Life with cats, and other things…
Bluejays at the feeders, 31st January 2026 . "Awful glad you got the peanuts, missus!" Birds are such enchanting beings. And so diverse. . Bluejays being corvids are stroppy, noisy birds with little in the way of table manners. Doves appear to exist in their own little world. They seem not entirely aware much of … Continue reading Beaks
6th April 2025 . After a flirtation with Spring, we are reminded that this is only early April and Upstate New York - frost and snow still very much a possibility. . Weeds, it seems are irrepressible and begin to flourish even as the last layer of ice dissipates. Encouraged by an early warm spike, … Continue reading Special treat
American robin 31st May, 2021 It looked so much like a word bubble, I had to write something! Grant showed me how to do it. American robins are giants compared to the tiny British ones you see on Christmas cards. Our little juncos remind me of those sweet birds. Except juncos are white breasted. The … Continue reading Bird talk
0631/5th April 2021 Having dealt more swiftly than usual, with the Monday morning emails, I found my brain parked in neutral, and my body a bit too cool. The phone rang and as it was a local number I thought it could be one of my new medical people, but it was a recorded voice … Continue reading Cool
Meet baby Flicker. He suddenly turned up in the disgusting grass beneath the kitchen window. Isn't he handsome? He was digging and digging and digging. Note about the disgusting grass: if you throw bird seed out, some of it is going to grow and you might not like it. But just why I have all … Continue reading Waxing Gibbous
This sky was something of a surprise this morning. I didn't expect to see crisscrossed contrails again any time soon. Is this progress? Who knows. There is a definite sense of "every man for himself". So, I plan to be careful and see what develops. Not much else I can do. ************ You know those … Continue reading Aviators
Boy woodpecker chasing a lady around? Any day now it's going to get warm. Does anyone else feel that it's been an exceptionally long winter? This morning started out quite mild but now it's cold again. I am actually a fan of winter and yet somehow this one seems to have gone on forever. Perhaps … Continue reading A humble Saturday