Life with cats, and other things…
Wright's Road. 7th August 2026 An appointment last Friday had to be re-located due to a computer outage, so we found ourselves going to the Clifton Park clinic and travelling along another River Road, here following the east bank of the Hudson toward Stillwater. A flock of swallows or swifts took to the air. You … Continue reading What else?
0927/ 8th August 2026 The absence of sunshine is sometimes just what is needed to highlight a field. And fields that are fallow at this time of year are full of wildflowers. . Wild carrot, chicory, clover and an assortment of grasses. Enchanting. . Juvenile Red-tailed hawk. That day it was just an extended return … Continue reading Small moments
11th August 2026. Turkey family on the move. Admittedly, we have not been home for portions of the past few days, but the turkey duo that had been visiting regularly had been absent for 3 days. The last sighting I think was on Saturday. And no sooner did I write the words....they appeared on the … Continue reading No rules
August has been busy after weeks of blank pages in my pocket calendar and I constantly feel I am running to catch up but never quite succeeding. In the old days, I could juggle quite a few tasks and I wondered what I would do with so much free time in retirement. Now, I wonder … Continue reading Just there and just so
August, I've decided, is a good month. Previously, I disliked it because it tends to be overly warm which does not suit me. However, Summer is inevitable and at least August is at the right end, tapering off toward Fall which is possibly my favourite time of year. The other thing about August, I've come … Continue reading Pink
0543/5th August 2026 Friday morning was occupied mainly with a doctor's appointment, returning from which we found the house without power. In consequence, things got off to a very delayed start. There was nothing for it but to get my book and put my feet up, but fatigue overwhelmed me, so I kept losing my … Continue reading Outages
1818/6th August 2026 The starlings and cat birds having departed in search of new opportunities, we'd been enjoying some peace and quiet at the bird feeders, but it never lasts for long. Soon, another flock arrived, red-winged blackbirds and grackles. They seem to hang out together and though not quite as rowdy as the starlings, … Continue reading Woodpeckers
1915/27th July 2026 Days have already shortened noticeably. Evening draws in much earlier. Lily has yet to adjust and intermittently continues with her 0430 wake-up calls at which time it is now still pitch dark, which does not make rising at that hour any more appealing! Greeting the dawn is all very well, but I … Continue reading Bumpkin
3rd August 2026 After seeing the osprey at the Gage Road observatory, we drove around to check out the wetland. The air looks smoky, but it was only lingering mist. . We stopped at another observation point but this was the only evidence of birds! There was a time, once, when I would have been … Continue reading Sad people
2nd August 2026 "Do you feel like going to Dead Creek?" I was asked over breakfast on Sunday. Sometimes I need an hour or two to decide if I'm up for long excursions but if we were going, it needed to be soon and I couldn't think of any reason to say no, so before … Continue reading Zea mays