Life with cats, and other things…
9th May 2024 . Things got rough at the seed trays this morning. My eyes occasionally misinterpret, so I thought perhaps I'd imagined what I saw as we stood gazing out into anther grey morning, but then Grant exclaimed: "I don't believe it!" A cowbird had seized a sparrow by a wing and flung it … Continue reading Paddy
20th December 2023 Winter arrived yesterday with freezing temperatures but bright sun. Had it arrived a day or so sooner, the countryside would be white. . The fact that we've had hardly any snow and mostly very mild temperatures has completely changed the look of fields that are still partly green. 3 years ago we … Continue reading Another afternoon
0710/17th February 2022 Yesterday afternoon Grant took me to an eye appointment, re-scheduled due to a recent ice storm. Rain which had been forecast was just arriving, but fortunately not in the predicted torrents. Our lane that takes us to the main road was a muddy mess and on either side, the fields had turned … Continue reading Nuts?