sudden, the day, she came.  And then the tadpoles had legs. Perfectly formed but infinitely tiny back legs. These ones will be toads or frogs – we hear that on newts it is the front legs … Continue reading →

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