Life with cats, and other things…
0641/26th February 2026 Breakfast - and puzzles - often have to be abandoned in favour of sunrise. . 0643 This was one I needed to follow. Zooming in... . 0644 ...and back out. One should not lose sight of the big picture. . 0645 Or the finer details. . 0646 There were so many points … Continue reading An open mind
6th February 2026 While it could be said that I am not always entirely ladylike, I prefer the term. Ice woman grates a bit, no? Back in my customer service days, I was called over one day to assist an agent who was having an altercation with a female passenger. In her plain hearing, the … Continue reading Ice lady
0648/5th February 2026 Fine weather has seen us playing catch-up after a month's absence of car trips. As it got light on Thursday, I could see that a photographic opportunity was on offer and we therefore raced through morning chores, because time was of the essence. . A surreal light brought up the underlying colour … Continue reading Comparative
0723/28th December 2025 It wasn't a practice when I was young, so I don't know at what age people find themselves asked at medical appointments whether they have had any recent falls. Perhaps I am more cautious, what with growing older and having a fragile spine, but I have had far fewer falls since my … Continue reading Falls
0718/9th December 2025 1F/-17C that morning. You always know there's been a seriously cold snap when you begin to think of temperatures in the range of 25F/-4C as quite mild. . Although I am a fan of Winter, I am not fond of being cold. . Yet the appearance of an ice forest makes me … Continue reading Beyond our ken
0735/26th October 2025 October 26th brought - among other things - another hard frost that furnished a post script for my earlier mention of late-blooming flowers and several other images. . While perhaps I'm not yet ready for cold weather, frosty mornings are so beautiful. . Stark, maybe, but aesthetically pleasing - to me anyway. … Continue reading Post script
26th December 2024 . This amazing phenomenon was apparently not widespread. The mist that created it seemed to have been localized, but our scenic route to Greenwich took us through the centre where the effect was magical. . . It was quite the most extraordinary sight I have ever seen. There are pictures of Yellowstone … Continue reading Boxing Day contd…
23rd December 2024 . It isn't due to last much longer, but we've been enjoying a seriously cold snap these past few days. Enjoy? My brother thinks I'm mad. He, like our father, has spent much time avoiding cold weather and is currently sitting on top of a heater in Cyprus. . Like most people, … Continue reading Delighted
0837/17th January 2024 Yesterday brought us two more inches of snow which moulded itself neatly over every surface. This year's snow so far has not what we are accustomed to. It is lighter, more powdery. When temperatures rise next week, bringing rain, it won't be so pretty. . Days are stretching out again. To catch … Continue reading Wednesday
1630/8th January 2024 There's no telling what will come next this Winter, but it has provided a few subjects for my camera. Yesterday morning it was the traditional Winter landscape that I find irresistible. . Monday's snow tapered off with a small additional accumulation overnight. Because the temperature hovered around freezing, dawn revealed a world … Continue reading Technical terms