Rocket and the pots

This weekend it has been HOT..and I mean real Africa hot..so I have, at least arranged the pots that were delivered from Upington, and have put all my herbs into the shabby old vine baskets that I found in the scrap yard.

Bee looking somewhat intimidating at dusk tonight.

rectangular pots by the white pillars

For the rest ,I have been catching up on admin in the cool of the air-co. This afternoon, Moses, who had been at the campong for the day, knocked on our window at 4.00pm, with one of his hugest smiles and a small creature dangling from a piece of twine around its neck.
At first I thought it was a baby meer cat, but no, its a small African or Cape Squirrel.

Rocket resting from her stoning.

We asked Moses how he caught it, and he said they had spotted it running through the campong and thrown rocks at it [he was totally unashamed], but after the last incident, remembered that Bossy had told him never to kill animals on his land, so Moses had "rescued" it and brought it up to the farm dangling on the twine.
Bossy immediately grabbed it and untied the rope, much to Moses horror.."He bite you Bossy...he bite you".
The tiny squirrel was too shocked to do anything other than breath heavily and rest in Edwin hands.
I have some syringes and filled one with water and to Moses and Smallies amazement, the small creature took in drops of water and then allowed herself to be settled in a plastic box [like a hovis bread bin] we put some nuts and grasses in, along with a lump of that carpet underlay, felty stuff. I have covered the box with a cloth, and after several checks..Rocket, has snuggled down in the carpet underlay.
Big and I have decided to leave "HER", in the open braai room tonight, if she has enough strength to get out and escape on her own, then so be it. If she is still there in the morning then we shall have a rethink.

Pigs nipple pots by sunset!

I have called her Rocket, because this afternoon I was looking through my herbs and lettuces planted 10 days ago, and Rocket is the only thing I am missing!

My selection of herbs, freshly planted in vine baskets, the blue bin has my salad leaves.

"Daddy "size pots next to pool

Mummy size pots next to guest rooms [Bee giving some dimension to then]