Life with cats, and other things…
Wright's Road. 7th August 2026 An appointment last Friday had to be re-located due to a computer outage, so we found ourselves going to the Clifton Park clinic and travelling along another River Road, here following the east bank of the Hudson toward Stillwater. A flock of swallows or swifts took to the air. You … Continue reading What else?
0927/ 8th August 2026 The absence of sunshine is sometimes just what is needed to highlight a field. And fields that are fallow at this time of year are full of wildflowers. . Wild carrot, chicory, clover and an assortment of grasses. Enchanting. . Juvenile Red-tailed hawk. That day it was just an extended return … Continue reading Small moments
August has been busy after weeks of blank pages in my pocket calendar and I constantly feel I am running to catch up but never quite succeeding. In the old days, I could juggle quite a few tasks and I wondered what I would do with so much free time in retirement. Now, I wonder … Continue reading Just there and just so
0543/5th August 2026 Friday morning was occupied mainly with a doctor's appointment, returning from which we found the house without power. In consequence, things got off to a very delayed start. There was nothing for it but to get my book and put my feet up, but fatigue overwhelmed me, so I kept losing my … Continue reading Outages
3rd August 2026 To escape from slow-moving traffic this morning, we turned off to retrace the cross country route we'd chosen on the way to Greenwich. Usually we take it only in one direction, but it's aways good to get a view of it the other way around, especially when the weather is moody. . … Continue reading Delight
1959/21st July 2026 Further south, around New York City and New Jersey, I read reports of tornadoes and storm damage, while up here all we got was dark clouds. On occasion we have had some fairly noisy and damaging storms, but as often as not, we have found ourselves just at the edge of serious … Continue reading A handsome bird
0524/16th July 2026 Looking out a window at dawn, I was relieved to be able at least to see the sky, which yesterday was obscured all day by smoke. Helpfully, the temperature had also dropped significantly. Alas, the reprieve from smoke was temporary.... . Yesterday, I believe we were "yellow", which gave us that eerie … Continue reading Scapegoat
0807/15th July 2026 Wildfire smoke has turned the air brown and the Sun glares down at us angrily. Today, it's like viewing the world through a tea-coloured filter. "What's left to burn?" we ask. Unrelenting wind may be enervating, but to me, smoke is more disturbing, polluting the air and carrying a sense of deep … Continue reading Protectors
0753/10th July 2026 Setting off for an early appointment, we travelled to Queensbury under fair skies. In the doctor's waiting room I felt my nerves grated by loud, obnoxious music which is unfortunately the norm in that place. The clinic is small, with low ceilings that do nothing to absorb sound. It's always a succession … Continue reading Dum spiro, spero
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