Life with cats, and other things…
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
30th July 2026 If we'd not seen signs of early Fall elsewhere, I would think that this maple had perhaps been sprayed with a toxic fluid. The trees begin to turn in August here, but this seems a little rushed for a year that has not been excessively hot. Haven't we been fortunate! But what … Continue reading Manipulated!
Lily and the 'nip. Today's WP daily writing prompt made me laugh out loud: What’s your home decoration style? Let's see, what could we call it? . "Cat-astrophic Quarters by Down-to-Earth Designs" Yeah. That'll do. . The dear darlings are all hunkered down today as it's been tipping down rain since early yesterday afternoon, with … Continue reading Decoration
26th July 2026 It is comforting to know that some things don't change. The Allen tree still stands. How different it looks, fully in leaf and offset by fields of tall corn. . We heard a cry and in the distance two Red-tailed hawks perched in a dead tree. A hawk we'd never seen before … Continue reading Summer in full bloom
Amigos in summer pasture Travelling about the countryside which has become a great pastime, we have become acquainted with a considerable number of animals. Not actually acquainted, unfortunately. Even if our approach was welcome, stopping to say hello to them all, we'd never get anywhere. But we always look out for them and worry when … Continue reading What one’s got
1949/22nd July 2026 It was a relief this morning to be spared Lily's 0430 wake-up call, although a loud altercation had got me out of bed at 0350. Usually, such things turn out to be a pair of raccoons fighting on the porch or patio and there is nothing to be done, but in a … Continue reading Trespassing?