Life with cats, and other things…
Rockwell's Retreat, Arlington, VT. If you are proud of your nation and wish to fly the flag, you ought to do it respectfully. There are a number of rules about it which are readily available online, although most are common sense. Oh, right. We did away with that. People get all sorts of hysterical about … Continue reading The flag police
0633/25th march 2026 The gloom of early March was predicted to continue, but happily this has proved to be at least partly inaccurate. Sombre at times, certainly, cold and windy, but with cheerful sun breaks. . Rosy skies were decorated by impressive contrails. . Wednesday evening, more contrails painted patterns across the sky. . Without … Continue reading Thursday thrill
0821/24th March 2026 The flock of Canada geese departed with a great flutter of wings and much loud honking which receded into the distance as we got back in the car to explore further. . Seagulls on the ice. Dead Creek is a huge wetland. Much of the surface was still frozen over. We came … Continue reading An ominous sound
0728/24th March 2026. By 0730 on Tuesday we were approaching Addison, Vermont, trying to remember where we needed to turn off the highway. Luckily my GPS came back online in time. It's the sort of road that doesn't advertise itself, so without a GPS warning, you can easily miss it. Across Lake Champlain, some of … Continue reading Poor birdy
14th March 2026 March has turned into a murky month, however we would not think to complain considering the storms that rage elsewhere. The first two months of 2026 were not entirely sunlit either, but with snow constantly on the ground, the house was always bright, which gave the illusion of fine days. Until the … Continue reading Who shows up
1851/11th March 2026 A rosy glow caused me to glance out my window on Wednesday night. That temperamental day had some final comments to deliver. . Which I was very happy to record! That day we'd gone shopping, or I should say Grant did. I only ever go along for the ride. I could count … Continue reading Worth
11th March 2026. Battenkill River at Greenwich, NY. The Battenkill flows again. Just days ago it was frozen over and only a handful of months ago it had all but dried up in the drought that followed many weeks of Spring rain. Ebbs and flows. . Returning from Greenwich, we stopped at the lower weir … Continue reading Fragile
1351/7th march 2026 The receding icecap! The hill across the valley receives endless sunlight, so in moderating temperatures, their snowcap quickly began to dissolve. . A grey morning had turned into a fine day and in late afternoon I went out to enjoy the balmy air and a lovely sky. With much less sunlight, our … Continue reading Sky gazer
1507/4th March 2026. Heavy overcast? Thursday morning's Weather Advisory! warned of "Rain and winds gusting up to 7 mph" and I wondered when such a forecast became a matter of such concern. Later, it became "Sleet with wind speed increasing to 13 mph." It materialised as drizzle and an eventual thin layer of snow, the … Continue reading Forecasts
4th March 2026 . "I feel like Sisyphus!" said Grant, going out to shovel the latest snowfall. Temperatures were just cold enough yesterday for precipitation to arrive in frozen form. Wet and heavy. Hungry pussycats had persuaded us to rise early, in time to view the dawn... . The forecast was wrong again? . 0614/3rd … Continue reading Sisyphus