CIRCLE WITH A DOT

The wild garlic from the little patch of old woodland next to my garden has made it through the fence. A very welcome incursion

@Kimberley I currently feed Toulouse out if this one: https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_bowls_feeders/plastic/slow_feed_cat_bowls/1983244?activeVariant=1983244.0 as it works for both dry and wet food. He's a very fast eater with a classic bowl. I used to feed Alfred out of this one for years: https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_toys/miscellaneous/treat_toys/349323?activeVariant=349323.0. He loved it until he decided he never wanted to use it again one day (probably for reasons unrelated to the feeder).I also quite like this one https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_toys/miscellaneous/treat_toys/113182?activeVariant=113182.0, the downside being that it rolls under things, but it is very good at slowing cats down.

Finding a lot of these little hibernating buddies in my garden at the moment. I just put whatever they’re hiding under back and work elsewhere. They’re ruby tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) caterpillars I believe #gardening #wildlifeGarden

Elderly next door neighbours had some people in to do the garden. One of them looked like it was their first ever time handling loppers because he kept stopping and staring at the blades and just randomly chopped at the shrubs while another was haphazardly slopping paint on the fence. Next time I went outside after they'd left neighbour's daughter was on the phone giving them an earful about what a terrible state they've left the garden in. Don't trust random "gardeners" you find on Facebook!

I'm thinking of digging out a pond in my garden. I have a high clay content soil and a high water table, and really want to avoid a plastic liner if possible. A little worried that I'll put all the efforts in and then it won't hold water, although even if the really hot dry summer my garden soil still held moisture. Any tips on creating natural ponds? I don't have the budget for bentonite clay lining.