Spooked

Stillwater. 21st April 2025 . Little Man is spooked.... It is a good thing, to be up early. I say so often enough, but there is early and there is too early. Too early for me generally means any time before 6 am since, after all, I don't put my light off until midnight or … Continue reading Spooked

Waddling

0704/20th July 2024 . Peanut the fox is here every morning these days, looking for...peanuts. . She often has another fox with her, as she did this morning, but that one is more timid and it ran off up the road while Peanut came down the drive. She often walks up the path toward the … Continue reading Waddling

Backed up!

1643/10th October 2023 It's cleaning day and I think there may be an escape plan in the works. A very nice lady comes once a month to prevent us from descending into total squalor. I like her a lot and she really doesn't get in the way at all. But I so dislike the vacuum … Continue reading Backed up!

Before the dark

1015/29th July 2023 The day began with benign clouds. And a very fast trip to Greenwich. . How pretty are the verges now? . Sumac overhangs the road. Corn to the horizon. . We were back so soon, the little darlings hadn't noticed we'd gone. . As I settled down at my desk, there came … Continue reading Before the dark

A second blog?

24th May 2023 Yesterday morning, I was summoned to the far end of the upper field, to view the lush results of planting deer grass. Whether this was the intended end product, I've no idea since I did not read the packet. . But the flowers are quite lovely. And bees love clover. . Now … Continue reading A second blog?