Life with cats, and other things…
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
2nd March 2026 Passing the slope where we recently caught sight of a fox, we noticed that the pigeons were not assembled on the power lines where they usually observe our approach. But we caught up with them just the other side of the hill and this perch was far enough from the road that … Continue reading No polar explorer
0633/28th February 2026 Sometimes the simplest things make the prettiest picture. A single contrail, the slightest hint of a cloud in a clear morning sky. . And the Sun breaking the horizon. . A second contrail soon followed the earlier one. Attempts to include an icicle in the photograph were unsuccessful. They just don't belong … Continue reading Simple sights
Evidence that peaceful coexistence is possible. March was ushered in with snow on Sunday. It vamoosed before I could even get to my camera, but early on Sunday morning we had the first sighting of a groundhog. As always after their hibernation, it looked thin and rather pathetic, all the more in pouring snow. It … Continue reading First and last sightings
1720/24th February 2026 It is quite startling to look out a window at this time of year and see the hills painted orange. Especially when the afternoon has been mostly overcast. This is the joy of having an open sky with a good vista. . AI confirms: "What we see acts as an immediate, involuntary, … Continue reading AI confirms
24th February 2026 Returning from our short shopping trip, I installed myself before my PC only for the phone to ring and I knew instantly that we'd messed up. What we'd been supposed to do on Tuesday morning was take Lily to the vet for a blood draw. I'd remembered on Monday night, checked the … Continue reading Mindset
0736/22nd February 2026. Snow sky. To the south - a blizzard. Here, snow flurries. While I personally feel short-changed to miss a good storm, the aftermath is a lot for Grant to cope with. No sooner had our walkways cleared from the last lot of ice than they got buried again on Friday night, so … Continue reading Snowy Saturday
12th February 2026 Niagara being more than 300 miles from Cambridge, we could not entertain going to view the frozen falls, yet the idea appealed, so before the melt set in we decided to take a look at our far more modest variety nearby. Scarcely more than a trickle, comparatively, but never mind. Above is … Continue reading Not Niagara
7th February 2026 After many days of clear weather, Saturday brought snow. A flock of starlings came to perch in the bushes, staring at us as we breakfasted. . "Missus! Are you going to come out here and deal with this?" Some dropped onto the snow to dig frantically for seed buried beneath. Most inconsiderate … Continue reading What we miss
1012/6th February 2026 Another day, another excursion. One must take advantage of fair weather. Heated car seats are a great help on cold days. . In Greenwich the icicles were getting longer. But most of the photos were unsatisfactory, including the token snap above. . We found our way to the pond where last summer … Continue reading Images of Winter