Life with cats, and other things…
0640/19th February 2026 Looking up from my morning geography puzzle on Thursday, I gasped at the sight of a sky suddenly transformed as the Sun crept toward the horizon. . It's been a while since we had one this lurid. It was not the "shepherd's warning" of the old saying, at least not until next … Continue reading Start of day
0700/26th December 2025 Boxing Day arrived frigid cold, presenting yet another variation of dawn. How I shall miss these morning treats, when the days draw out! . But it will be a while before the Sun starts rising too early. The longest day dawns about 0415 here. I tend to wake when it gets light … Continue reading Morning views
0731/30th October 2025 Since our last excursion to the northern border, we've kept fairly close to home, which doesn't mean the camera has been inactive. . Our dried up water courses are gradually recovering from long weeks of drought, fed by a few "rain events." . Though many stormy skies failed to produce. One day … Continue reading Conflagration
0932/14th October 2025 Fall may appear to be over in many places, such as down at the horse ranch, . but just up the road here, the scene is different. . It's almost three seasons on a single hill slope. . On November 2nd, our clocks go back to eastern standard time which sees sunset … Continue reading Picture book
0626/16th September 2025 In the past few days I've taken rather a lot of pictures, some of them not too awful, but today I thought I would share these... Pink has been a predominant colour of late. . Mornings are often rosy. . And sometimes a fairly ordinary looking evening sky begins to glow. . … Continue reading Window watch
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