Life with cats, and other things…
1445/4th December 2023 Crows! If there was nothing else to do, the sky would keep me entertained 24/7. . A surprise this morning: A dusting of snow. . On days like this, it takes me forever to get the dishes done as I watch the clouds morph. Dustings of snow are not our norm. But … Continue reading Circle trip
0725/7th November 2023 Yesterday when I launched my post, I noticed a slight lift of the weight that had seemed to be suffocating me these past days. Distraction is no doubt the best way of dealing with stress and maybe it had helped. One has to move on. What other choice is there? . It … Continue reading Psychosomatic
1435/1st November 2023 Breaks in the afternoon cloud provided another set of late Fall images on Wednesday. The day that had started with snow. . When I take pictures that please me, I often hear my father's voice tut-tutting: "Out of focus, against the light, poor composition, etc etc etc." Here, I liked the dark … Continue reading No choice
2nd November 2023 Snow from the previous day brought down carpets of gold all through Cambridge. . . Maybe this was the gold at the end of that rainbow. . It was the perfect day to get a photograph of the chicken coop. It is no longer occupied and for the longest time we tried … Continue reading Vibrations?
16th October 2023 Some images serve as metaphors. There is light ahead. We can move forward out of the darkness. . When I was very depressed, years ago, I often listened to Beethoven's Pastorale Symphony. I could picture the thunderstorm and the ensuing calm. It gave me comfort. Even though I am by nature a … Continue reading Self-judgment
0710/14th October 2023 "Red sky in the morning" "Shepherd's warning." It may have been true, in the old days, back in England. The New England saying is: "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute." . We set off to see what we would see. The provisional destination was The Salem Art Works which … Continue reading A very nice place
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
26th September 2023 "What colour are those flowers?" "Mauve" "Actually, they're not!" "Yup, yup they are." . "They just appear mauve because of the pink bits." The pink bits have a name but determining it was taking more time than is available... As far as I was concerned these asters were white. At a stretch … Continue reading A long night
1700/19th September 2023 A great sky and a delightful temperature encouraged me to go for a short walk the other afternoon. Until now, being outside meant fighting off hordes of insects which rather detracts from the experience. . When I first came here five years ago, I found it rather a struggle, walking to the … Continue reading A short walk
0735/17th September 2023 An unwise decision last night led to undesirable results, which I faced immediately upon arising this morning. Because Lucy has shown a great preference for being on the living room sofa, we decided to let her remain there overnight. . We had been bringing her to my room at night because she … Continue reading Interpretations