Life with cats, and other things…
1851/11th March 2026 A rosy glow caused me to glance out my window on Wednesday night. That temperamental day had some final comments to deliver. . Which I was very happy to record! That day we'd gone shopping, or I should say Grant did. I only ever go along for the ride. I could count … Continue reading Worth
1507/4th March 2026. Heavy overcast? Thursday morning's Weather Advisory! warned of "Rain and winds gusting up to 7 mph" and I wondered when such a forecast became a matter of such concern. Later, it became "Sleet with wind speed increasing to 13 mph." It materialised as drizzle and an eventual thin layer of snow, the … Continue reading Forecasts
4th March 2026 . "I feel like Sisyphus!" said Grant, going out to shovel the latest snowfall. Temperatures were just cold enough yesterday for precipitation to arrive in frozen form. Wet and heavy. Hungry pussycats had persuaded us to rise early, in time to view the dawn... . The forecast was wrong again? . 0614/3rd … Continue reading Sisyphus
2nd March 2026 Passing the slope where we recently caught sight of a fox, we noticed that the pigeons were not assembled on the power lines where they usually observe our approach. But we caught up with them just the other side of the hill and this perch was far enough from the road that … Continue reading No polar explorer
0633/28th February 2026 Sometimes the simplest things make the prettiest picture. A single contrail, the slightest hint of a cloud in a clear morning sky. . And the Sun breaking the horizon. . A second contrail soon followed the earlier one. Attempts to include an icicle in the photograph were unsuccessful. They just don't belong … Continue reading Simple sights
0701/27th February 2026 Friday began like this, with my favourite sort of winter scene. Frost in the trees, tracks through snow and long dark shadows on pristine white fields. . It's just as well the recent blizzard passed us by. 30 more inches on top of what we still have could be problematic. As it … Continue reading Old Depot Loop
24th February 2026 Returning from our short shopping trip, I installed myself before my PC only for the phone to ring and I knew instantly that we'd messed up. What we'd been supposed to do on Tuesday morning was take Lily to the vet for a blood draw. I'd remembered on Monday night, checked the … Continue reading Mindset
0736/22nd February 2026. Snow sky. To the south - a blizzard. Here, snow flurries. While I personally feel short-changed to miss a good storm, the aftermath is a lot for Grant to cope with. No sooner had our walkways cleared from the last lot of ice than they got buried again on Friday night, so … Continue reading Snowy Saturday
0648/5th February 2026 Fine weather has seen us playing catch-up after a month's absence of car trips. As it got light on Thursday, I could see that a photographic opportunity was on offer and we therefore raced through morning chores, because time was of the essence. . A surreal light brought up the underlying colour … Continue reading Comparative
2nd February 2026 Monday was another fine day that called for an itinerant route back from the village. . It offered more opportunities for icicle photos. . Although I only captured a couple. According to the long range forecast, next Wednesday the temperature will finally climb above freezing, after first descending to a new low … Continue reading Comfort