Life with cats, and other things…
0644/21st May 2023 When winter returns with those lovely long nights, I must really remember to catch up on the sleep I am missing as dawn's ever-earlier arrival wakens my furry fiends. Did I say fiends? Friends. I meant friends. Toby's assault on my scalp can usually be discouraged by wrapping a tee-shirt over my … Continue reading Fiends
21st May 2023 After a prolonged dry period, yesterday's heavy rain did in the pretty flowering trees, but they had reached their peak and now it's time for the next phase of Spring. . When we go out in the car, I'm never quite sure where we will end up. It's back home eventually, but … Continue reading Messages
Hudson River, Stillwater, NY 8th May 2023 With political problems becoming ever more complicated in 1962, after six years in South East Asia, my parents sent me to boarding school back in England. How they selected a school run by Catholic nuns, I'm not sure but that is where I spent the next two years. … Continue reading School days
18th May 2023 In April there was a heat wave. In May, we got frost. You won't hear me complain. . Frosted dandelions . This is not unusual for us. The lilac had already bloomed and was unaffected. . It's been a busy week, with several road trips. One day we came upon Guineafowl... . … Continue reading Safe places
Photograph by Openverse (not Pale Male) In around 2008, a friend told me about Pale Male, a Red-tailed Hawk that nested among anti-pigeon spikes on a residential building beside Central Park in New York. Tenants of the building complained about the mess and the nest had been removed which caused a huge out-cry from the … Continue reading Pale Male
0810/17th May 2023 "Oh missus! Do you know how many wing strokes it is between here and Mexico?" "Is a long way!" . Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird . Our first Hummingbird arrived on Sunday. Later, this year than last. Usually I wait for the first sighting before putting out the feeder. But I made up a … Continue reading Feathered friends
0638/16th May 2023 Dawn seemed a shade ominous this morning. The Sun seemed to scowl. This, as I mentioned recently, is my interpretation of a Red Sun. . It turned into no more than a hazy day. And cool, which was a good thing, considering it was the day of the 5 vet appointments. We … Continue reading Country lanes
14th May 2023 Every year something different catches my attention. Not that it wasn't there before. Previously it just did not get my focus. . During my early childhood days in England, a lawn was something people were very proud of. It had to be mowed to a particular length and those lines had better … Continue reading Mowns?
Mandalay, November 1983 Today my thoughts are very far away. Once again Bangladesh and Myanmar are being impacted by a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. Without the problem of weather, the refugee situation in Bangladesh is a human tragedy. Where do the residents of a tent city go to seek safety from a dangerous … Continue reading Cyclones
1542/12th May 2023 "Clouds?" "You wanted clouds?" They do say you get what you ask for. . While I don't seriously believe that a person can whisk up the weather conditions they desire, I have reevaluated my thoughts about getting what you ask for. . . Late in the afternoon I refresh the water bowls … Continue reading What you ask for