Life with cats, and other things…
12th June 2024 . With the arrival of HEAT, our skies have become an uninspiring, opaque haze. Never mind. It won't last. Nothing does. . For the time being I shall not be wandering about outdoors or making any of my feeble gardening attempts, though of course I shall not be neglecting my regular duties. … Continue reading Clover
. Lying around in wet grass is not something I am inclined to do, yet there I was at 8 o'clock this morning, having abandoned a sink full of dishes. The hummingbird feeder had caught my eye and I decided to refresh it while I had it in mind. Armed with my little kit, I … Continue reading Wet grass
1521/6th June 2024 . Warm, wet weather brought on a growth spurt so I wandered out to inspect the situation. More rain was expected and I felt the odd drop, but it was saving up for a proper deluge later on. . When I see the land in its summer incarnation, it's hard to believe … Continue reading Surprises
29th May 2024 . It is unusual for us to go out late in the day and on every such occasion I exclaim that we should do this more often. Afternoon light is so very different, so very enjoyable. . Even more rare is for me to go anywhere without a camera and suddenly we … Continue reading Flower stories
28th May 2024 . The cool morning air vibrates with the shrieks of newly-fledged starlings that fill the surrounding trees. That big event seemed to happen about three days ago, though I've yet to capture an illustration. . Moving, and small distant subjects are becoming more of a challenge. When Grant spotted an eagle in … Continue reading Yellow
28th May 2024 . The buddleia is bursting into bloom. The flowers are so very dependent on fair weather. A howling wind tore at us all day on Monday, with intermittent sunny breaks in a stormy sky, but rain held off till dusk when it fell heavily, continuing for several hours. The big spirea was … Continue reading Slim pickings
1637/18th May 2024 "Have you seem my lady love, Zoomer?" "No mate. I'm just eating corn." "Oh! I hear her calling!" . Playing it cool.... . . "For goodness sake! Are you just going to stand there?" . "Do that grovelling bit again." "I liked that." . All too soon the Flicker couple flew off. … Continue reading Options
1843/15th April 2024 The first thing I do every morning is glance out of the window. Often I then run outside to capture a great dawn. Today it was just a single, very long, thin cloud, in itself worthy of a photograph. . Some weeks ago while finding myself in a garden centre, I picked … Continue reading Perfection
14th April 2024 For many years I battled with crushing depression which I believed was due mostly to a chemical imbalance. What I discovered in later life is that my depression was almost certainly due to events in my early years over which I had no control. . Psychologically, I remained trapped in that mindset, … Continue reading Ringo
1545/12th April 2024 The celestial artist has been adding a lot of burnt umbre to the pallet lately, to the point of it seeming not real, at least not in Spring. That is a Fall colour! . In addition yesterday, there was an aquatic effect. The house is without gutters, so rain pours straight off … Continue reading Daffodil