A day of huge responsibility for our Benjamin, Carouffe! Harriet and Freya have left him in sole charge of the front garden so that they can give today's #HedgewatchforSkippy their undivided attention. So seriously is he taking his duties that I had to take his mess out to him, and yes, his portion…

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Harriet lost in thought before embarking upon today's #HedgewatchForJude. She's thinking of Jude's family, as are Freya and I.

Just one (relatively minor) instance of the mean-spiritedness, cruelty and spite fuelling the MAGA movement. No doubt, when the boil finally bursts and the madness is over, half Trump's supporters will be claiming they were never really into it. Not deep down. Or not part of it at all.

Donald Trump has declared that Harvard University should no longer receive federal funds, calling it a “joke” that “teaches hate and stupidity”. Not as well as he taught himself, it would appear.

"What happens when people lose the ability to reason or render good judgments? Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Donald Trump’s tariff policy. … Producing something this stupid is not the work of a day; it is the achievement of a lifetime." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...

This is sinister: the one person in the world WhatsApp invites me to follow just happens to be one of the leaders of the French nazi party !

Remind you of anyone?

The ‘west’ is over. In the Trumpian era, Europe is on its own | Alexander Hurst

This is a Melanistic Fox one of the most beautiful and most rarest in the world.

You've got a whole canyon named after you in England, @fartycheddarcat.bsky.social It's called "Cheddar Gorge". p.s. Freya and Harriet call you "Cheddar Gorgeous" (their little joke) and asked me to send you a trillion kisses. (Not sure how many that is but it sounds like a lot.)

Freya's so upset, she's doing her #HedgewatchForCilla inside the sweater drawer and refuses to come out.

Covid 5 years after: the countries that locked down fast not only saved lives but suffered less economically www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...

I just leave this here.....

Do you know him, Cheddy? I bet he loves your poems. @fartycheddarcat.bsky.social