Isn't she a beauty?! This barn owl belongs to our neighbours.

Sunday, 25 April 2010

Why dogs don't eat salad greens, and rabbits do.

My lettuce is growing so fast that I will either have to eat lettuce every day all day, or have to teach my dog to eat it.
Our rabbit Honey loves it, obviously, but he gets wind...

Classic beginners mistake, isn't it, planting far too many salad greens!
Man and I went to the local nursery and went mad when we saw what they had to offer. Rucola, Oak Leaf, Endive, Iceberg, we've planted them all in our greenhouse and boy, doesn't it look lovely!

Gorgeous Daughter took her mangy rabbit Honey to take a look,and yes, our rubbish heap rabbit loved the look of our lettuces too. In fact, he took a leap from her lap, landed amongst our luscious lettuce and had a mouthful before you can say "Leave My Lettuce Alone!".
Undaunted by Daughther's screams, he then tried the next one in the row, and then the next. Before she could gather him up (kicking and trying to protest around his mouthful of oak leaf), he had destroyed at least a quarter of our carefully planted row.

Honey, needless to say, has now been banned from the greenhouse. Much to the delight of Gina, our Turkish Istanbul garbage truck dog. Gina thinks Honey is a bit of an idiot, frankly. Why eat your own droppings, I ask you! A well-mannered dog only eats shit when she's desperate (which Gina was, when we adopted her). Anyway, Gina gets proper dogfood now, and has a healthy disdain for foraging. Who wants greens, when ready to eat Canine DeLuxe is on offer?

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