tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post115559305055125715..comments2024-03-17T19:32:26.043+00:00Comments on Daughter of the Soil: Today in the garden ... the rummager unmasked!Rebsie Fairholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811733792196954188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post-1155849923606026502006-08-17T22:25:00.000+01:002006-08-17T22:25:00.000+01:00Hi Libby ... grizzly bears?! Oh my goodness! I fee...Hi Libby ... grizzly bears?! Oh my goodness! I feel guilty that I ever complained about my measly hedgehog!<BR/><BR/>I confess I've no idea what gender Dodgem is, I just wanted to assign something rather than call him "it". I don't fancy picking him up to find out ...Rebsie Fairholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811733792196954188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post-1155769825072353542006-08-17T00:10:00.000+01:002006-08-17T00:10:00.000+01:00We do have some pests in the U.S., especially Japa...We do have some pests in the U.S., especially Japanese beetles, an unwelcome import. They defoliate so many different flowers, roses, and trees all through July.Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post-1155674269113027692006-08-15T21:37:00.000+01:002006-08-15T21:37:00.000+01:00A hedgehog...now, that was my (private) guess - so...A hedgehog...now, that was my (private) guess - so is there a prize? <BR/><BR/>I know, you can package him up and mail him to Alaska, with a partner of the opposite gender, and we can start something new here.<BR/><BR/> At least it would be more manageable than the grizzly bears I have rummaging in my garden....Libby D<BR/><BR/>PS: how do you tell the gender of a hedgehog, anyhow?Bill and Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909984764552003772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post-1155632916790446352006-08-15T10:08:00.000+01:002006-08-15T10:08:00.000+01:00Hehe! Well, he is kinda cute isn't he? And at leas...Hehe! Well, he is kinda cute isn't he? And at least hedgehogs don't eat plants, so the damage they cause is minimal compared to raccoons by the sound of it! <BR/><BR/>After reading about blister beetles on Farmgirl's blog I'm beginning to realise I should consider myself very lucky that the wildlife over here is so benign ...Rebsie Fairholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811733792196954188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047857.post-1155595446653812382006-08-14T23:44:00.000+01:002006-08-14T23:44:00.000+01:00Now there is something we don't see in the United ...Now there is something we don't see in the United States... hedgehogs. We do have raccoons, who can take down a stand of corn in an hour, but no hedgehogs. I'd say "how cute", but I'm sure he isn't with the damage he is causing!Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com