Life with cats, and other things…
18th September 2026 This will seem mad, but sleeping for two consecutive nights uninterrupted, even by a dream, has got me discombobulated. I'd adjusted to being woken two or three times, administering Willow's twice-daily medicine at 3 am and taking my own thyroid medication at that hour, having so belatedly discovered that middle-of-the-night is the … Continue reading Inconvenience
06:58 15th September 2026 While I miss the lovely long evenings of Summer, it is nice to be able to watch the dawn again without having to get up at an indecently early hour. Daybreak often brings a nice surprise that has me abandon breakfast to run outside. . 07:01 16th September 2026 That is … Continue reading Making a date
08:02 13th September 2026 Saturday was quite the greyest, wettest day in many weeks. But I have a backlog of skies that I've been meaning to share. Sky-gazing is one of life's great pleasures, in my view. By sheer good luck, 8 years ago, I acquired a property that offers a wide open view and … Continue reading In the moment
28th August 2026 As our situation becomes daily more surreal, it is increasingly hard to stay positive and Grant rather gloomily urges that we should enjoy as many car rides as we can, while we can. He visualises a police state in our future and considering how far we've already come, who am I to … Continue reading Token wildfowl
11:48 23rd August 2026 Do you ever start out intending to write about a particular topic and find your intentions being hijacked by the mention of a subject or word that calls up a memory? It is bound to happen as you grow old, I suppose. Yesterday I was once again drawn back to my … Continue reading Quartet
1938/20th August 2026 It had been raining lightly from late afternoon so when, just before dark, the room suddenly lit up, I was drawn to a window and grabbing my camera, ran outside - after first ensuring I would not be disturbing the deer. We are lucky to have open horizons where this sort of … Continue reading Exhibition
1921/17th August 2026 - a congenial evening, right? The camera having been hyper-active recently, I thought it a good idea before starting my next post, to eject a few more photos that had loitered overlong in the archives. If only it were that easy. It is likely I've created a bigger mess than I started … Continue reading Tableau
0651/13th August 2026 "MEN!" exclaimed Lily in my face this morning, a new variation of her wake-up call. (At least, that's how it sounded) Having opened one eye and happily seen that it was still dark, I'd shut it again only to be roused by the rumble of thunder. Drat! I was late with the … Continue reading Interstate 87, etc.
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?
30th July 2026 Weather up here changes in a heartbeat, but for once it settled in and rained solid for two days causing floods in parts of the Northeast. Perched on the side of a hill, we are safe from such things although we did once come home to a flooded garage, but that was … Continue reading Another notch