That's Pickles up on top of the sofa, and Ginger is the one lounging about on the settee. Pickles is the mother of Ginger. They were most unusual in one way..... They would look at the garden from the back steps, often watching the sparrows etc intently ..but ... they never chased them. They just watched. I suspect that is not the norm for the feline population. But sadly, Pickles died this morning. Over the last month fur started falling out in big chunks, she had sore patches all over the place, then lost her appetite and therefore got skinnier, and became much more withdrawn. Over that month there were many trips to the vets, but after many vet-visits, lots of time and tests and money they never managed to work out what was wrong. But now, today's challenge ....... well two actually ... [a] How many UK birds include a colour in their Latin name ? eg ...... Red-eyed Vireo .... Vireo olivaceus [b] How many have a sound in their Latin name ... ? eg .... Corncrake Crex crex That'll keep you out of mischief for a while. Here's a bit of partly-relevant music ... Dark Days
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