Posts from: November 7, 2021

Garter snakes are one of the most known snakes in this world. Though they love to hide among the rocks near a water source, they also can’t get enough of basking in the sunshine. You’ve likely seen a garter snake near your home, lying on warm pavement or in the middle of a well-worn trail, …

In the area around my homestead, we often see and hear foxes. Luckily, I have predator-proofed my property to keep my bunnies and other animals safe so I’m not too worried about a fox finding its way inside (not to say I don’t regularly check my fencing and other predator deterrents). On one of my …

When I was considering getting a cat for my daughter who is obsessed with these animals, I dived deep into research. I settled on a Siamese cat, mostly because I like their blue eyes and the fact that they are very affectionate. Before we actually went to adopt a Siamese kitten, I looked at what …

My neighbor has a lovely swimming pool. He’s specially installed a platform at water level, and this puzzled me. The platform is small and surely not suitable for humans to use to enter or leave the pool, but my neighbor told me that this little seat was to help save the frogs from drowning. I …

After watching The Lion King for the umpteenth time, my son decided that he wants to learn everything there is to learn about these apex predators. During a Google search to help find some interesting lion facts for him, I came across a few YouTube videos in which a lion ate another lion. I started …