Hecate & Mili Brave the Elements

Now the autumnal conditions are firmly set in, it is not only the gardeners who need a little motivation to leave the fireside and get outside. Hecate and Mili have found the allure of an open hearth rather hard to resist. The damp grass is a challenge and the stiff wind blowing across from the moors rather daunting for the smaller felines. However, to their credit they will venture up to the top of the garden, at least when their human is outside to provide some much needed reassurance.

Hecate

Mili

   The two cats are are welcome distraction from the tasks in hand. Collecting leaves and keeping the pond respectably free from the arboreal debris being important jobs for this time of the year. The benches will also be getting a last brush down and treatment, and then, one of the sadder points of the calendar, they will be covered over for their winter hibernation.

Top Tip: it is worthwhile taking a little bit of time and effort to protect your garden furniture, as even hardwood pieces will succumb, eventually, to the ravages of a Pennine winter .