Life with cats, and other things…
07:54. 4th November 2026 At long last it is raining. A good thing since although there has been no mention locally of drought, water courses have been looking on the dry side for some time now. The ten day forecast suggests that we will get several more wet days and continuing unseasonably mild temperatures, though … Continue reading A change in the weather
17th October 2026 Returning from Saratoga Springs, we stopped briefly in the village and I had Grant swing around by a newly-harvested field so I could photograph the remaining row of corn. A few stalks of corn may be seen in almost all such fields but this particular farmer always leaves a long row and … Continue reading Soothed
15th October 2026 All of the following day harvesters ground up and down the field threshing the corn. Mere hours after the above field was harvested, rain fell through the night, but it has not rained a single drop since. . Geese were soon flocking to feast in the field. With much cacophony. To the … Continue reading King Brothers
08:33 15th October 2026 Despite seemingly endless overcast, we have had very little in the way of precipitation for a considerable time and our long range forecast is for clear, dry weather with cold nights and mild days into November. Very nice, but a little rain would be welcome. . An early outing on the … Continue reading Concept
12th October 2026 It is surprising how the aspect of Fall varies within but a few miles. When we took a day off from touring the countryside, I found enough to photograph at home. Staying in one place for once, I got to observe the light though the day and to note how very much … Continue reading Light
12th October on route 22, Cambridge, NY. As we left Woodlands cemetery, rain began to spatter the windshield, but we are not easily discouraged. As we drove along route 22 we saw a flock of geese in a newly harvested field. Last Fall, Canada Geese were absent from our sky. Over the years we had … Continue reading Variations
11th October 2026 As we returned from Greenwich, a slow driver dared to occupy the road in front of us. No way the man was going to follow it all the way to Cambridge, so we shot off at a tangent on one of his many escape routes. We are very lucky to have so … Continue reading Contrasts
07:00. 11th October 2026. The colour of the sky set the tone for the day. As Fall moves through its many phases, the world around us changes by the moment encouraging us out into the countryside, to see as much of it as possible. I looks as if I may never catch up with posting … Continue reading Wonderful and otherwise
Friday rush hour outside Albany (9th Oct). (Really not very big, actually) New computer in hand, we made tracks for home hoping to avoid the ever lengthening queue of traffic on the thruway. Once again, we exited just in time to avoid that debacle which was a problem if you were heading for Saratoga Springs. … Continue reading Return from the big city
Afternoon outings are rare, but a package had arrived and needed picking up from the post office, so I told Willow we'd be right back, and off we went. Just as well she doesn't hold me to such statements because instead of coming straight home, as I'd expected, we went off on a tour of … Continue reading Sitters