Well...Shiver Me Timbers.

Here in the Medlar House garden, we have all sorts of mice.
"And hares"...they are squeaking at me! Yes, hares.

But what we don't have is any sea.

We are about as far as it gets from the seaside and that is alright by me as I'm not fond of the seaside.

So imagine my surprise when, under the roots of the Medlar tree I discovered, Pink...the pirate!

He is a friend of Mocha the Mouseketeer apparently and is not at all fierce or warlike. Well, would you be called Pink, if you were? ( He tells me he is very partial to those lovely summer flowers as they have such a delightful smell....not very piratey is it...?)

Pink the Pirate is dressed in purple breeches with the long waistcoat favoured by pirates. He has a huge ruffled jabot at his neck and gold piping to his sleeves. His full coat or Jupon is bright pink with purple trims and red pearl buttons. He also has a pearl in his ear!

No pirate would be complete without a tricorne hat and Pink's sports the very jolly, Jolly Roger, a nice flower and a buckle.

Tucked into his sash at the back he has a wicked looking dagger ( which he only uses to cut up his dinner he tells me ) and an equally wicked looking Falchion sword ( which is the curvy pirate kind ) which he says is as blunt as blunt can be.

Now, no self respecting pirate would be without a parrot.
Johnny Depp doesn't have one we know but that is where he falls down. Pink has.......

Pansy who is doing her best to look like a Parrot.

Ah well...can't have everything can we?

No...well, we don't have any sea that's for sure.

I see no ships!