Life with cats, and other things…
1015/27th May 2024 . Despite a burn-ban, one can often catch a whiff of smoke in the air, not nasty industrial smoke but an almost agreeable sort of wood smoke. This morning when I went outside I instantly thought incense! The faint aroma of smoke was cutting through the scent of lilac which had become … Continue reading Vibrations
1015/25th May 2024 . In the course of an average day, any number of influences may affect one's mood. Maybe weather is the most common? . A day or two ago, I indulged in a whinge about the noises of summer. Even at a considerable distance, the pulsing whine of a weed-whacker or lawn mower … Continue reading Conveyor of Good Moods
18th May 2024 . Until this week it was almost like waiting for a concert to start, the orchestra tuning in. Then suddenly a great fanfare, as the world revealed its summer face. . It is all the more noticeable because 2023 was such a lack-lustre year. It was as if, last year, Nature was … Continue reading Observer
23rd May 2024 . Gremlins. I believe they follow a schedule."It's May...time to visit C Smith." They mess with every single thing I touch and when I seek help online they steer me to annoying and inadequate sites that really get my hackles up. . Then they summon up other irritations, just to put the … Continue reading Gremlin cure
16th May 2023 . Last June I took a photograph similar to this after a brief hailstorm. This is not ice. Remember the dandelions? They matured. . For a week I have been without a properly functioning camera. When the one I use most went weird, I fell back on my previous camera, but maybe … Continue reading Noses
. The day was progressing splendidly. Despite a general failure of no less than 3 apparatuses, there were other things to be happy about. Then...a security notice popped into my email. I have learned the hard way to always be certain emails come from a legitimate source. This notice looked like all the other notices … Continue reading Remarks
1637/18th May 2024 "Have you seem my lady love, Zoomer?" "No mate. I'm just eating corn." "Oh! I hear her calling!" . Playing it cool.... . . "For goodness sake! Are you just going to stand there?" . "Do that grovelling bit again." "I liked that." . All too soon the Flicker couple flew off. … Continue reading Options
1707/17th May 2024 . There is something special about sunlight that breaks through at the end of a grey day. . I marvel at it every time. . My mind sees fabric patterns. . Meanwhile on the patio, the all-day feast continued. It was amazingly cordial... . Till this wet chap lunged at Little Red. … Continue reading Mealtimes
17th May 2024 . Our neighbour's cherry trees are in bloom and today I persuaded my camera to take a photograph, which yesterday it was reluctant to. . But by the time we got to the end of the road, it returned to sulking. It could be said that I am intolerant of devices which … Continue reading Out of focus
13th May 2024 . May 13th was one of our better days. It saw us on the way to Vermont which took us past the nursery and I was surprised to see that the trees are in fact flowering fruit trees. Somehow I'd thought they were pines, though I never got a very good look. … Continue reading Juxtaposition