On April 20, 2010 there was an explosion on an oil platform. This explosion is better known as the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion. Unfortunately this explosion killed 11 workers and injured 17 others. And my thoughts and prayers go out to those injured in the blast and to the families of those who died [...]

Not only was it a special day for my mother today as it is Mother’s Day in The Netherlands (like in so many other countries around the world) but it also was a very special day for a mother living close by. My parents have two Great Tits nesting in their garden, even though it’s [...]

There is a bird house in my parents’ garden which is now occupied by 2 birds having a nest in it. I know there are young birds in there as you can hear them when one of the parents flies in with food. Of course I took this opportunity to take a few photos of [...]

There same to be special days for all kind of things all around the globe.  Just two days ago it was Earth Day and today is (unofficially?) Test Animal Day. Now I have to say that I’m not planning on writing posts every day about certain days around the globe, but some are better than [...]

The only thing I usually eat from the microwave (and not even that often!) are pancakes. Generally they aren’t very good, they are dry, boring and if you get the wrong brand you can even do someone’s head in with it. But I discovered a brand now that does decent pancakes. They are not that [...]

Every year we have kittens with our barn cats. And every year I say the same thing ‘Ooh they are so cute!’ Seriously, they are. If you look at them play together for a little while you can see they all have different characters. Some are a bit shy, others are quite playful and others [...]

After my previous post about live Wildlife Cams, I decided to test my luck with the Djuma Game Reserve website and see if I could get on a cam safari. They only have 80 places available for people to join in on a safari so getting on is a bit like winning the lottery. Yesterday [...]

I guess everyone knows the hype (or is it old now?) with live cams on personal websites. Admittingly I used to have a still cam on my site when I wasn’t into semantics and such (back in the day). Don’t worry, I’m not about to tell you I’m going to put a live cam up. [...]

After my little encounter with the escaped dog in the neighbor’s yard I feared going into the field to put the horses out. Luckily the dog hasn’t shown up anymore and it seems to have gone back home. It must have been a funny sight for anyone watching as I tried to put the horses [...]

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love animals. But what most people don’t know is that I’m scared of strange dogs, especially when they are big and scary looking… This morning I went outside to put the horses out like I do every morning; Put Adanto’s halter on, getting hay out of the stable [...]

Sam has been out in the living room while I’m away at work for over a week already, and he’s doing really well. He leaves alone my cables and he hasn’t broken anything yet (knocks on wood). But he has invented a new game… Mum sometimes comes in while I’m away to check on him, [...]

During our holiday my sister had to bring some of our stable kittens to the vet’s as they were really sick. Unfortunately only one survived, the others were too sick. That one kitten is allowed to go home from the clinic tomorrow and is going to live with me. Yes, inside for a change. So [...]

keep the doctor away… I hope! Since the first litter of kittens this year I’ve been toying with the idea of adopting one or two kittens and take them in. But since all of our other cats are outside it wouldn’t really be fare to them. They are outside cats; barn cats, they enjoy roaming [...]

There used to be King Kong, now there is Bokito. This 400 pound silver back gorilla caused havoc in the Rotterdam Zoo last Friday. He escaped from his enclosure, grabbed a woman that was standing there, injured her (she has multiple broken bones and bites) and slightly injured three others. He then ran to a [...]

I’m shaking like a leaf while writing this. I just got back from my parents, walk in and hear a loud buzzing sound. Loud enough to make the little hairs in the back of my neck stand up. I recognize that sound anywhere; a wasp! Just a quick glance in the direction of the sound [...]

Remember Cas? Well he’s not nearly as noisy as he is messy.. When I turn off the light to go to bed he gets silent and he doesn’t start singing again until around 8.30 AM (the first day it was 7.30 AM but for the last few days it has been later than that!) I [...]

Today was eventful. I wanted to return visits today but I only got a few of them done. The reason for this? Well, I helped a guy move into my apartment today. His name is Cas (pronounced as cast without the t) and he’s a pretty calm guy, originally from Australia. I think you could [...]

That some pet owners weren’t completely sane was something I already knew, but that a part of those owners go as far as unnecessary plastic surgery for their pets is something completely new to me. Those who know me, know that I love documentaries on all kinds of subjects. This season we have a documentary [...]

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, The Netherlands, and particularly the north area received a weather alarm. A big storm was announced and an alert was put out for rising flood waters. I think it’s safe to say that the whole country was shocked to find a hundred horses stuck on a knoll surrounded [...]

No I’m not talking about someone going after a shark to kill it, but a shark going after a man in a kayak. I’m not sure on the sharks intentions but I would guess they weren’t that good. This photo shows what I’m talking about. Before this photo hit the Internet it was featured in [...]

Once again it has been proved that even pets can be dangerous. A lot of people think that pets aren’t dangerous or won’t turn against their owner / other people, just because they haven’t in the past. Surely most pets won’t do things like this; but you have to always keep in mind that they [...]

Today my arthritis is killing me and therefor it’s rather difficult to type. So no useless random facts, sarcastic articles or witty entries today. You’ll just have to put up with this photo which was taken at the Dvur Kralove Zoo in Czech Republic. I think this photo shows the power of nature and how [...]

With the summer holiday approaching here, people are starting to get ready to go away to a foreign country to spend the summer. As some of you might know I really enjoy traveling and especially going places that I haven’t been to before. So by itself I have nothing against traveling at all, nor do [...]