1933/1st August 2022 "Good evening, missus. Are you coming out?" Little Red was having a snack on the path when I wanted to go out to look at the evening sky. She took another nut, then fled to the bushes as I opened the door. She moves so fast, sometimes I think she's actually a … Continue reading Do as you would… →

0905/2nd August 2022 It was all happening out at the Crow tree this morning. This I could observe without moving from my desk. A good thing, considering the hole in my big toe. My big toe has no feeling and I don't often look beneath it. Maybe I should pay it more attention. It would … Continue reading “Oh Carrot!” →

0628/1st August 2022 Morning mist has become as much a daily phenomenon... ...as the daily groundhog. Some days, there are other things to notice Quite a feat of decoration, wouldn't you say? On what we laughingly call "the lawn", I stooped to photograph a little wild flower that must be leftover from last summer's attempts. … Continue reading Geography 101 →

1140/30th July 2022 "I've got my bag, now I'm going shopping", said Sikkim "I just need someone to drive the car." "But Muffin, you always get car sick." "Yes. That's what the bag is for." We did not pose her for these photographs! The dear little darlings apparently took note of my disenchantment with them … Continue reading Dream curl →

Perhaps I'll go back to being a bunny person. They were so undemanding. The day got off to a really ropy start at some ridiculously small hour. Fact is, the past few days have all started the same way. Today was just the cumulative effect. Patches head-grooming attacks have intensified. Grant laughs. "Push her away, … Continue reading Ingrates →

0700/28th July 2022 Yesterday's early overcast soon dissipated and I went out to see what I could see... I Phlox appears to be very popular with groundhogs. In frustration, I rescued one plant last year and placed it in a flowerbed behind the house, where hopefully it would be unmolested. It is so well concealed, … Continue reading Watering. Or not… →

Looking in my date book this morning I noted that this is a very important day. One shouldn't need to be reminded of these events, but with 11 cats, half of which came to me as a temporary arrangement, before going to new homes...it gets a bit out of hand. Lily would have been adopted, … Continue reading Anniversaries →

26th July 2022 Two days of storms broke the stifling heat, temporarily. Plant life has perked up considerably which is cheering to see. When bushes droop and flowers begin to look exhausted, despite daily watering, it makes me feel drained too. Though I have little to complain about. When I first went to the Pacific … Continue reading Strange →

In these sophisticated modern times, there must surely be an equation that would help us with time management. It would take a little thought and the factors would vary. You'd start with Time Available which could possibly itself be debatable. Then you'd have to calculate one or two other variables: Annoyance factor X Time Wastage … Continue reading Equations →

1615/24th July 2022 There is an evil sadistic bastard out there I'd like to have a word with. Specifically, the person whose head I would like to punch is the one who created the "TalkBack" App and persuaded the manufacturers of Android to install it on their bedeviled contraptions. For a long time, I resisted … Continue reading Features →