[jambutty]

Originally Posted by Eric

Fortunately we don't have much of a slug problem ... probably because we have a drier climate, and the soil around here, although not bad, doesn't get waterlogged, (the underlying rock around here is limestone) unlike the clayey soils you probably have ... thing about slugs is that they move slowly ... but squirrels You mentioned seeing "a" squirell ... I presume you mean "one" Right now, (3:30 pm) there are ... hang on while I eyeball my yard (garden, for you Brits) ..... four on the lawn (which looks rough at this time of year), a couple on my bbq, and about half a dozen in the maple by my garage, and another bunch running along the power lines. Maybe about 20 all told. Hungry little buggers they are too. What the heck, if gardening were too easy, it wouldn't be any fun.

Mine is a grey squirrel and there is only one. But then there could be more but we only see one at a time. They all look alike. It must be well educated because I often see it dashing across the road towards the school.

Which are yours? Grey or Red?

Maybe you would consider giving us the coordinates of your place so that we can have a look using Google Earth or Google Maps. If you haven’t got Google Earth on your computer you can download and install it for free from http://earth.google.com/ or use Google Maps at http://maps.google.com/

My coordinates (of my car in front of my flat) are: 53° 42’ 12.82” N and 2° 27’ 32.11” W

It’s the blue one in the middle of three, just underneath the words Holden Fold.