Mountain Moggies are happier than ever

Hi Bozo and Mum's blog readers; this is Ambrose, still happy as ever in this beeeeg place. 

Our Mum was away for a little while but Namusa took good care of us. She says we were also good! 

Unca Shadow watching the world go by from the rondawel door

Dad Ginger resting in the shade of a tree in the garden

Here I, Ambrose am resting under our yoomen dad's car

Unca Shadow came to see what I was doing and then walked away across the grass

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PS Aunty Chappie was asleep in the cool rondawel 

New critters on the land!

When we traveled back from the Big Smoke on Tuesday (more about that on Monday); Namusa phoned and told me that one of the guinea pigs had had babies. She'd placed mother and babies in a box in the house. 

I quickly Googled guinea pig babies and came up with quite surprising facts: a guinea pig baby born to a sow, is called a pup. It's born with its eyes open and can run around immediately. 

I took photos of the mother and babies in the cardboard box to send to granddaughter, Eryn in Mozambique

The link I read said the mother and babies can be left with the other adult guinea pigs. The next morning Namusa and I integrated Misty ad her babies back into the large cage, although we put her in a smaller sleeping area.

On Saturday morning, Thandiwe called me and showed me that the other sow had also had two babies. Just as wide-eyed and mobile. I'm handling the babies as much as possible so that they will know my touch. The older guinea pigs are still wary of me! 

I'll get more photos of the new guinea pig pups as soon as possible.

Oh, and Apple Blossom (a special breed guinea pig) is hugely pregnant. I'm expecting her to have her pups soon.

I'm linking my post to Saturday Critters here

HAPPY SATURDAY TO YOU ALL! 

Full moon over the Berg

Thursday morning, our first clear day this week, the dogs and I set out for our walk at 5.15am. Normally I'm watching where I place my feet on the wet path; this time I looked up and saw the full moon! 

Full moon visibility 100%; age 16 days. 15 December 2016 at 5.31am

I was fascinated by the hugeness of the moon. (I missed the Supermoon due to overcast weather last month) I also loved the way the moon was hanging over the green maize fields.

The moon over the maize fields with the out-of-focus barbed wire fence in the foreground

I'm linking with Skywatch Friday here