Plentiful rain and a shortage of summer sun have provided perfect munching conditions for these slimy creatures; they obviously enjoy this weather much more than most people do. Their numbers have increased rapidly lately.

Here is one photo of a slug in the Netherlands and one slug enjoying some courgettes in Scotland





(The loss or reduction of the shell is a characterisc for the Slug. This in contrary to Snails who have a prominent coiled shell)

On our daily evening stroll we encounter a kind of children's farm adjacent to a working farm. All those animals are their own property and although you can't touch them, you can .......feed them ofcourse.
We most of the time give the animals old bread, which they seem to enjoy.

And one day these cute little tiny chickens came running toward us. Aren't they just adorable?




They grow really fast and one day must look a bit like these beautiful chickens (click to enlarge).
We are not quite sure about the breed of this chicken. Anybody any idea?



At this "children's farm" also goats, rabbits, turkey and other animals run around and they already seem to know when we are coming cause they are all standing at the gate waiting for diner.

The Ink cap (Coprinus comatus), is a common fungus often seen growing on lawns, along gravel roads and waste areas. The Ink cap is recognizable from its cap which initially covers almost the whole of its stem (left picture)



Then the bell-shaped caps open out. The caps are white, and covered with scales. The gills beneath the cap are white, then pink, then turn black and secrete a black liquid filled with spores (hence the "ink cap" name) (right picture).

When young it is an excellent edible mushroom provided that, after being collected, it is eaten soon. Never tried it ourselves though. It is said that when you use alcohol with this mushroom it gets poisoned. So…… be careful.