Life with cats, and other things…
1644/2nd July, 2026. Yucca. With no answers and no improvements to the malady that was affecting me, I decided yesterday to forgo applying the steroid eyedrops I had been using for two weeks. While they seemed an unlikely suspect, the use of those drops did coincide with the beginning of my slump. This morning, I … Continue reading Cheerful
1840/15th April 2025 . Likely the last appearance of twigs until after the Fall, given today's warmth and down pouring rain. Lit up by late afternoon sun, I find their appearance appealing, like so many things in Nature that we take for granted or fail to notice. . As often as I see it, I … Continue reading The sound of Summer
0623/2nd September 2023 Lifting my curtain to this vision, I picked up my camera and went outside in my nightshirt and waded barefoot through the very long, wet grass. Something caused me to turn my head and too late I realised there was a deer by the apple tree. . Sometimes, if you don't look … Continue reading Readiness
21st July 2023 Any day that starts with a smiley face has to be good. Especially when it's Little Red's smile. . It actually started was when I went to refill the suet feeders and all I could find was this... We've been raided by raccoons before, but they don't usually take the feeders as … Continue reading Wrong end
0630/23rd June 2023 "Well that's a very good question." "I'll just lie down here and consider it." . "Maybe I'll research the matter and get back to you." So what was the question? Which is more interesting, the view through a telescope, or under a microscope? As I don't possess either one, it's hard to … Continue reading Small fry
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”
Early evening brought visitors to the lower field yesterday. It was hard to count, but there were at least 6. They looked up as I snapped their pics and then jumped the far wall to another property. The Farmer's Almanac says this is to be a long, cold Winter. It will be hard for them. … Continue reading Mr Green
2016/3rd August 2021 Do you think my life would make a good sitcom? Last night I glanced out the window, saw the sky and went running out the front door, only to notice a doe with her fawn not 20 feet away. "Oh, sorry!" I said, like the Englishwoman I am, turned around and rushed … Continue reading Wot I worry about
0743/11th July 2021 There is a name for this , but I can't find it because I don't know how to describe it to Google. Refraction of light. My aviation friends would know what it's called, but I don't have one on speed dial. How I wish I'd paid more attention to little things much … Continue reading Lowering my horizon
7th July 2021 Playing with the macro lens, I made new friends: They were no more cooperative than my larger pals. Japanese Lady Beetle. It is said that meeting one of these is a sign that your creative pursuits will bring prosperity in the future. Also to make use of your vivid imagination. Well then! … Continue reading Wee things