Life with cats, and other things…
27th April 2023 Taking photographs ensures that there will always be a sunny image available. Today seems a little undecided. This day we arrived home to find a Red-breasted Woodpecker snacking on suet. Undisturbed by the garage door. . But the groundhogs have gone shy... Once they are awake, it has been our experience in … Continue reading Backing up
1506/25th April 2023 This is my fifth Spring since returning to live in New York. I always believed myself to be fairly observant and can remember many visual experiences even from my childhood. Yet the day Grant and I drove north from JFK Airport, it was as if I had gained a new set of … Continue reading Poles
0828/19th March 2023 The in and out Sun lit different bits of my view this morning. A slightly colder day, mostly bright but with the occasional snow squall. Spring however, is certainly more than just the date on our calendar. Our ragged bushes have buds and in the garden today five Robins, the fat American … Continue reading Top Cat
3rd March 2023 This aeroplane, we felt, must have gone putt, putt, putt! Do aeroplanes always leave contrails? Presumably not, or we would see them all the time. Therefore, it must depend on the weather and it seems to me that I often observe contrails on days preceding a storm. Something to watch out for … Continue reading Nice when you get there
24th August 2022 One of my frustrations, of which it's fair to say, there are a few, ought to have a solution. The question is whether I shall ever get around to finding it. There is an insect in the photograph on the left. I noticed it when I was attempting to capture raindrops. But … Continue reading Always hope
3rd May 2022 As previously mentioned, wild strawberries are terribly invasive, throttling other plants with their roots and runners. So I have been relocating as many as I could. But it's not so easy when they have pretty faces! This very tiny flower, according to Plantnet is called "Herb of grace". I suspect it was … Continue reading Wild things
0736/9th April 2022 Searching, yesterday, for a USB cable (God forbid one size should fit all), I went to have a look in the car. Returning empty-handed, I was impressed by the weather that approached from the north! "Oh my!" Yet turning east (right): …east south east (above and below), then... …swinging all the way … Continue reading Wet things
1740/31st March 2022 The likelihood of snow having passed, maybe, I am ready for the world to turn a nice shade of green. The above was 24th April 2019, so maybe it's too soon, Though peering closely at that slope, as I just was, there is a hint of life returning... ...all in good time, … Continue reading Today’s hue
0734/23rd February, 2022 This view did not inspire rushing outside this morning, so we lingered over breakfast, beginning our day watching Eddie Izzard skits on Grant's phone. His "sound effects" are priceless. It's always good to start the day with a laugh. Finally, though, I could no longer ignore our avian friends that were waiting … Continue reading Working it out
0711/7th February 2022 The narrowest gap in yesterday morning's cloud encouraged the Sun to force its way through. And early birds took to the air, calling out. "You cannot hold me back!" said the Sun. Soon the distant hills came into view... ...and the nearby ridges were bathed in light. Off we went for the … Continue reading “Come back, please”