Life with cats, and other things…
1725/7th October 2025 How quickly and dramatically a colourful scene can be transformed. . 0731/10th October 2025 Friday morning we woke to a hard frost that put an end to a few hardy plants that clung to life, like the two solitary zinnias that somehow managed to grow in my unhealthy flowerbed. Speaking of solitary...the … Continue reading Deniers and fools
1333/26th September 2025 For Sunday a break from Fall foliage, although these photos will inevitably include it! Anyone who's been by here a few times will know about another of my passions... . Clouds. Which, as it happens, provide the perfect backdrop for colourful leaves. . Especially dark clouds. . Clouds also allow for sun … Continue reading Eternal light
September 2025 Can it be that September is already running out? . A few clouds grace the sky without the benefit of rain. Though there is the possibility, this week. We've been told that before. . A wake of buzzards circled over a field Thursday's exciting expedition was to Greenwich for bird food, with a … Continue reading Not just feeling
0643/18th September 2025 . Now that we have explored the Universe we understand phenomena like eclipses. Scientists have explained earthquakes and weather and so much that was once a mystery, but you can understand the superstitions that were once attached, the inclination to believe that the Sun, the Moon and planets were Gods. Yet some … Continue reading A flaw
12th September 2025 It had been a few weeks since we discovered The Georgi and with Fall coming, I wanted to have another look at the magnificent hydrangea trees which change with the seasons. So we went for another afternoon excursion. Two in the same month! . The trees form an arc across the lawn. … Continue reading Topsy-turvy
8th September 2025 It's another splendid day and we are off to discover new horizons... . Just time for a quick post before we set off. . This tree caught my eye yesterday. It's delicate form stood out against the clear sky as it would not against clouds. . Dirt roads are always worth exploring … Continue reading Sunset Ridge
8th September 2025 . Not trusting the reliability of an open box on the state route, we choose to have our mail delivered to a secure box at the post office, which is no great inconvenience in these days when snail mail tends to be of little importance. Most days however, Grant goes off down … Continue reading Liberation
0708/2nd September 2025. Sunrise Sunrise and sunset, my favourite times of day. 12 hours later, a very different view of the same tree. Next day - yesterday, dawned clear and cool, but not yet cold. . Generally, I prefer a sky that is a little broken, but for a cloudless day, this one provided some … Continue reading No demerits
26th August 2025 . Four deer burst out of the brush right in front of us and ran across the road. A matter of seconds saved us and them from the kind of disaster that happens all too often. The sight of any roadkill is sad but it is particularly poignant when it's a fawn. … Continue reading Promises, promises
25th August 2025 If we weren't going home, where were we going? What the impetus was for an extended expedition, I don't know, but we were out and the day had taken a delightful turn, so why not? . Remaining the other side of Greenwich, we headed north on the west bank of the Hudson. … Continue reading Procession