Thursday 24 November 2016

Animal Tales in Dubai

In the last 3 weeks it has become cool enough to spend time outdoors and we've resumed our weekly trips into the desert with Bob.
 It would appear though we've broken the dog with all this sudden walking every evening and running off the lead.
 The cat lost her extra weight over the summer from being kept indoors due to the heat and away from the stray cat feeding scheme and is back enjoying her nights out on the tiles. She is still spending the days indoors and seems quite happy with the arrangement.
 We're seeing more stray cats around. This one is at the local shop near work. It has had it's ear clipped so rescuers know it has been TNR'd. Trapped, neutered and released.
 This is the latest stray to have adopted us and waits on the wall for me every morning, it's ever so friendly. I'm not feeding it, but we have a little chat every morning and it just wants some love and affection.
 Ras Al Kor nature reserve is on my route home from work, so I stopped to take this photo in the week. It is in a nd around this area they will be building the World's tallest structure at over 1km high, the nature reserve will remain untouched, but I'm sure the wildlife will be affected as the landscape changes dramatically over the next few years. 
 I found these stuffed toys in a toy shop in Dubai Mall, almost life-size and with a hefty price tag, just who buys these things? Where do they put them and what do they do with them?
 The downside of winter is that the insect are now out in full force and we are over run with ants and flying things and we're starting to get bitten when we sit outdoors in the evenings.......grrrrrrrr.

6 comments:

  1. Oh I can so remember how debilitating that heat can be. Glad it's starting to cool down for you. Can't remember there being a nature reserve when my parents lived there. Shame they are building another tall building, sometimes space is good. #PoCoLo

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    1. you have to travel at least 30km in land these days to get open space

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  2. What on earth do you do with such a huge stuffed toy! Heavens!

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    1. ive no idea, it would have to live in the hall way in my house, lying down, with it's legs out the letter box

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  3. Glad to hear it has "cooled" down at last ... I won't mention our sub zero temperatures then!! I am amazed how much wildlife is in the nature reserve and I really hope it won't get harmed by the building works. Does anyone really need a building 1km tall?

    Thank you for once again linking up to #AnimalTales and give Bob a tummy scratch from me as he lounges on the sofa (PS don't tell Saari - she's not allowed on the furniture!)

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    1. Bob not only has his own sofa but his own bedroom

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