Life with cats, and other things…
0730/19th February 2023 . Two of my feline companions launched an attack in the small hours of this morning with a battering ram. "No prisoners!" they cried, thinking it would impress me. Half opening one eye, I noted that it was still dark, so I drew the covers over my head with the result that … Continue reading Squabble
0711/11th January 2023 Dawn this morning was a challenge, photographically. It was occurring on the wrong side of the car in which we were speeding along. As always we left promptly, but had forgotten to take into account school buses. It seems kids start class earlier these days. In Greenwich just as we turned a … Continue reading Grounded?
1926/4th April 2022 Expectations of soggy weather, this week, only materialized this morning, with a howling wind to drive rain into windows. The cat walk was seriously abbreviated, in consequence. All winter, the house was warm, but this time of year is always a trial with temperatures rising and falling capriciously. It has been a … Continue reading Finding balance
9th January 2021 8:03am This was how it started out. A golden glimmer on the horizon. Touches of pink like water colour in the grey. Even a crescent moon. There you see it, just that little silver dot. We'd fed the demanding cats and were trying to have our own humble breakfast, but every five … Continue reading Discombobulating Lucy
0722, O7 Novemeber, 2020 It goes without saying that I would not trade a single hair on any of my cat's bodies for the extra space or an additional piece of furniture. The inane poem which was my last post ended rather abruptly. There have been one or two things on my mind. Lately I've … Continue reading The sun still rises
Light is always playing tricks on me. We get some amazing sunrises here, but for sunsets the house is not properly situated. I suggested to Grant that we should jump in the car at these times, and go up the road a bit, but he always says there's nowhere to pull over. One of these … Continue reading Nature’s gifts