Untidy Garden

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Gardening for wildlife in Devon. Sharing my untidy oasis with hedgehogs, newts, snakes, birds and lots of things I can't name yet. And two Airedales.

Big round boulders exposed in red soil of excavation trench
Excavation trench with a rectangular area of opus signinum (waterproof cement) behind that lined the plunge pool. Walls only a few inches high having been destroyed over time by human activity.
Centre of damaged mosaic in red Devon soil, with white, blue and red tesserae in clear patterns
Room with tiled floor and two orange armchairs and a completely not-matching yellow footrest. A drake is just taking off, with head raised, wings fully stretched forward and orange feet dangling just above the floor. Below his little tail, with sweetly curled tail feathers, is a wet splash of urine
Clusters of bright yellow cowslips in a field on a dull day
Airedale terrier looking into the camera with outrageously perky expression, mouth slightly open and a small amount of tongue out. The tiny hairs of her moustache are nicely backlit. She is wearing a pink camo onesie.
Text from BBC website reads “Unlike bed bugs, scabies mites are naked to the human eye, and are not caused by poor hygiene.”
Screenshot showing my 2026 word is “laughable”
A large weathered wooden bench in front of an old stone wall. There are two Airedale terriers sitting on it. On the left, the princess sits looking winsomely at the camera. On the right, the half-grown boy pup sits awkwardly as he contemplates jumping down, because puppies can’t sit still for more than a few seconds.
Very wet Airedale terrier pup looking at camera with look of trauma and betrayal, his ginger nose fur adorned with bits of green duck weed
Dry seed heads of Yellow Rattle in grass. A woman’s hand reaches out and rattles the heads
Airedale terrier pup lying in the grass with wildflower meadow behind. The pup is looking at the camera with a huge smile
Airedale terrier sitting on an ancient Devon hedgebank in the deep green woodland. A little shaft of sunlight lights up her head, as she contemplates her next mischief
A nearly fully grown Airedale terrier and an Airedale puppy both trying to own the puppy bed. The puppy is leaning back out of the grey bed with a look of cheeky trouble on his face, one ear folded back and paws fending off the face of the older girl. She looks lugubrious while basically squashing him.
Close up of sleeping puppy face, black soft fur with a ginger moustache and chin and a very shiny nose, eyes tightly shut.
Close up of lawn heaving, with sounds of grass ripping. A hand reaches down to part the grass and a mole pops out like a bottle uncorked. The mole wriggles back into the grass and the last view is its small fuzzy grey-black rump and a tiny short tail held stiffly aloft bristling with little guard hairs
A cluster of pristine snowdrops at the base of a young oak tree, surrounded by crisp brown leaves. An Airedale Terrier is beside them, about to bounce towards the camera with an excited look on her face.
Airedale terrier looking directly at the camera from close range, her unruly ginger moustache and beard framing a big black shiny nose. She has climbed onto the lap of the person partially visible in frame wearing glasses and headphones. The Airedale has a peremptory expression that brooks no refusal.
Tiny gilt copper alloy buckle shaped like the USS Voyager from Star Trek, pinned against a beige board with the number 29 visible. Part of another buckle seen to the left
Painted scene of retiarius gladiator and lion with holes cut out for faces to look through; man (normally taciturn) and Airedale terrier looking through the holes grinning broadly
The spiky head of teasel dusted with frost on a cold winters morning, with frosted field behind in bright morning sunshine.
Young Airedale Terrier at full stretch across the sofa, her eyes tightly shut and her head resting on a blue fleece blanket she’s heaped up into a pillow. The blue of the fleece contrasts nicely with her ginger fur, and her big black nose is shining like piece of polished coal.
Ancient yew tree trunk, split into multiple gnarled trunks with a hollow centre and with dark foliage above.
Taxidermised sea otter in a glass case at a museum, with a look of helpless resignation and heartbreaking disappointment on its face. This is the famous ‘sad otter’ of Bad Taxidermy fame back in 2012. The otter was originally from Suriname, and was registered to Melbourne Museum in 1884
Airedale puppy upside down in dog bed with legs in all directions, an ear tucked away and a wild look in her eye.
Enormous well shaft with human legs for scale. Shaft is 2m diameter and at least 8m deep.
Two Airedale terriers looking ridiculous wrapped up in towels, sitting in the porch of a small tent
Bank vole sitting with front feet on jar rim, looking for a way to remove the cover and access the food inside. The vole has reddish brown fur with a pale belly, a short tail and small bright eyes, neat ears and extravagant whiskers
Pristine white snowdrop blooms sparkling with morning dew on a hedgebank, a swathe of further snowdrops out of focus in background
Deeply coloured sky at sunset, behind dark mature trees in parkland
Pale pink mushroom against leaves and twigs
Tiny bird (Eurasian Wren) inside a plastic box, staring intently at a glass bowl containing hedgehog food, with a cover being held down by an apple
Screenshot from RSPB website showing search box with suggested bird names plus hedgehog
Yellow flowers and red bud of St John’s Wort against green leaves, splashed with rain
Glossy golden orange fungi growing in a cluster