Life with cats, and other things…
January 2026 Cold weather brought starlings to the suet feeders. . And snow on the ground reflected sunlight onto their beautiful feathers. . That day they were pecking at seed in the snow. . They have impressive and colourful beaks. . Maybe this bird was scooping up snow. The water I put out in the … Continue reading Grand Trunk Road
Pigeons. 16th December 2025 Without notice, the wild turkeys stopped visiting, long before there was snow on the ground. The weather had turned cold at the time, but we see turkeys elsewhere when we are out and about, so we don't know why the girls stopped coming by. The last time we saw them was … Continue reading Frequent flyers
Hudson River near Fort Edward When the Sun comes out after a snowstorm, the world is very beautiful, though I appreciate that not everyone shares my enthusiasm. Those same people will think me mad for saying that while I don't like driving in it, I do enjoy being out in a snowstorm. For a short … Continue reading Energy
0804/3rd December 2025 A bit of snow doesn't half change the look of things. . Downy woodpecker Cooper's hawk It also brings lots of birds to the feeders. In the end we got about a foot of the stuff which is a respectable amount. I like snow, but will concede that it is a bit … Continue reading Before the storm
22nd November 2025 Horizon photos appeal to me. Last Saturday, our horizons were wide. . Largely filled with cloud. We had driven two hours north to the small town of Addison, Vermont. Searching online, I had found a place called the Dead Creek Wildlife Area, located not far from the southeastern shore of Lake Champlain. … Continue reading The viewing
0700/14th November 2025 Despite a bank of cloud on the horizon, Friday was deemed promising... ... for a test run with the new tripod. That is for the person expected to use it. As I've mentioned, I do not get on with tripods which, like umbrellas cause tripping. . My experience with umbrellas is that … Continue reading Testing
0726/5th November 2025 If it's not snow or orange trees... . 0728 ...there's bound to be another boring sunrise on offer. . 0737 Perhaps I should save some of these for when nights shorten, bringing dawn too early. . And I could save pictures of snow for the height of summer in the hope of … Continue reading Thieves
1612/6th November 2025 Before I move on to yesterday's somewhat unexpected change of scene, I have a few other images from the end of last week. . This tree was one of my first acquaintances when I moved back to New York. It sits by an old wall that marks the edge of the property. … Continue reading Remainders
16th October 2025 Encouraged by the radiant cheerfulness of foliage in the village, we felt the need to add a little sightseeing to the routine shopping we'd planned. . Days like this are to be appreciated. Fall trees are glorious when fully adorned in gold or scarlet, yet I am very partial to the above … Continue reading Dry dock
0640/11th October 2025 The transition of seasons always causes me to sigh. What will there be to photograph as seasonal subjects disappear? What will there be to post about if I have no images? Yet I know full well there will always be a subject worth photographing. Though I've given up on close-ups of Venus. … Continue reading Transition