Life with cats, and other things…
1055/27th September 2023 Since we were going that way today, I thought I would take a photograph for comparison to the one (left) that I posted yesterday, taken on the same day, last year. . The geese are consistent anyway! . Harvesting. I'm not sure what grain. . "Hey guys, you missed a bit!" You … Continue reading Dawn & dusk
0700/20th September 2023 One day I feel sure I shall open the front door to find that we are totally encased in spider webs. Bit by bit, in spite of my blundering about, the web is widening. . The milkweed The few remaining black-eyed Susans . The corpse of a mallow which grew from the … Continue reading The field
1738/15th September 2023 A watercolour sky. No drama. A gentle blending and deepening. . . 0700/16th September This morning's aquatic sky soon became a grey overcast, but rain held off which pleased Grant who is doing things outside. . Topping up the bird feeders yesterday, my eyes travelled to the bottom field. Unable to distinguish … Continue reading Black hole!
10th September 2023 Perhaps it's the time of year that is bringing on great waves of nostalgia and that sinking feeling of : "Waiting for the other shoe to drop". Something about this year. . The removal of invasive honeysuckle changed the appearance of the woods behind the house but our two apple trees, one … Continue reading Squashed
0654/9th September 2023 Saturday came and left without fanfare. Even the expected rain did not arrive although we are promised a wet week ahead, with a tropical storm coming up the coast. It's that time of year. . School tax time. Ugh. There's not much one can do about it. Is it just me, or … Continue reading Gone to seed
0553/7th September 2023 The humidity yesterday morning had me gasping and my joints protesting. This weather turns me into a slug! How grateful I am that the whole of August was not like this, which it easily can be. . Anyway, I would surely survive it. Relief was in sight, according to the Oracle. Doing … Continue reading Slug
6th September 2023 "Excuse me?" "If it's not too much trouble," "Could you come back inside," "We would quite like breakfast." . "Um, would now be suitable?" "She's not even listening." . "Maybe I'll just nibble this little flower." "Please flower, may I eat you?" Muffin is very polite. She would never eat a plant … Continue reading Woe’d
0705/3rd September 2023 A good deal of honking alerted me to their approach but I was up checking on the Roses of Sharon and did not have my camera with me. . But I had been talking to a grasshopper and attempting to master the magnifier application. It works very well but I have trouble … Continue reading True blue?
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
1850/29th August 2023 It's not far off a hundred years ago that George Formby sang about what he saw: "When I'm cleaning windows." I think of it, when I'm doing dishes: . Mrs Groundhog is getting round! . The little one is filling out too, though it is svelte by comparison! Mrs G was so … Continue reading A few more things I’ve seen