Life with cats, and other things…
9th May 2024 . Things got rough at the seed trays this morning. My eyes occasionally misinterpret, so I thought perhaps I'd imagined what I saw as we stood gazing out into anther grey morning, but then Grant exclaimed: "I don't believe it!" A cowbird had seized a sparrow by a wing and flung it … Continue reading Paddy
15th May 2022 A few short weeks ago, I was taking photographs of snow and ice on these plants. As white as the world was, now it is green. Even as a child, summer did not suit me. Although it meant school holidays, summer always brought on severe asthma attacks. My brother and I would … Continue reading Phobias
The Long Bridge, Bideford, North Devon After arriving "home" in the Spring of 1962, for a brief time, the family was reunited. My parents remained in England for a few months before my father took up a new posting in Laos. They rented a small flat in Richmond, a rather pleasant borough of London that … Continue reading To the West Country