Life with cats, and other things…
19th February 2026 Taking the scenic route to Greenwich sometimes causes us to disturb a group of pigeons. They huddle atop a telephone pole beside the road. . We often slow down there to say hello to a trio of horses, but that day we saw that they were in another pasture. It is the … Continue reading Attention
12th February 2026 Niagara being more than 300 miles from Cambridge, we could not entertain going to view the frozen falls, yet the idea appealed, so before the melt set in we decided to take a look at our far more modest variety nearby. Scarcely more than a trickle, comparatively, but never mind. Above is … Continue reading Not Niagara
7th February 2026 After many days of clear weather, Saturday brought snow. A flock of starlings came to perch in the bushes, staring at us as we breakfasted. . "Missus! Are you going to come out here and deal with this?" Some dropped onto the snow to dig frantically for seed buried beneath. Most inconsiderate … Continue reading What we miss
Bluejays at the feeders, 31st January 2026 . "Awful glad you got the peanuts, missus!" Birds are such enchanting beings. And so diverse. . Bluejays being corvids are stroppy, noisy birds with little in the way of table manners. Doves appear to exist in their own little world. They seem not entirely aware much of … Continue reading Beaks
Pigeons. 16th December 2025 Without notice, the wild turkeys stopped visiting, long before there was snow on the ground. The weather had turned cold at the time, but we see turkeys elsewhere when we are out and about, so we don't know why the girls stopped coming by. The last time we saw them was … Continue reading Frequent flyers
Hudson River near Fort Edward When the Sun comes out after a snowstorm, the world is very beautiful, though I appreciate that not everyone shares my enthusiasm. Those same people will think me mad for saying that while I don't like driving in it, I do enjoy being out in a snowstorm. For a short … Continue reading Energy
22nd November 2025 Horizon photos appeal to me. Last Saturday, our horizons were wide. . Largely filled with cloud. We had driven two hours north to the small town of Addison, Vermont. Searching online, I had found a place called the Dead Creek Wildlife Area, located not far from the southeastern shore of Lake Champlain. … Continue reading The viewing
0700/14th November 2025 Despite a bank of cloud on the horizon, Friday was deemed promising... ... for a test run with the new tripod. That is for the person expected to use it. As I've mentioned, I do not get on with tripods which, like umbrellas cause tripping. . My experience with umbrellas is that … Continue reading Testing
0726/5th November 2025 If it's not snow or orange trees... . 0728 ...there's bound to be another boring sunrise on offer. . 0737 Perhaps I should save some of these for when nights shorten, bringing dawn too early. . And I could save pictures of snow for the height of summer in the hope of … Continue reading Thieves
1612/6th November 2025 Before I move on to yesterday's somewhat unexpected change of scene, I have a few other images from the end of last week. . This tree was one of my first acquaintances when I moved back to New York. It sits by an old wall that marks the edge of the property. … Continue reading Remainders