Life with cats, and other things…
0615/3rd September 2022 What is the value of a spider's life? Or a cricket's? My indoor morning chores include cleaning cat boxes. The kind they pee in, not the kind they sleep in, although sometimes.......I digress... Why, I don't know, but spiders are drawn to these boxes. There was a time when I could not … Continue reading Pink
24th August 2022 One of my frustrations, of which it's fair to say, there are a few, ought to have a solution. The question is whether I shall ever get around to finding it. There is an insect in the photograph on the left. I noticed it when I was attempting to capture raindrops. But … Continue reading Always hope
12th August 2022 Frustrated by my first attempt to create a post, I breathed deep, counted to ten and went outside. At 6 am when I went out I'd come back in for a sweater, but I was astonished that by late morning there was still a cool breeze. Surprised and delighted, of course. New … Continue reading “A bit of rain”
0650/19th July 2022 It really cannot be a bad day that starts out thus. That begins with Nature's simple but stunning images. . A conversation with a cheeky friend: "Oh my, Grandma! What big feet you've got!" Or one that's really small; "Are you alright there little beetle?" "Yes thanks!" It had its eye on … Continue reading Before breakfast
0930/6th July 2022 "Not bringing the camera!" I declared firmly as we went out the front door. "Just shopping. There and back is all!" Sometimes it's better if you don't have a camera because then you can relax and enjoy everything. My friend Tim was a great photographer. (He's still with us but he doesn't … Continue reading Moans
0625/21st June 2022 Contemplating the morning sky: "Do you think we should spritz the garden?" "If you do it will rain. If you don't, it won't." "So what are you saying?" "We better do it." "I can't walk cats and water the garden, so if I drag the hose out can you do it?" "Maybe … Continue reading “Gardening”
15th June 2022 This time, it was definitely a Monarch butterfly. It landed on the milkweed by the front door. Just long enough for a photo. Hopefully it will lay eggs. From what I understand, Monarchs feed exclusively on milkweed. When we first came here, we wondered how we could find a supply, but we … Continue reading Casual gardening…
3rd May 2022 As previously mentioned, wild strawberries are terribly invasive, throttling other plants with their roots and runners. So I have been relocating as many as I could. But it's not so easy when they have pretty faces! This very tiny flower, according to Plantnet is called "Herb of grace". I suspect it was … Continue reading Wild things
1150/17th April 2022 Spring in New England is like riding a seesaw. 26 degrees (79F) one minute, hail the next. If anyone is having an Easter parade, they are likely to have their bonnet blown away. To be precise, New York is not in New England, having been colonized by the Dutch. But we are … Continue reading Easter in New England
0715/26th March 2022 Such a promising start... Even the Moon was smiling... . Oh! Looking through last year's photographs I am struck by how colourful they were by comparison to our currently drab vista, the single bright patch being the snow shovel. . Far too soon to tidy the shovel away. The photograph on left … Continue reading 20,21,22