Life with cats, and other things…
2039/19th June 2025 . The day was not yet done. Long summer evenings that follow a storm are to be relished. . The soft, serene sky . Storm clouds receding. . One took the shape of a dog face. The nose and brow became more pronounced. Marching behind the dog, a figure with a turned-up … Continue reading Faces
2015/31st May 2025 . Currently, sunset occurs at about 2030, assuming it made an appearance in the first place, which yesterday it did not. Wandering into the kitchen at 2015, I was struck by how light it still was, after such a dull day. There was a curious almost neon-like quality to the light. . … Continue reading In the wild
0638/25th May 2025 . It appears, so I am advised, that the groundhog burrow in front of our kitchen window has been abandoned, which I wouldn't have realised as these little faces still pop out regularly. However, Grant spends more time outside and says they run along beneath the bushes and disappear down a selection … Continue reading JR
1015/25th May 2024 . In the course of an average day, any number of influences may affect one's mood. Maybe weather is the most common? . A day or two ago, I indulged in a whinge about the noises of summer. Even at a considerable distance, the pulsing whine of a weed-whacker or lawn mower … Continue reading Conveyor of Good Moods
!0th July 2021 "Oh, it's all right!" he cried, "I'm quite alive. Just dust bathing!" This was the baby thrasher in the driveway, on the last day there was actually dust rather than mud! Dust and weeds, as you can well see. But pulling them up is a pointless waste of time. Not that I … Continue reading Poor birdy
0506/13th June, 2021 Lately it's been the lifting of dark that has woken me. And the chattering birds calling for their feeders to be hung. 5 am is early enough, but this morning... It was 4 am, and it certainly wasn't daylight or cheerful birds calling out. Not even the cats get the blame this … Continue reading New life