There's a morepork around here somewhere so I'm told, but haven't heard him yet... woken by the crickets this morning.

I thought I had some sad news to relate... I found Pearl the praying Mantis on the path the day before yesterday, put her onto a plant out of harms way but she had already been injured and doesn't appear to have made it. Looked for Tony yesterday and found the real Pearl (she's got a short antennae on one side) as well. Seems Tony had another lady friend, the one now demised in the lavender bush. Tony and Pearl are today basking in the sun together again.

Off to the zoo today to see a kiwi bird on English time.

LTS