Life with cats, and other things…
1630/13th November 2023 There are moves and there are moves. Any move is discombobulating, but moving a scant few miles is a whole different matter than hauling your life from one coast of the USA to the other. The first time I did this, taking an equivalent job in Seattle, all of my focus was … Continue reading Tamarack
1810/16th October 2023 Without at all intending to, we found ourselves approaching the bottom of this road which Grant recognised. Sometimes I wonder how he remembers all these routes, but I suppose when you are driving you tend to keep mental notes about such things as landmarks. I recognise them but cannot always situate them! … Continue reading Sun breaks
21st February 2023 27th February 2023 A different look. "Snow? I laugh at snow!" The trees are undaunted! Hawks in trees. Early light with snow on the ground, very pleasing. . On the way, yet again, to Clifton Park. . The geese were waking up with cold bottoms. Grant tells me that wildfowl get themselves … Continue reading What matters
0700/23rd November 2022 Feeling more than a little unsettled, on Wednesday, I was in need of distraction. Earlier, I had noticed something down in the field below the house. Something skeleton-like. Probably the skeletal remains of a deer we found weeks ago. It had provided a good feed to passing wild animals and periodically bits … Continue reading Loving trees
0726/9th October 2022 It was not a hard frost, but there was a thin coating of ice on the bird baths this morning. Having abandoned working under the roof when temperatures rose, Grant decided he could get that project sorted out today. In theory, it was to be a small repair to a hole in … Continue reading Jack’s house
The world has gone bushy and in-your-face green. It is nice to see such a burst of enthusiasm from the trees but with so many power lines, it won't be long before the power company comes to hack bits off. There seems not to be a lot of respect for trees here which is sad. … Continue reading About that cat…