Life with cats, and other things…
0619/30th July 2024 . Black-eyed Susans arrive in the height of summer and continue to bloom through Fall, which is why they mark the "beginning of the end" to me! It will be weeks until Fall sets in, but already some trees have begun that slow turn, something I have never seen before the end … Continue reading Perhaps
1st July 2024 . On the way home from Bennington which is a mere 30-minute drive, we turned onto a previously un-explored road and continued turning randomly, this way and that. Heaven knows where we might finally have ended up without a homing beacon. . It reminded me of a time, ever so many years … Continue reading Travels with Tim
26th June 2024 . It was back to Clifton Park on Wednesday to meet yet another physician. This sort of thing had been making me very nervous, due to a series of shall we say unfortunate experiences. However, some months ago I was fortunate enough to find a doctor who broke the chain, as it … Continue reading Fine days
13th May 2024 . May 13th was one of our better days. It saw us on the way to Vermont which took us past the nursery and I was surprised to see that the trees are in fact flowering fruit trees. Somehow I'd thought they were pines, though I never got a very good look. … Continue reading Juxtaposition
1752/8th May 2024 . It's hard keeping up when the season suddenly accelerates, creating so many photographic opportunities! There have been numerous transitions from fair to stormy weather which I can never resist... . A few clouds appeared on a late afternoon and now that it stays light so late, I got to watch their … Continue reading Comfort
0853/30th April 2024 Tuesday morning Sophia had to go for a booster shot, so the day started with a quick excursion to the vet. It's such a help to have a vet clinic just ten minutes away, minimising the traumatic journey . As we drove, I held the cat carrier in my lap so I … Continue reading Coping
1545/17th April 2024 Without consulting the oracle, it was obvious late yesterday that our weather was on the change. . It had been my favourite sort of day but the change made for a pretty sky. . Beautiful skies are like beautiful music. Endless variations, all irresistible. . It set me thinking. Which would be … Continue reading Photographs
14th April 2024 For many years I battled with crushing depression which I believed was due mostly to a chemical imbalance. What I discovered in later life is that my depression was almost certainly due to events in my early years over which I had no control. . Psychologically, I remained trapped in that mindset, … Continue reading Ringo
1st April 2024 The Ears, Nose and Throat clinic is in Glen's Falls which involves crossing a different bridge. A small one with a big name: Northumberland Bridge. Two cars can just about pass on it. . When we first moved here, we used to come this way a lot and this tiny island had … Continue reading Dr Livewithit
0910/6rg March 2024 Abandoned houses look even more sad on a grey and dismal day. There have been attempts to resuscitate this one but those efforts have themselves all been abandoned. It's no wonder such houses inspire poetry. This was once a very fine home. . We set off yesterday for Bennington, in search of … Continue reading Feelings