Wind this morning and grey wintry skies. The leaves are blowing into drifts. Or straight out onto the plains.
After weeks of warm sunny weather we now have warm windy weather with the promise of rain. And the rain will be nice.
WaiWai
I took the big blue blanket down from the tree and gave it a wash to cover Wai at night. His skin is ripping in places and I am worried it is the straw he burrows under. So he is slathered in his cream and covered in his blanket every night.
Poor Wai, his recovered skin gets more fragile as he gets older. I wish I could strap a cover on him but I am afraid that it would rub his skin right off. And his wounds need air.
I am hoping the new cream will help. I think the vet is running out of ideas.
Tima was naughty
Tima had been very naughty. She broke into the feed shed TWICE. So I put her in jail yesterday while I fed the others. She had quite enough to eat.
She was so mad about being put in jail that she lowered her head and lifted this little gate straight off its hinges. It rolled onto her back and made her yell even louder with fury. Lucky I saw her do it or she would have escaped and gobbled up Wai’s dinner.
The Glasshouse
Deb asked me this morning about our little glasshouse and I realize I have not discussed its construction for quite some time.
It is not very big probably as big as two four cushion couches back to back and constructed of recycled found windows with a concrete floor. The roof of glass is actually three sliding doors – without the slide (I wish the roof did slide open to catch the rain but there you are). There are four big planting beds as high as window seats around the outside and a tiny potting bench. Plenty of shelving.
It has two glass doors. One that leads to the outside. One that leads to the house via the wash house.
In the winter the interior door is open to let the warmth drift into the house.
My biggest problem is the cats. So I keep the wash-house door shut at all times or the cats use the glasshouse as a toilet which is not very nice.
The tomatoes are still going strong which is exciting It will be interesting to see how long they last once it begins to get cold.
Not cold yet though!!
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16 responses to “Tima Goes To Piggy Jail”
You certainly have your hands full my friend!
Tima is a very naughty pig!!
Oh my, that Tima!! You must admit she looks adorable in jail.
She did not take it well. But Wai was thrilled to be able to eat his dinner without interference.
Do not pass Go!
Piggy Jail – that’s hilarious and of course Tima deserves it – ROFL!
She has discovered that if she jiggles at the doors of the feed shed the little wooden cross pieces drop off and IN She goes.
She’s a very clever pig!
You have boundless energy. Where I live, glass is a liability, but so are the alternatives. My cell phone slipped out of my hands onto concrete and the glass face broke, but pockets get holes in the bottoms, and everything stays wet. You also have lots of patience with your multiple animals. Cats are good for catching rats. I’m getting good at distinguishing cat stink from rat stink.
Is glass a liability because you your weather? Sorry about your phone. Once the screen is compromised it needs a new one.
It’s looking like Wai is heading more and more to becoming a house pig poor fella. You have done so much for him C.
He is very happy in his life really. Though I struggle with his skin he has his routines. I took a lovely 10 minute soundscape of him tonight – it will come out Thursday. So lovely to watch him methodically making his bed.
I am glad he seems to be carrying on as the typical Wai, just living his life. He is such a resolute and resilient pig.
I had a pot belly house pig for 11 years. One day Roosevelt learned to open the fridge, he actually ate a pork chop, I never even found the bone! From that day on I had to literally tie the door shut with a strap, he never forgot.
The Pig Never Forgets!!!
I still l augh about him eating a pork chop!! He would have eaten the bone too – I sometimes give my bog pigs beef bones for their teeth. Still laughing.
Oh Tima… she has come a long way since that tiny piglet you brought home so long ago. I loved the photo of her beside the steps in your black cat post; she looks like a carved stone pig. What a wonderful garden decoration that would be…