Life with cats, and other things…
0540/6th May 2022 Something woke me with a start yesterday morning, so I jumped out of bed and lifted a blind. A promising start to what quickly became an indifferent and gray day. The Sun tried hard, but could not quite dispel the gray. Yet the day was not all gloom. Jim Jim squirrel came … Continue reading Feeders
1140/5th May 2022 After leaving Sikkim at the veterinary hospital yesterday, we meandered, with no destination in mind, which in my book is almost always more exciting. We were not very far from home, but the landscape changes within just a few miles, around a bend or over the top of a hill. And of … Continue reading Green!
5th May 2022 Any cat in my care that looks like this at lunchtime on a Thursday is off to the vet. Because, at the weekend cat emergencies involve an hour's drive and a long, expensive wait at a special clinic. And Sikkim suffers with motion sickness. We are very fortunate that our local veterinary … Continue reading Sikkim
"Well," said Mr White-throat, from his safe perch. "It started out alright..." "then the morning meal went to hell..." "How dare you come to breakfast looking such a disgrace!" yelled senior Cowbird "Steady on", said his wife, "must you shout?" "It's just not good enough! You've put me off my meal!" "Oh good!" said Sparrow, … Continue reading Show-off
3rd May 2022 As previously mentioned, wild strawberries are terribly invasive, throttling other plants with their roots and runners. So I have been relocating as many as I could. But it's not so easy when they have pretty faces! This very tiny flower, according to Plantnet is called "Herb of grace". I suspect it was … Continue reading Wild things
1st May, 2022 Headache or no, it was too fine a day to spend languishing indoors, so we took a scenic route to Greenwich yesterday. Grant likes to find new routes, though it's often hard to remember where we have been because the scenery differs vastly with the seasons. There may only be four official … Continue reading Lining up
"No-one with any intelligence does not believe in God!" ...retorted Sister Mary Immaculate, looking even more fierce than usual. This was her response when I went to tell her that I did not wish to sit the Religious studies mock O-level exam. "What made you think I was going to allow you to?" As I … Continue reading Being tested
28th April 2022. Route 22 Cambridge A chill wind still glazes the bird baths at night, even as the world slows wakes. This is Spring the way I like it, advancing in baby steps. Last year's corn stalks give definition to an empty field. Everything is fresh. The sky seems painted. Just as well our … Continue reading Fowl story
1204/27th April 2022 Rattle a carrier door and instantly we are a non-cat house. Not a cat to be seen. But no, that's not quite right, because there's Lily... Lily is always up for an adventure. We'll get all set up, with the carrier door open for the quick shoving-in of whoever the unlucky pet … Continue reading Star cats
1933/25th April 2022 As the day draws in, I always keep an eye on developments outside my window. Often I'll catch sight of deer or turkeys, though we seem to be off their beaten route currently. Perhaps they heard rumors about a bear! Sometimes, though, the sky seems alive. This was the case two nights … Continue reading Sound effects
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