Life with cats, and other things…
1055/27th September 2023 Since we were going that way today, I thought I would take a photograph for comparison to the one (left) that I posted yesterday, taken on the same day, last year. . The geese are consistent anyway! . Harvesting. I'm not sure what grain. . "Hey guys, you missed a bit!" You … Continue reading Dawn & dusk
6th September 2023 "Excuse me?" "If it's not too much trouble," "Could you come back inside," "We would quite like breakfast." . "Um, would now be suitable?" "She's not even listening." . "Maybe I'll just nibble this little flower." "Please flower, may I eat you?" Muffin is very polite. She would never eat a plant … Continue reading Woe’d
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
18th July 2023 "What's going on over there?" . "Squirrel's sitting on the nut supply." "Go tell it we want some!" . "Well?" "Erm. I think she said something about going off with the flock." . "Wouldn't say that to me would you?" "Apologise to my Red-winged friend!" . "Come away dear." "Let's not get … Continue reading Bird talk
"Elana's Place" Cambridge NY When you run out of wall space inside! Elana is a local artist. . "Look guys, two groundhogs sharing!" . "They never!" "Come see!" . "What a concept!" "You won't catch us doing that!" . The skunk has altered her timing. By arriving early she has first dibs on afternoon nuts. … Continue reading She knows best
1015/30th June 2023 The end of a busy week and another month brings us to the the July 4th prolonged weekend. Traditionally, the time for outdoor barbecues and activities though these are being discouraged due to SMOKE. Though I doubt it will prevent the use of fireworks 🙁 . The smoke could certainly be worse, … Continue reading Confined
2015/28th June 2023 There is something special about fading light. Often I think twilight is my favourite time of day. Perhaps it's the hush, the returning to the safety of the nest. The drawing in. . The foxes come a little before twilight. . The bolder fox is the one we call Peanut We can … Continue reading Poses
1400/9th June 2023 Wrongly timed, but accurate. Hail had been in the forecast, 24 hours earlier. Just as I launched my post yesterday, there was a rumble of thunder that roused slumbering cats. . Blackie looked at me, offended. How could I allow such an awful racket to disturb her? She shot off downstairs to … Continue reading Hail!
0834/2nd June 2023 Poor air quality is not something we normally worry about here but an alert was issued on Wednsday and today the air looks decidedly smokey. Presumably this is from wildfires. They have seem to have become the norm which I find quite disturbing. So many of these fires are caused by humans, … Continue reading Telling tails?
Muffin's preferred method of transport Muffin was never shy. She is Himalayan with the laid back view of the world that I have seen in all my Himalayan friends. We believe her previous family had named her Sasha but already having one of those in residence, and wanting to erase all memories of that earlier … Continue reading Story time