Life with cats, and other things…
8th August 2024 . After so many failed attempts, I got sunflowers to grow. At a height of 7 or more feet they began to bloom. . But then this happened:( . This morning I propped them back up, but they look decidedly downcast and two or three of them have broken stalks. The remnants … Continue reading Apres storm
1500/10th January 2024 For the second time in as many days, a container of yogurt threw itself from the fridge and onto my foot, this time splashing nicely across my shoe and the kitchen floor. It seems I have splashes on my mind. . Hardly of yogurt, though. Splashes of light. Especially late in the … Continue reading Magic moments
10th November 2022 Now that the full glory of Fall is past, we have arrived at another stage, according to the Carolyn Smith very unofficial Fall guide... Colour is still important but it is now more subtle. What I look for now is light, shapes and textures, But there is still more colour than you … Continue reading What a bore
19th March 2022 A couple of late arrivals flying in to join the massed reunion of migrating birds. The excited chattering alerted us to the assembly yesterday morning, but toward the end of the day Grant called me outside to witness: Red-wings and grackles and the occasional sparrow These are the moments when I long … Continue reading Daily Red
12th May, 2021 "Thunderhead" and "Flicka" (his mother) were the names of horses that I read about as a child. After reading "Black Beauty" first, of course. How I loved those stories. How I wanted a horse. "Thunderhead" was such a wonderful name for a horse. Is it why clouds fascinate me? They compel me … Continue reading Thunderhead
20th March 2021 The Polar Cap is not melting, I've decided, it's just shifted to Cambridge and is currently situated above the flower bed I was hoping would produce Spring flowers. That is not going to happen anytime soon, obviously, as one cannot even chip away the ice. I don't think I've ever seen anything … Continue reading Illusions
1716/27th February 2021 Some things are just not going to cheer you up. Like being asked to confirm that you are still alive. Now if I'm not, how am I going to be able to communicate the fact? These days, one cannot take for granted that such a request is even legit, but this one … Continue reading Obsessed?
1020/10th February 2021 There's a saying here, in Seattle too and no doubt any number of places around the world: "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute." The weather here changes so suddenly, it's hard to keep up. Although, lately it's not made a difference to the way the countryside looks. We've been … Continue reading Wait a minute…
21st January, 2021 According to my (very fallible) Oracle, this is what 9% chance of precipitation looks like. As the hill opposite disappeared, I wondered what 100% would look like! The weather has been playing with us for days now. Every night it snows and every day lately we've had flurries but nothing that amounts … Continue reading Predictions
After the rather dark postings of the previous days, I thought it was time to play with light, literally: My bed was too warm this morning, or maybe it was Blackie who kept me there too long, but I missed the actual rising of the sun. But then I noticed the unusual phenomenon as it … Continue reading After the dark