Life with cats, and other things…
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
2020/14th July 2025 . A large cloud lit up by the setting Sun drew me outside yesterday evening and over the next 22 minutes I shot no less than 139 images as the spectacle changed. Far too many, but the scene was captivating! As insects buzzed around my head, I kept thinking: "Enough! Go inside!" … Continue reading Apocalypse
1927/29th May 2025 . A brief rain shower at the end of a heavily overcast day had a clearing effect just before sunset last night. We are frequently gifted these magic evenings that I am compelled to photograph and while they may seem redundant, I cannot not share them as they are all special in … Continue reading Immersion
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
2016/3rd August 2021 Do you think my life would make a good sitcom? Last night I glanced out the window, saw the sky and went running out the front door, only to notice a doe with her fawn not 20 feet away. "Oh, sorry!" I said, like the Englishwoman I am, turned around and rushed … Continue reading Wot I worry about
Having found a route for small vehicular excursions recently, and noting the cloud conditions, we decided yesterday to go off looking for a sunset. My house is beautifully located for the rise, but the setting sun descends beneath the hills behind. So leaving the cats slumbering, off we went. When last we did this trip, … Continue reading A brief excursion
When I was a toddler, I apparently already had firm beliefs in what I did and didn't like. My mother, intending to freshen something, perhaps even my cot, took the opportunity, one day while we were out, to purchase a can of paint. As I daresay anyone else would have, she placed the item in … Continue reading Celestial canvas
Previously, I wrote about a journey that I was privileged to take inside Burma (Myanmar) but I didn't mention the incredible Shwe Dagon Pagoda which is located in Rangoon (Yangon). In part it was because I was having great difficulty finding words to describe it. My photographs are old and faded but I hope they … Continue reading Burma