Life with cats, and other things…
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