Life with cats, and other things…
21st October 2026 Hearing that the snow geese had arrived at Dead Creek, we decided to take a run up there and we did indeed catch sight of a flock of about 200 birds, but they were grazing in a distant field, too far away to see properly even with the zoom lens or Grant's … Continue reading We’ll see
19th October 2026 As our approaching Fall appeared to offer promise, we had made vague plans to maximise our appreciation. In Vermont the leaves turn a little sooner than here in New York, for example. Back in the Spring we'd driven south into Massachusetts and found ourselves admiring the Tachonic Ridge and planning to view … Continue reading The Show
18th October 2026. Danby Mountain Road, Vermont. As a much younger woman, when I was (more or less) able-bodied, I loved to travel and using my airline benefits, I managed a few very wonderful trips, but there was never enough time. Or money, for that matter. Cheap air tickets provided transport and if you were … Continue reading Rupert
17th October 2026 Returning from Saratoga Springs, we stopped briefly in the village and I had Grant swing around by a newly-harvested field so I could photograph the remaining row of corn. A few stalks of corn may be seen in almost all such fields but this particular farmer always leaves a long row and … Continue reading Soothed
15th October 2026 All of the following day harvesters ground up and down the field threshing the corn. Mere hours after the above field was harvested, rain fell through the night, but it has not rained a single drop since. . Geese were soon flocking to feast in the field. With much cacophony. To the … Continue reading King Brothers
06:22. 24th October 2026 When not in pursuit of elusive birds or Fall foliage, Grant's hobbies frequently see us on the road and sometimes at odd hours. Odd for us, anyway. When possible, we avoid going anywhere in the dark as that's when wild creatures are apt to wander onto roads. 6 am is not … Continue reading Misty morning
08:33 15th October 2026 Despite seemingly endless overcast, we have had very little in the way of precipitation for a considerable time and our long range forecast is for clear, dry weather with cold nights and mild days into November. Very nice, but a little rain would be welcome. . An early outing on the … Continue reading Concept
11:53. 14th October 2026 It is fair to say we've been really caught up in Fall this year. Living Upstate New York, we always enjoy it, but this is the first year since 2022 that it has been particularly spectactular. Additionally, in the meantime I have recovered the ability to travel further by road. To … Continue reading Off again
12th October 2026 It is surprising how the aspect of Fall varies within but a few miles. When we took a day off from touring the countryside, I found enough to photograph at home. Staying in one place for once, I got to observe the light though the day and to note how very much … Continue reading Light
12th October on route 22, Cambridge, NY. As we left Woodlands cemetery, rain began to spatter the windshield, but we are not easily discouraged. As we drove along route 22 we saw a flock of geese in a newly harvested field. Last Fall, Canada Geese were absent from our sky. Over the years we had … Continue reading Variations