Life with cats, and other things…
07:11, 12th September 2026 The flock of turkeys drifted up the driveway out of morning mist but efforts to photograph them were somewhat frustrated by the presence in the window of yucca seed pods. The birds, however, seemed to be progressing toward the house, so I'd get a better chance as they got closer, but … Continue reading Remembering to notice
1849/10th August 2024 . Often when I'm in the middle of one chore or another, when I've got my head in a book, or attempting to cobble together a blog post, I'll be summoned: "Come look at this!" Almost always, I go... . The other day, it was a snake skin. Which was pretty neat. … Continue reading Summons
1913/20th August, 2023 Lately we have not seen a whole list of our usual visitors, His Nibbs, Ghost, Little Red. Our suet feeders are not needing to be replenished with any frequency. So what's up? . Judging from previous years, this appears to be a normal pattern. It happens suddenly, as if in the middle … Continue reading NOTAC
1600/8th August 2023 Head down, battling to catch up, I had a lapse of attention yesterday afternoon. Luckily I was alerted to... ...that very moment I had just written about, when people in Vermont might be looking our way, at our hills all lit up while they for once were dark. . . So completely … Continue reading Creepy
0643/31st July 2021 The sun was already up when I first rolled off the bed this morning. But it was still too early and the cats indulged me for another 40 minutes. Then I went out to get pictures of the clouds and to check on "my" caterpillars. It's become very confusing, keeping track of … Continue reading Bugs!
It is shameful to know that if I had lived during WW2, I would have been a dreadful coward. I would have been scared witless. I had very minor experience with the troubles in SE Asia and I was not afraid then, but I was detached from it. The chances of a Western child getting … Continue reading Small satisfactions
1955/23rd May 2021 Rain! "It" says that we should watch for a heavy thunderstorm. 3 drops of rain and the sun reappeared. Methinks thunderstorm will not happen. Grant had a change of heart about rotating watering cans and decided to opt for accepting a leaky tap. One can make adjustments when challenged! Having rather belatedly … Continue reading New forest?
Ranunculas, like the one I attempted to transplant Digital photography is a wonderful thing, no question, but because I am so challenged by technology, I've never worked out a satisfactory way of archiving the enormous numbers of images I have collected of cats in particular and animals in general. I know I had many pictures … Continue reading Comparisons and phobias