Life with cats, and other things…
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
3rd August 2026 To escape from slow-moving traffic this morning, we turned off to retrace the cross country route we'd chosen on the way to Greenwich. Usually we take it only in one direction, but it's aways good to get a view of it the other way around, especially when the weather is moody. . … Continue reading Delight
1st August 2026 When Willow goes out she doesn't need to be supervised as she stays near the house, however when she is finished exploring, she wishes to be ushered in NOW. So, as I had gone outside myself, I decided to wait, which gave me the occasion to notice that we'd had a very … Continue reading Apples
1724/31st July 2026 Saturday got off to a good start as I felt the ooze of cold vomit through my naked toes. The letters on my keyboard stick and when I looked at what I'd just typed, it said: "cod vomit" 🙂 How many such mistakes do I miss, I wonder? . Groundhogs must have … Continue reading Conundrum
30th July 2026 Weather up here changes in a heartbeat, but for once it settled in and rained solid for two days causing floods in parts of the Northeast. Perched on the side of a hill, we are safe from such things although we did once come home to a flooded garage, but that was … Continue reading Another notch