A few mornings ago as I finished my tea, I spotted a "dule" of mourning doves in the tree we call the 'waiting room' but before I could focus properly, they had all bogged off leaving one brave soul to pose. Or maybe it had been asleep. It looked a little bemused: "Where'd everyone go?" … Continue reading On going challenge
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February
0745/11th February 2021 Time seems to be getting away from me at the moment. These pictures were of the last snowfall which didn't amount to much but I was captivated by the way the rising sun lit up the tiny flakes. Those really are snowflakes, not dirt on the lens! It was quite glorious that … Continue reading February
Looking at Red China
Suddenly...there are leaves! 5th May 2020 Some how, yesterday, I ended up taking you to Hong Kong in 1970. Where I imagined I had finally escaped the clutches of the man who was apparently obsessed with me. There we were, comatose from jet lag, and uncle was suddenly intruding, yet again. I could barely speak, … Continue reading Looking at Red China
Spring in Cambridge
Then this happened When I went outside this morning to capture shots of glorious Spring in Washington County (NY), the birds were still singing their gay Springtime tune, but not long after they were back sitting on their bush glaring at us through the window. "WTF is THIS?" they said. They are very rude birds. … Continue reading Spring in Cambridge
Almost Pre-Spring?
While I am a self-confessed hermit, now that I have a little elbow room, I quite like going outside to enjoy whatever is going on. Yesterday I happened to glance out my office window and was taken with this solitary cloud. It was just sort of hanging there, irresistibly, so I thought I would catch … Continue reading Almost Pre-Spring?




