Life with cats, and other things…
1720/30th June 2026 "The kestrel is back!" exclaimed Grant. "On his waiting room perch!" Myopically gazing out, I said I thought it was a dove, confirmed by the zoom. The two birds have very similar colouring and that is the kestrel's favourite branch. The "waiting room" is barely clinging to life and it gets in … Continue reading Yellow
0550/4th July 2026 Where was I before getting side-tracked by that bear? The end of June, that was it. Grant came in from his morning rounds one day, urging me to take walk out to the upper field. . Although I look out frequently from a back window to admire the grassy slope, I admit … Continue reading Gardener
1802/3rd July, 2026 It was beginning to get dark and I was thinking of going out for a last look at the sky, so I glanced out the window and... . Oh. Two days ago I mentioned the bear, last seen on April 17th. Perhaps I have acquired Grant's talent for getting animals to show … Continue reading No disappointment
1112/27th June 2026 Some people keep diaries or journals. Maybe taking photographs is my version of the same thing, though it relies on my being able to remember the where, when and how. Mostly, once I've used photographs for a post, I delete them, though I will admit to a reluctance to ever discard pictures … Continue reading A sunny afternoon
1945/30th June 2026 Sometimes (frequently), I have trouble finding a subject to write about and quite often it ends up being no more than captions for photographs. Once in a while, however, my subject walks up the driveway.... But first let me tell you about SDTV: We now have three trail-cams which are planted in … Continue reading SDTV
30th June 2026 If I was wealthy, I'd quite like to have a nice garden, maintained by devoted professionals who would remove faded blooms promptly. It is natural that flowers last only a short time, that blooms die, and maybe the right thing is to allow Nature to run its course. In most instances, I … Continue reading Connections
1107/27th June 2026 Saturday's outing was to the post office. I am tempted to refuse such brief excursions but seldom do as even such short trips serve to revive me and are often surprisingly interesting. Saturday's sky was good. And it was cleaning day, so escaping the vacuum was worthwhile! Today, Sunday, the post office … Continue reading Old friends
0507/22nd June 2026 This morning (27th June) I finally put the portable heaters away, something that usually happens around the end of April. Earlier, I could not warm up despite wearing two sweaters, but the house heats up after sunrise and the week ahead promises the belated arrival of more normal temperatures. I am thankful … Continue reading Lilies
Starlings and grackles hoping for an afternoon top-up It's not hard finding something to photograph. Especially when we've had a rain shower: , Bird's foot trefoil Yucca Yucca is indestructible and spreads aggressively. We made a serious attempt to cut it back last year which seems only to have offered encouragement. The flowers are attractive … Continue reading At the movies
1917/21st June 2026 In the fading light I couldn't quite make out what sort of bird was contemplating the peanuts so suspiciously, but the zoom revealed that it was a dove. It seemed to be wondering where the usual crowd had got to. Was there perhaps something wrong with this pile of nuts? . In … Continue reading Triplets