Tim BradfordAug 11, 20062 minThe Rat and the RakeWe now have a rat. It’s part of the Lurraga wildlife park experience. Rats in London are evil disease-spreaders but this rat seems like...
Tim BradfordAug 4, 20061 minOver the HedgeThe cows in our field are always trying to escape. There are a couple of ringleaders who always set the others off. There are only eight...
Tim BradfordJun 23, 20061 minDid I miss Fisheries Awareness Week?Did I miss Fisheries Awareness Week? We’d cut out a snippet of news from the Clare Champion, then filed it away under Things to Do. But...
Tim BradfordMay 28, 20061 minReturn of the HareSplashing across our lawn on a rain-spackled evening, the hare announces his return by dancing in the pools of water that form in the...
Tim BradfordMay 11, 20061 minThe tamest hares in IrelandWhen we first arrived a hare would walk around the house, occasionally staring in at us. Then it became three. Now there are seven hares....