Life with cats, and other things…
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
Social distancing being observed It looked as though even the birds were observing the rules today, on their chow line. At least they got the message from our Governor, Mr Cuomo, even if him in the White House didn't. It's so embarrassing having him for a president. Fortunately, I have entertainment to distract me... Grant … Continue reading Obeying the rules…or not…
"What is that?" I asked myself, looking from the kitchen window. A dove had been snatched from that site but most of the feathers had dispersed. It looked like a pair of sticks, but of course it wasn't. This was what was left after some 15 hours. Arranged just so. Does it mean anything? I … Continue reading Messages?
Tiny white flowers on woodland weeds How special is it to live in a place that, every day , supplies something new and interesting to behold? How lucky am I? Maybe if your eyes are open, you can find something new everywhere, every day. But I never saw a squirrel eat orange before. Meet "Tiny". … Continue reading Tiny
My virus poem, be it ever so humble: Came a wee virus Out of the East Spreading its wings, Heading West, In its onward quest To slay the pest. Searching each cleft For another chest. “Nature called me out” I heard that virus shout. No colour of the skin, No search for kith or … Continue reading Virus poem
An awareness of someone else's upset, yesterday, distressed me and took away my resolve to write. It was nothing to do with me personally. It was another outrageous story of abuse via social media, that has become all too common. It seems there are a lot of vicious, unbalanced people out there. Which brings me … Continue reading Out-of-trim
