Life with cats, and other things…
1025/28th October 2025 With so much wind and being further north, you'd expect more leaves to be down. Wouldn't you? . My photographer father spent hours waiting for the Sun to come out. True, it is frustrating when you just get the camera focused and lined up only for the light to fade. Never the … Continue reading History
16th September 2025 After consulting Google Maps, we decided to go back to Lake Sacandaga, taking a more southerly route around the bottom and up the western shore. The Adirondacks are extensive and dotted with lakes but there is a limit to how far we can travel in a day, bearing in mind we have … Continue reading Size is not everything
12th September 2025 It had been a few weeks since we discovered The Georgi and with Fall coming, I wanted to have another look at the magnificent hydrangea trees which change with the seasons. So we went for another afternoon excursion. Two in the same month! . The trees form an arc across the lawn. … Continue reading Topsy-turvy
8th September 2025 . Not trusting the reliability of an open box on the state route, we choose to have our mail delivered to a secure box at the post office, which is no great inconvenience in these days when snail mail tends to be of little importance. Most days however, Grant goes off down … Continue reading Liberation
1925/18th August 2025 Monday evening had me sky gazing again. Tuesday morning was quite nice too. One of those mornings I have to capture. Hard to describe, though I am sure there is a technical term for it. The sky was largely obscured by a thin layer of low streaky cloud. That's the best I … Continue reading Going to the beach
23rd May 2025 . Maybe it's a result of all the rain we've been getting, but this year our trees are fuller than they have been in recent years. . The difference is very noticeable because this year the trees are blocking our view of the road. . This is how it was our first … Continue reading No shortage
0650/25th September 2024 . The Sun winked at us at 0650 then retired, apparently taking a day off and when I went out with the suet feeders, my ears heard the now unfamiliar sound of dripping. Wetness brought colours up a treat in the field! . We've had a lot of overcast days, but I … Continue reading Early shedders