Life with cats, and other things…
This morning I fell out of bed again, only this time I took care to put on some footwear, which was just as well as there was a good layer of frost overlaying every outside surface... ...interested, as always, in sunrise. This wasn't my major concern, though. We've not seen Mrs Plod for 4 days … Continue reading Frosty morning
Birds in the apple tree 25th March 2020 My family and my group of friends is very small, so I have been able to check up on them by email to ensure that they are safe. Well, as safe as is possible under these very strange circumstances. If there is one that I worry about, … Continue reading Not knowing…
How many minutes of our time do we spend waiting? For a bus, for an appointment, for a friend... Maybe a person who is chronically late has the right idea. I went to look up the appropriate name for the aforementioned "tardily inclined", only to discover there is actually no such name in the English … Continue reading Killing time
Behold. Winter is come.The World is silent.Not a whisper to be heardOn this frozen morn. Except for quietShufflingIn the "waiting room" Doves awaitWith patience Food they know will comeFrom a humbleHuman friend. Then smaller birds arriveFor what they can derivePecking at the snowSearching high and low. So precious and so sweetSo perfect and petite Then … Continue reading Frost
