Life with cats, and other things…
0627/30th August 2025 . Bless the dear little darlings. They always know when you are at a low ebb and do their all to take your mind off your angst, whatever it happens to be. After last year's abomination of an election, Little Man took himself walk-a-about for three days and that certainly changed our … Continue reading Perfectly wonderful!
0644/17th August 2025 . The shortening of days is already noticeable as autumn seems to be rushing toward us. At the end of next month, we will have been here for seven years which doesn't seem possible. . Time really does speed up as you age. My first 50 years felt like an eternity compared … Continue reading Fliers
7th August 2025 . It is obviously very dependent on weather, but at the end of July or thereabouts, the foliage begins to look less radiant as leaves dry out in the heat of summer. Usually though, we don't see evidence of autumn's approach until the end of August. Yet looking out at the hills … Continue reading The Big Picture
2025/8th July 2025 . When visiting my maternal grandmother in Wiltshire, we drank Camp Coffee which I seem to recall I preferred to the kind we had at home. It had been decades since I even thought about it, but seeing chicory growing along the highways reminded me, so I obtained some but discovered I … Continue reading Captures
0655/30th June 2025 . Why is it that seemingly endless tasks present themselves when one feels least able to tackle them? In truth, I admit that a couple of said tasks were noticed yesterday and left unattended. Proof you should not put things off! . For many years, when I was younger, I suffered with … Continue reading ET?
0748/8th June 2025 . "Feed me!" . Set foot outside these days and your eardrums will be assaulted by the chatter of newly-fledged starlings that fill the trees and populate the grass. . "Have a nice berry, dear. " . Suddenly we can't keep up with the demand for suet. While doves merely look reproachful … Continue reading Sightings
0656/27th May 2025 . As morning mist burned off and a glorious day revealed itself, it was obvious we must take advantage of it. We were keen to explore the newly discovered nature trail but first we decided it was time to check out a site we've driven past for six years without stopping, assuming … Continue reading Battlefields
9th May 2024 . Things got rough at the seed trays this morning. My eyes occasionally misinterpret, so I thought perhaps I'd imagined what I saw as we stood gazing out into anther grey morning, but then Grant exclaimed: "I don't believe it!" A cowbird had seized a sparrow by a wing and flung it … Continue reading Paddy
This is what I need - a herd of goats. . Arthritic hands, a crook back and gardening do not a happy partnership make, especially when the garden in question contains world class weeds. Our weeds could compete in the Olympics. We already had a good crop before Grant obtained a load of topsoil two … Continue reading Aquatic groundhogs
1st May 2025 . Surprisingly, Lily did not turn her nose up at the special food recommended by her physician. Furthermore, the others accepted it as well, which is fortunate in the case of Sophia and Muffin who also have medical issues. At twice the price of ordinary food, I'd prefer not to be feeding … Continue reading Forsythia?