Life with cats, and other things…
0957/24th June 2022 This morning was spent reviewing and editing more than 250 pictures that I took yesterday, mostly within a span of some 45 minutes. While doing so, I was ruminating over what I wanted to write, or what I felt I must write. The cats demanded lunch and I used the opportunity to … Continue reading Where ?
0744/16th May 2022 It's shaping up to be one of those days. Nothing wants to work. In particular my photo editor and WordPress, which stretches my great reserve of patience. Yesterday after days of funk, I rallied, taking on some *unauthorized plants, which was not a lot of work but won me another insect bite … Continue reading New cat?
18th April. One of my favourite bucolic scenes That day I wished I was a bird that could sail into that wonderfully clear, impossibly blue sky. To perch in the trees, just now coming alive. Days like that it is impossible not to feel good. My mother's funeral was on such a day. As we … Continue reading The contract
1150/17th April 2022 Spring in New England is like riding a seesaw. 26 degrees (79F) one minute, hail the next. If anyone is having an Easter parade, they are likely to have their bonnet blown away. To be precise, New York is not in New England, having been colonized by the Dutch. But we are … Continue reading Easter in New England
0710/12th April 2022 We couldn't have a vet visit totally without drama. It wouldn't feel right. Grant gets very tense whenever there is anything going on with animals and I've learned to keep my mouth shut and await instructions. "Toby won't be a problem", he announced, going off to search for Tinks who had fled … Continue reading Silences
6th April 2022 Something was up with Willow this morning. She was sitting on a tree by the fire, where she often perches. So why think something was wrong? She had been quite keen for breakfast. Perhaps it's that she has been getting strange twitches. She suddenly flinches, as if something has stung her and … Continue reading A productive morning
0730/4th April 2022 Having been led to expect a very soggy week ahead, it was an unexpected pleasure this morning to witness Mother Nature draw back her thick curtain. Beginning the day with a blue sky is always a bonus. One could proclaim that it was a good start to the week. But let's not … Continue reading The edge
17th March 2022 Morning frustration left me feeling decidedly grumpy. As human beings, we all make mistakes. Forget things, overlook something, become confused... it can happen to everyone now and then. Admitting mistakes is something I have never had a problem with. But I have always been organized. I carry a date book and when … Continue reading Appointments
19th March 2022 A couple of late arrivals flying in to join the massed reunion of migrating birds. The excited chattering alerted us to the assembly yesterday morning, but toward the end of the day Grant called me outside to witness: Red-wings and grackles and the occasional sparrow These are the moments when I long … Continue reading Daily Red
0625/5th March 2022 Even if we get late snow, our landscape will soon be different as trees begin to sprout. While I regret the passing of winter, I know the re-awakening land will hold new delight. The patio is clear for the Breakfast Club. Some weeks ago, I went to see the new psychiatrist I … Continue reading Side-effects
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