My little gardening companion!

[Nicos]

I'm presently weeding a flower boarder in full sun and have a fantastic little companion chirping like crazy!
It's a field cricket aka Gryllus campestris


He's only about an inch long but just listen to one on this video I found...

Gryllus campestris - YouTube

The fields around us ( and obviously our garden!) are filled with them

...fantastic

[scarey55]

Lovely! loads around here too. I always think it is such a summery sound

[bearded bloke]

Crickets always make me think of (scarey,bren & ff know where this is going )

[snakeshack]

That's the sound that drives my mrs crazy.there's usually a box of crickets in the living room here as I buy farmed ones as live food for the lizards.
They usually start up at full volume just as eastenders starts much to her annoyance


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[Scarlet]

Here's my gardening companion
Rain or shine he's always by my side. Although at 14 he'll not be here much longer. He's having difficulty getting up had to lift him up this morning to get him on his feet. Vets tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it one bit.

[Knight of Albion]

I'm presently weeding a flower boarder in full sun and have a fantastic little companion chirping like crazy!
It's a field cricket aka Gryllus campestris


He's only about an inch long but just listen to one on this video I found...

Gryllus campestris - YouTube

The fields around us ( and obviously our garden!) are filled with them

...fantastic

The sound of a happy, healthy garden!

[Knight of Albion]

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Rain or shine he's always by my side. Although at 14 he'll not be here much longer. He's having difficulty getting up had to lift him up this morning to get him on his feet. Vets tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it one bit.

Animals can teach us humans a thing or two about unconditional love and loyalty ....

Good luck at the vets tomorrow. I hope the vet can do something to help him.

Have you ever tried dog supplements? They generally respond pretty well to them. There's a canine 'Osteo' one. (That's based on glucosamine and MSM.) I've heard of dogs getting a new lease of life after going on those.

[Nicos]

Good luck scarlet x

[Bal]

Good luck scarlet. I dread to think how I will cope as my cats get older

[Knight of Albion]

Here's my gardening companion[ATTACH]45242[/ATTACH]
Rain or shine he's always by my side. Although at 14 he'll not be here much longer. He's having difficulty getting up had to lift him up this morning to get him on his feet. Vets tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it one bit.

What happened? (at the vets)