Finally, we made it through the winter and spring is in the air. Mr. Bowie is outside enjoying the first warmer days. I’m looking forward to having breakfast and espresso outside. But first I got to get rid of the snails in the garden. Let’s set out some beer traps. We need to secure Mr. Bowie’s catnip plantation.
Hands on Bowie & Jimi 
Breakfast outside is my favorite place to eat breakfast, or any meal.
So true, Charles! Looking forward to enjoy having meals outside…
Uhoh…..invaders…..that will never do in the catnip patch! Time to attack!
Pam and Sam
Oh yes… make no mistake!
Why bother with the beer traps? Let Mr. Bowie hunt down those nasty invaders and serve him the beer along with the snail meal 🙂
Great idea! I’ll ask Mr. Bowie if that’s ok for him… 🙂
Those priorities are important!
No doubt about that…!!
The golden sun on handsome Mr. Bowie! We spent the whole weekend outside as well. No snails here but lots of rabbits to eat our flowers….
Rabbits…?? I’ll send Mr. Bowie over… 😉
We would love his help!
Mr. Bowie is always very handsome cat. And snails, we had last summer an invasion and just picked them to a glass jar every day and carried them to nearby forest. I can’t kill anything.
Respect! Live and let live… that’s a very beautiful thought.
We never get a proper snail with a little shell aound here, only slugs, and even if I’m a vegetarian I never felt regret at drowning them in beer. Prosit.
Well, I try to like all animals but snails… I think I’m going to buy some cheap beer! 😉
We used to get “Schaefer” beer, about the cheapest you could get in the Eastern US at the time, my late and ex husband called it “the beer that slugs deserve.”
I’ve hear tell that beer flavored escargot is delicious 😉 Bowie looks quite happy now that spring has sprung.
I think I’ll pass that special flavoured beer… Thank you!
Food or coffee or anything tastes better outside. It’s all about the fresh spring air! Yes, get working on that catnip plantation so he doesn’t any issue finding plenty when he wants it. Happy Spring! 🙂
Thank you. We just declared war against the snails… 😉
I was wondering how you both were. I hadn’t seen you in a long time. I feel all is right with the world now. 🙂 MEEEOWWWWW!
Thank you, Laura. We’re always happy to see you here on HoB. Mr. Bowie says “Meow!”
You’re welcome Herman! 🙂
We only get slugs here. Anything they like gets surrounded by a ring of broken eggshells. I’m sure it would deter snails. In California we had snails and it turned out they were a species that could be used for escargot but you had to hold then hostage in a box of cornstarch or they tasted like grass (so I was told, never tried it). Good luck with the beer traps. Get American beer, Belgian is too good for pests.
Escargots…?? Snails…?? No, thank you! I’ll go for dark chocolate…
PS: I bought the cheapest beer I could find in the store…
No escargot eh? Ah, but like Poirot, you are Belgian, not French!!
Haha! There must be something wrong with me… 😉
dood….grate ta see ewe again; hope all iz well with ewe N dad…hope yur nip feeld thiz yeer iz de best one yet 🙂 ♥♥♥
We’ll take good care of that nip plantation! Don’t worry, my friend!
Mr. Bowie says “Meow!”
I solved the catnip disappearance problem by growing it in hanging baskets. The neighborhood cats loved visiting me!
Haha…!! Guess your house is the favourite place to hang around if you’re a cat!
Just wondering, do you have dark chocolate too? 😉
PS: hanging baskets? Great idea, thank you!
My catnip raising days now are limited to in house for my two kitty boys, Andy and Dougy. Dougy is less interested in it than Andy. The hanging baskets, though. They are perfect for growing this interesting weed, and it is attractive enough by itself, though I planted it with some annuals that had more interesting flowers.
Mr. Bowie loves cat nip once in a while. My previous cat, Jones, completely ignored the nip plants…
Beer traps, make sure you use the cheap stuff. I don’t think there are any beer-connoisseur snails. 🙂
Haha… Don’t worry, David. I just bought the cheapest beer I could find in the store. Thank goodness they had dark chocolate too! 😉
That is a beautiful photo of Mr. Bowie enjoying the sunshine! Springtime means time for cat treats for Mr. Bowie, and espresso and dark chocolate for Herman!
Thank you, Lavinia! We will both follow your advice concerning springtime…
Mr. Bowie says “Meow!” to the crew!
Mr. Bowie, isn’t it wonderful to be outside again? We feel like winter has been elebenty billion weeks long!!! Our noses are so excited to get out there and smell all the new things. By the wya, do you drink the beer your human sets out????? MOL
Thank goodness Mr. Bowie prefers clean water… 😉
He he 😀 Our girls have been enjoying the sun’s strength too! Cold is returning to us all at the weekend though it seems from the forecast 😦
We need spring… we need summer… We need sunshine! 🙂
We need a spring that lasts for more than a couple of days before winter takes over again!! The cold front moving in this weekend is going to play havoc in the garden. They’re saying that it could sleet or snow at the London marathon for the first time ever!
Oh yes, we need the spring to last for a longer time. Weatherman says we’ll get snow showers on Sunday… The horror… the horror!
I know!! My cat’s going to be very unimpressed 😉
I can picture the scene… 🙂
She’s being doing a very good Bagpuss impersonation most of the weekend 😉
Oh my, what happens in the beer? Do they drown? I hope Mr Bowie doesn’t like beer, could make for lots of lazy afternoons, or that’s what happens to me when I drink beer 😀 x B
I prefer espresso and Mr. Bowie clean water. So, we will leave the beer for the snails!
Mr. Bowie seems to enjoy the warm spring sun
Oh yes, he did! We are both so glad now spring is here…
Don’t the snails know that catnip is far more important than…well…snails? I guess the drunken little creatures will soon find out.
Let’s hope they don’t start singing drinking songs at night…
The photo made me think of an old song from a band Tin Tin.
“You more lovely than the day ,When the sun is in your eyes”
Such a pretty song.
prepare for rowdy, drunken, snails, singing. Secure the catnip! 😀
Thank goodness I don’t drink beer!
I’m going to check out Tin Tin… But first I need to secure the nip! 😉
Good luck with those beer traps! Mr Bowie is just so handsome .. Pat that kitty for me please 😀
Thank you, Julie! Mr. Bowie says “Meow!”
Mr. Bowie is ready for those pesky snails!
No one can mess with Mr. Bowie!
Hi Mr Bowie and Herman….we are grieving the death of Prince here in Minnesota and wanted to reach out to kindred spirits abroad. Hugs for Mr. B….
Found out a few hours ago… Can’t believe it! Another great artist passed away…
Goodness me, yes! Keep the catnip safe! 😁
We are working on the problem to get things right… 🙂
Fingers crossed! 😉
What a delightful photograph! Breakfast outside with Mr. Bowie as a companion – isn’t it a description of happiness?
So true! Thank you, Inese!
Weatherman says 23 degrees Celsius by the end of the week… Yes!