Life with cats, and other things…
0645/1st December 2025 Unless we need to rise early for an appointment, we have no alarm calls or set times for getting out of bed. When not encouraged by breaking dawn, it is generally hungry cats that persuade us to throw off the covers. Sometimes Grant gets the nudge, often it's me. When I hear … Continue reading Weather reports
0842/17th November 2025 Most of the leaves are gone but how beautiful is the autumn sky? . And its muted light? Not everyone will agree, I know. . Even I would prefer it didn't get dark quite so early. And these days I am more bothered than usual by the cold, though not nearly as … Continue reading Shedding the armor
0700/14th November 2025 Despite a bank of cloud on the horizon, Friday was deemed promising... ... for a test run with the new tripod. That is for the person expected to use it. As I've mentioned, I do not get on with tripods which, like umbrellas cause tripping. . My experience with umbrellas is that … Continue reading Testing
0726/5th November 2025 If it's not snow or orange trees... . 0728 ...there's bound to be another boring sunrise on offer. . 0737 Perhaps I should save some of these for when nights shorten, bringing dawn too early. . And I could save pictures of snow for the height of summer in the hope of … Continue reading Thieves
12th November 2025 Tuesday's light first snow did not immediately melt away. That night brought a further dusting to refresh it. . Winter woods near Cambridge. . During a brief outing we found more tamaracks which looked pretty decked in snow. . Their view is often obscured by other vegetation. But their colour seems almost … Continue reading Nice!
11th November 2025 This delightfully decorous snowfall made a round trip to Albany unexpectedly pleasant. Even though overcast skies had deprived us of the opportunity to view the Northern Lights. Celestial events always seem to coincide with clouds over Cambridge! . If I could have one last great excitement, that may be what I'd choose. … Continue reading Excitements
11th November 2025 This is the way our landscape looks in the wake of a blizzard. Hard to believe a mere 2 inches of snow could produce the same effect. . Apologies to those of you who don't care for Winter, but I work with what I've got! . Trees that had not yet shed … Continue reading Appearances
0900/11th November 2025 A Monday morning phone call reminded me of an appointment that I had totally convinced myself was next month. And it was. Until October sped by in about five minutes flat. So, just as well I got the reminder! One of my peculiarities is that I like having a few days to … Continue reading The right sort
1612/6th November 2025 Before I move on to yesterday's somewhat unexpected change of scene, I have a few other images from the end of last week. . This tree was one of my first acquaintances when I moved back to New York. It sits by an old wall that marks the edge of the property. … Continue reading Remainders
0740/6th November 2025 Most of last Thursday morning was taken up by an appointment with my optometrist, a very thorough and nice lady who spends considerable time fine-tuning the complicated prescription for my eye glasses. She also examines the eyes, of course. They are basically healthy but constantly dry despite twice-daily drops, so it was … Continue reading Notice!