Life with cats, and other things…
0643/31st July 2021 The sun was already up when I first rolled off the bed this morning. But it was still too early and the cats indulged me for another 40 minutes. Then I went out to get pictures of the clouds and to check on "my" caterpillars. It's become very confusing, keeping track of … Continue reading Bugs!
18th April 2021 Wildlife is probably the best cure, in my case, for depression. Watching Little Red's antics takes my mind to a healthier place. How could you not be cheered by this little face? . "Little Red" is a collective title. We aren't sure how many of these tiny squirrels come to visit, but … Continue reading Purpose
20th March 2021 The Polar Cap is not melting, I've decided, it's just shifted to Cambridge and is currently situated above the flower bed I was hoping would produce Spring flowers. That is not going to happen anytime soon, obviously, as one cannot even chip away the ice. I don't think I've ever seen anything … Continue reading Illusions
Lovely morning star, How beautiful you are. I fell out of my bed To gaze at you instead. Sunrise and morning star, Very best way, by far, To mark the end of night, And start my day off right. But then it fell apart...... It's one of those days That ends in a haze Of … Continue reading Lovely morning star…
"This has to stop!", I thought recently, as I stood in the chill morning air with my camera. "How many sunrises can I collect?" Of course, I should have known better. Nature's store of spectacles is infinite and all are irresistible. . Having put the sun to bed last night, and aching in every part, … Continue reading Infinity
When I was a toddler, I apparently already had firm beliefs in what I did and didn't like. My mother, intending to freshen something, perhaps even my cot, took the opportunity, one day while we were out, to purchase a can of paint. As I daresay anyone else would have, she placed the item in … Continue reading Celestial canvas
Light is always playing tricks on me. We get some amazing sunrises here, but for sunsets the house is not properly situated. I suggested to Grant that we should jump in the car at these times, and go up the road a bit, but he always says there's nowhere to pull over. One of these … Continue reading Nature’s gifts
An early appointment this morning had me rising before dawn. Colin & Penny conspired to deprive me of the reduced amount of sleep I may have had. Penny curled up comfortably by my feet. My bed is huge, but when Colin came to join us, he placed himself so that, by extending a paw, he … Continue reading DAWN
How many minutes of our time do we spend waiting? For a bus, for an appointment, for a friend... Maybe a person who is chronically late has the right idea. I went to look up the appropriate name for the aforementioned "tardily inclined", only to discover there is actually no such name in the English … Continue reading Killing time
After the rather dark postings of the previous days, I thought it was time to play with light, literally: My bed was too warm this morning, or maybe it was Blackie who kept me there too long, but I missed the actual rising of the sun. But then I noticed the unusual phenomenon as it … Continue reading After the dark