Life with cats, and other things…
0645/8th June 2023 It may have seemed that my decision to return from the West Coast in 2018 was sudden and impetuous. At first, when I moved there in 2000, I loved it. The mountains and the proximity to the Pacific Ocean, a more laid-back life style all made me very happy. . Moving three … Continue reading Sweeter
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?
0644/21st May 2023 When winter returns with those lovely long nights, I must really remember to catch up on the sleep I am missing as dawn's ever-earlier arrival wakens my furry fiends. Did I say fiends? Friends. I meant friends. Toby's assault on my scalp can usually be discouraged by wrapping a tee-shirt over my … Continue reading Fiends
14th May 2023 Every year something different catches my attention. Not that it wasn't there before. Previously it just did not get my focus. . During my early childhood days in England, a lawn was something people were very proud of. It had to be mowed to a particular length and those lines had better … Continue reading Mowns?
6th May 2023 It took a while, but I've found the answer. Jaundice, I'd decided. I must have jaundice to be seeing such a yellow world. No. It's all those dandelions. The world is yellow. . When they turn to seed, the world will be white again. God help anyone who is allergic. There have … Continue reading Why?
0826/24th March 2023 The day commenced every bit as blah as yesterday. A single White-crowned sparrow came to cheer me. It probably had not yet spotted His Nibbs lurking. This was just a transitory visit, after all. Nibbs is not on its radar. . Nibbs however was hardly a threat. The indoor gang were getting … Continue reading Silhouettes
1140/28th September 2022 An interaction with Primary Care earlier this week left me fairly spitting mad and I've had trouble re-focusing. Maybe that was why I suddenly got up from my desk and went outside yesterday afternoon. Which is when I had a brief but lovely encounter with one of Nature's beautiful creations. "Oh", I … Continue reading Changes of mood
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”