Life with cats, and other things…
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
11th October 2026 As we returned from Greenwich, a slow driver dared to occupy the road in front of us. No way the man was going to follow it all the way to Cambridge, so we shot off at a tangent on one of his many escape routes. We are very lucky to have so … Continue reading Contrasts
07:00. 11th October 2026. The colour of the sky set the tone for the day. As Fall moves through its many phases, the world around us changes by the moment encouraging us out into the countryside, to see as much of it as possible. I looks as if I may never catch up with posting … Continue reading Wonderful and otherwise
10th October 2026 Things got off to a bad start because a gremlin had invaded my camera which therefore refused to focus. I'd made all the usual adjustments hoping to cure the problem, but sadly, without result. I was depressed. Just for fun, I'd looked up the price of cameras recently. A new one is … Continue reading Red wing chorus
10th October 2026 When it was suggested last Saturday (10th) that this was a fine day to retrace an earlier journey into Vermont, I was delighted to abandon getting acquainted with the new PC. While I am no quitter, there are times when to continue is foolish. Under stress, mistakes are made! It would all … Continue reading Crossing the border
Friday rush hour outside Albany (9th Oct). (Really not very big, actually) New computer in hand, we made tracks for home hoping to avoid the ever lengthening queue of traffic on the thruway. Once again, we exited just in time to avoid that debacle which was a problem if you were heading for Saratoga Springs. … Continue reading Return from the big city
06:48 9th October 2026 On any given day, I'll find a hundred photos to take. But when the subject is dynamic, changing dramatically every moment, the camera goes into overdrive. . It is very dark when we rise these days and it's fun to watch the window at breakfast to see what sort of start … Continue reading Another false alarm