Life with cats, and other things…
2020/14th July 2025 . A large cloud lit up by the setting Sun drew me outside yesterday evening and over the next 22 minutes I shot no less than 139 images as the spectacle changed. Far too many, but the scene was captivating! As insects buzzed around my head, I kept thinking: "Enough! Go inside!" … Continue reading Apocalypse
0543/16th May 2025 . The Sun quickly burned through heavy morning mist to deliver another unexpectedly fine and warm day. Warm but not yet hot. Perfect! . Nature is kindly offering images for me to post which is fortunate since my mind is currently rather numbed by the barrage of outrageous news filtering onto my … Continue reading Enticed
14th April 2025. . Wispy clouds always cheer me. . So too a pair of pretty horses. . We came this way a few days ago hoping to catch sight of the highland steer which lives nearby. . It was out of range behind its barn, so I had to be satisfied with just knowing … Continue reading Looking up
1622/30th December 2024 . Another New Year visitor. Mr Cooper. He came by looking for lunch. . Except for the turn of the millennium, New Year has always been rather a non-event for me. My friend Tim who was then still active in the travel industry, spent the turn of the millennium leap-frogging back and … Continue reading Something to ask
17th March 2024 Sunday's many moods were diverse, extreme and spectacular. An ordinary grey dawn commenced the day without fanfare or promise, but New England weather is nothing if not capricious! . After their breakfast, it was cat walks which were rather brief due to a chill breeze. . Mysterious Willow engages me with those … Continue reading No matter
1627/7th February 2024 It's been some time since we've had a really impressive sunrise though I was fascinated by the orange orb in this one on February 7th. . Clear blue skies are always welcome after prolonged grey periods, but I must say I do actually prefer a little bit of cloud. Which I think … Continue reading Mixed clouds
0719/5th January 2024 For a sky like this I had to nip outside, but in only a nightshirt and bare feet nip was the operative word. 12F/-11C ought to feel colder, I thought, but at ground level the air was still, although the cloud was travelling at a decent speed. . But not being that … Continue reading Storm watch
1640/6th October 2023 Waiting for the stragglers to come home for supper the other day, I heard an unusual bird call up in the woods and turning around I was dazzled. Rays of the descending Sun caught me like a floodlight. The afternoon had been heavily overcast, but Sun always gets the last word. So … Continue reading Heads up
1542/12th May 2023 "Clouds?" "You wanted clouds?" They do say you get what you ask for. . While I don't seriously believe that a person can whisk up the weather conditions they desire, I have reevaluated my thoughts about getting what you ask for. . . Late in the afternoon I refresh the water bowls … Continue reading What you ask for
27th April 2023 The scenic route to our veterinary clinic, and other parts. We have always wondered what this old building was in its working life. Would you believe a chicken coop? A neighbour who has lived in the area a very long time assures us it was so. The last thing I would have … Continue reading What is it?