The Little One

I was meandering around The Grinds yesterday, when from under the Rockery this chap or chappess appeared. Eager to be photographed (he or she must have known I carried my mobile phone with me!) the cute little critter bobbed in and out of the little hideaway, posing long enough for me to take two quick snaps. And then he/she was gone. Hightailed – erm – lowtailed it out of there as fast as his or her legs would go.    

It’s the little things we need to look out for as well as the big… there’s always a surprise!

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18 responses to “The Little One”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar
    Visionkeeper

    TL….That is a Guinea Pig is it not? They are pet store pets! Why is it out in the grinds and can’t you save it or find it a home? Very sad to see it discarded like that….VK 😦

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      I thought it was a hamster, but you could be right with a guinea pig (for some reason I thought they were black and white with long fur, but I could be thinking of something else!) I don’t see it as discarded… I see it as free. And you know these Grinds… home to anything and everything, large and small.

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      1. Visionkeeper avatar
        Visionkeeper

        But they are not outdoor animals. They don’t know how to hunt for food or defend themselves etc….This worries me. It needs to be in a safer environment…. VK 😦

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar
          Tom Merriman

          They’re safe in the Grinds, VK. Trust me. Don’t worry about them. (And the post is tagged ‘Surreal Reality’ which as you know usually refers to Mansion-world stuff, so all may not be as it seems!) But really, they are well looked after.

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      2. Visionkeeper avatar
        Visionkeeper

        Pix of Guinea Pigs….
        http://petguineapigcare.com/guinea-pig-pictures/

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  2. anotherday2paradise avatar
    anotherday2paradise

    Such a cute little face! He/she looks perfectly happy creeping along there. 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      I think so, Sylvia. I think there may be a few of them as well.

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      1. anotherday2paradise avatar
        anotherday2paradise

        Well if there are two, there may well be more. 😀

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  3. Susan Feniak avatar
    Susan Feniak

    Glad you had your camera and a willing subject. A cutie hopefully not lost.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      I always have my mobile phone with me which has the camera on it, Susan, which comes in handy at times! I’m sure the little critter’s OK!

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  4. cindy knoke avatar
    cindy knoke

    That appears to be a very tame guinea pig, someone’s discarded pet. It probably approached you because it was hungry.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      It’s well fed, Cindy… it was just bobbing out to have its photograph taken! 😀

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  5. The Laughing Housewife avatar
    The Laughing Housewife

    How cute!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      I totally agree, Tilly!

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  6. prenin avatar
    prenin

    Mmmmm… 😛

    Guinea Pigs make good eating!!! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar
      Tom Merriman

      Yes, they make short work of seeds and things… I think that’s what you’re referring to, Prenin! 😀

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      1. prenin avatar
        prenin

        In their homeland they are considered a delicacy – never tried them myself though as they are too cute! 🙂

        God Bless!

        Prenin.

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar
          Tom Merriman

          I could never eat one of these critters, Prenin…

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