Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: 03 July 2003 20:43 Subject: Re: [Leica] Stranger #32 > Graham > > Nice, but where are the churchyard cats? Churches in the North > always have a few to control the mice and voles. > > Jerry > > GeeBee wrote: > > > Don volunteers his labour to look after the churchyard and keep graves tidy > > at Hardwick church in Northamptonshire. He has entered Hardwick in the > > annual competition to find the best kept churchyard. > > http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/don.html > > > > If you want to see how good a job Don is doing you can see his handiwork in > > the bottom pic on the link below. > > http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/irc2.html > > > > Strangers Index: > > http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/strangers.html > > > > --Graham > > ==================================================================== Hi Jerry, Churchyard cats don't feature much in this area, in fact I can't say I ever saw one. Maybe birds of prey are keeping the mice and voles under control. Kestrels in particular are very common and have apparently thrived due to the hundreds of miles of grassy banks lining the motorways and dual carriageways. Thanks for looking. - --Graham - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html