Life with cats, and other things…
1012/6th February 2026 Another day, another excursion. One must take advantage of fair weather. Heated car seats are a great help on cold days. . In Greenwich the icicles were getting longer. But most of the photos were unsatisfactory, including the token snap above. . We found our way to the pond where last summer … Continue reading Images of Winter
0648/5th February 2026 Fine weather has seen us playing catch-up after a month's absence of car trips. As it got light on Thursday, I could see that a photographic opportunity was on offer and we therefore raced through morning chores, because time was of the essence. . A surreal light brought up the underlying colour … Continue reading Comparative
2nd February 2026 Monday was another fine day that called for an itinerant route back from the village. . It offered more opportunities for icicle photos. . Although I only captured a couple. According to the long range forecast, next Wednesday the temperature will finally climb above freezing, after first descending to a new low … Continue reading Comfort
1717/1st February 2026 The Snow Moon rose on Sunday night just as we were dishing up cat dinners. Urged to go outside for a photograph, I declined... . ...watching instead from inside a nice warm living room. . Earlier, while sightseeing we'd found ourselves on Wilbur Road passing The Car Emporium, a repository of vintage … Continue reading Not Niagara
0744/27th January 2026 A tiny red head suddenly popped up from under the snow this morning. It confirmed our assumption that Little Red had taken refuge from the elements in the groundhog burrow which was buried beneath some 8 inches of the powdery stuff. . "Wow. Wa' happened out here?" . "You got nuts, missus?" … Continue reading The daily dig
Can the postman really be expected to remember this distribution? If you don't wish to rent a box at the post office, you can place one on the nearest rural route, but as you can see from the above, it is rather haphazard. Not to mention damp and insecure. Which is why we rent a … Continue reading Conscience
January 2026 Cold weather brought starlings to the suet feeders. . And snow on the ground reflected sunlight onto their beautiful feathers. . That day they were pecking at seed in the snow. . They have impressive and colourful beaks. . Maybe this bird was scooping up snow. The water I put out in the … Continue reading Grand Trunk Road
19th January 2026 Unexpectedly finding myself more physically resilient last year, we began travelling further afield and taking more frequent excursions around the countryside. Then, I'm not quite sure why, in December we went precisely nowhere. Perhaps it was the weather, though I don't recall conditions being so dire as to keep us locked in. … Continue reading Shady
Cambridge. MLK Day 2026. A token Christmas decoration hangs forlornly from a power pole. After the holidays, decorations look sad, but last year they were so sparse as to be almost non-existent. Though it seems there was one candy cane. On a public holiday, following a snow storm, Cambridge was even more quiet than usual. … Continue reading Not a storm
0723/28th December 2025 It wasn't a practice when I was young, so I don't know at what age people find themselves asked at medical appointments whether they have had any recent falls. Perhaps I am more cautious, what with growing older and having a fragile spine, but I have had far fewer falls since my … Continue reading Falls