Life with cats, and other things…
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
Clicking her heels together and leaping into the air, Joy, this summer's fawn rushed off down the hill as I went out to fill the bird feeders. There she is, on the left. Grown up now, but still full of joy. She had been standing close to the house and I spooked her when I … Continue reading Why I like cold weather
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