Laboscope

While my daughter was here, something was determined to get in my garden via the wrought iron front gate. I have split cane screening this side of the gate attached to it, to try to stop small animals from entering. But in the night, a particular small animal had forced its way through breaking the cane screening into small pieces. And then had helped itself to digging up the lower part of my vegetable garden, and digging out the soil. My wrought iron gate is now covered in chicken wire. And my vegetable garden looks like an art installation with the protective measures I used last night.

Vegetable garden was still intact this morning. But not the cushions nor Big Ted nor Midnight's comfy squashed cat pyramid. They had all been pulled/knocked off the swing seat and strewn all over the place. A midnight battle? And Midnight came from under the swing seat in a very vocal manner. I checked him over. No injuries. So gave him his breakfast. Vegetable garden was okay, because of my protection. But some plants in the garden had been dug up, and this unknown creature had dug all around the roots of my Himalayan raspberry bush. So more protection needed by tonight.

Small badger, small fox? But no fox poop is being left. Foxy always leaves his calling card.  I don't think it is badger. The holes dug are too small. So poop identification again...

We do have Polecats here. I have seen them driving home in the dark on the lane. Poop ID suggests Polecat.

Another animal to protect my garden from.

Why my garden?
All the other gardens are a concrete or tarmac jungle...

Creative in Laboscope is one of the plants dug up in the night in a bucket with water in it. I hung it on a pole to remind me to deal with it, and I think you can see my red apples as well.

Time for a nap...
But cuppa first...