søndag den 22. juli 2012

Indhegnet / Do fence me in

Som sagt har det været en meget våd sommer her i Danmark, men endelig var der begyndt at vise sig blomster på mine zucchinier. Rigtigt ja, dem vi plejer at farsere og spise i store mængder sidst i juni.
Også jordbærrene var begyndt at blive røde, men se så her!
As I have told you before it has been a very wet summer in DK this year. But finally my squash were beginning to bloom. That´s right, the ones we last year ate stuffed with cheese and anchovies in late June. Also the strawberries were beginning to turn red. But look here!



Det var det syn, der mødte mig i morges. Alt var gnavet af og spist. Hele den ene zucchini, alle jordbærrene, alle akelejer, alle rosenknopper, selv bladene på høstanemonen var væk.
This was what I found this morning. Everything eaten. All my squash, strawberries, columbines, rose buds even the leaves of my harvest anemone.



Og her er synderen.
And here is the sinner.

Det er babybarnet, som blev født i vores have.
The babybambi that was born in our garden 
Eller rettere synderne. Mor var med.
Or rather sinners. Mum was there too.


Så nu bor jeg i et fort, hvor alt spiseligt er hegnet inde.
So now I am living in a Fort where all edible is fenced in.







Undtagen tallerkensmækkerne og pelargonierne (endnu!).
Except nasturtium and geraniums (yet!)


Og et enkelt lille jordbær, som jeg spiser efter jeg har taget billedet.
And one strawberry that I will eat after having taken this photo.


De kan heller ikke lide ribs, så dem skyndte jeg mig at plukke og lave til ribsgele.
They also don't like red currant so I picked them and made red currant jelly.





Med stor undren går den lille nu rundt og kigger på alle indhegningerne. Her på billedet ser det ud som om, den overvejer at begynde at spise fuglenes mad fra fuglehusene.
Very surprised the babybambi is now walking around looking at all the fences. In this picture it looks as if it is considering starting to eat from the bird feeders.


På trods af alt dette, er det stadig svært at blive rigtig vred på dem.
In spite of all this it is hard to be angry with them.


Åh ja, I skal også lige se, at egernet har fundet ud af, at stå på hovedet på fuglehusene, så nu hænger det i bagbenene, mens den med forbenene spiser stykker af de foderkugler vi lægger ud (undskyld billedkvaliteten).
Oh yeah, I also want to show you that the squirrels have found a way to eat from the bird feeders. Hanging in the hind legs with the head down they eat with the forelegs the small pieces of food it can drag from the feeders


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