Life with cats, and other things…
August 29th, everything normal in Cambridge. Just a week ago, we'd had the 12 minute weather phenomenon! Things were going along as they do in a Cambridge afternoon, when suddenly things began to beep. Not the "Hal" beep (our temperamental washing machine), or the microwave, but a rather shrill, urgent "All Hands on Deck" beep. … Continue reading Not a tornado
It was all the way back at the end of March when the wild turkeys began their courting routines, down in the field. With what seemed like limited success... But at some stage, those boys must have got their act together, because: Low and behold: "Baby" turkeys. More like juveniles, really. Mum's obviously been keeping … Continue reading A family visit
Is it possible that Wild Turkeys have regional accents? When I went out, early this morning to replenish the bird feeder, I could hear a familiar sound from somewhere "out there": "glubble glubble glubbler gluck". Wild Turkeys! I recognized the sound and it is definitely not "gobble gobble". Not up here anyway. Immediately I went … Continue reading Turkey love and Gimpy
