Life with cats, and other things…
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
Sulfur cosmos, turning their heads to the morning sun. 12th June, 2021 "Midsummer draws nigh," He said with a sigh. "What does that mean? "Everything's so green, "Only just, "Looking robust!" "It's the seasons", he said With a shake of his head. "Can you not learn, "Your device to adjourn, "And stop filling in vain … Continue reading Sigh
Nature provided my topic for today, right on schedule, as in the past two years. On 28th May, 2019, our first Spring in my new home, we were surprised one afternoon to see a white-tailed doe lying on her side, in the field below the house. Unwell that day, I had been lying down and … Continue reading Privileged
1958/23rd May 2021 It's as if someone pushed the re-set button. Suddenly, the sky is full of contrails. Even more than there used to be. Making up for lost time? My friend Tim is off to Iceland in a few days, having not travelled by air for 15 months. For him, this was an eternity. … Continue reading Where are we ?
3rd May, 2021 Thrashers at the watering hole yesterday afternoon. As far as I know, their lives are no harder than any other bird's. Except that I can never bring their name to mind when I see one, so they get called "Flashers" or "Dashers" or even "Road Runner", an entirely different bird. Lovely to … Continue reading It’s a hard life
Books about animals are almost inevitably sad and it came to a point where I just had to stop reading them. "Providence of a Sparrow" by Chris Chester, for example. A bird story that reduced me to a quivering wreck. It was so terribly poignant and about a sparrow. The little bird in this picture … Continue reading Not “just a sparrow”
7th January, 2021 The morning after the night before. It's hard to know what to write about today, as my thoughts keep veering back to the events of yesterday. Which I am sure is true for many. Rather than dwell on that, I'll post some random photographs that I took recently, here and there. This … Continue reading The morning after…
First dawn picture Without a doubt, one of the things I am most grateful for is that quite suddenly and unaccountably, in June 2018, I spontaneously emerged from a years-long funk and made the decision to sell my over-sized house outside Seattle and return to New York. The decision to move to Seattle had been … Continue reading Monday thanks
"This has to stop!", I thought recently, as I stood in the chill morning air with my camera. "How many sunrises can I collect?" Of course, I should have known better. Nature's store of spectacles is infinite and all are irresistible. . Having put the sun to bed last night, and aching in every part, … Continue reading Infinity
After the early frosts and cold, clear days, stormy skies are back, bringing a return to milder weather. The resultant colours are proof of how much difference climate makes. Part of my daily routine takes me outside after breakfast and often I come back in to grab my camera, as I did today. While there … Continue reading Layers
