So small

1503/12th May 2024 . Two days and nights of solid overcast. Light show over, wide open sky. . You can't win them all. But I have always wanted to see the Aurora and this event was obviously quite special. . However, I can take pleasure in small things. Twice a day I go up to …

Four years

0609/7th May 2024 . It doesn't take long for the scene to transform dramatically. The first crop of dandelions soon turned to seed. . Standing proud in the afternoon sun, they seem to say: "We have a right to be here!" . When I was a child, dandelions were unwelcome in gardens. A relative of …

Red heads

1905/10th May 2024 . Cleaning days are a little disruptive and Word Press has made more adjustments which make progress rather a challenge. Not just Word Press either... . Monday afternoon I shall have the dubious pleasure of meeting yet another physician. So for the past two days I have been getting reminders. Phone messages, …

No more lunch!

6th May 2024 Except when feeling especially under-the-weather, I rarely turn down the opportunity of a ride, even if it's only to the village and back. Particularly this time of year, there is always something worth seeing. . It's entirely possible to "pop out" for a bag (or three) of carrots and be gone two …

Finch food?

7th May 2024 Tuesday saw us on the way to the Veterinary Hospital again but only for routine check-ups and vaccines. Lily and Dee Dee make no fuss which reduces our own stress at such times. When you have difficulty rounding up the patient, it can fray the nerves. We allow time for such manoeuvres …

Beloved Friends

5th May 2024 . Should I ever be confined to the sofa, I shall still have subjects to photograph. . Wet sparrows! . Our days recently seem to alternate between extremes of gorgeousness and down-pouring wetness. On the latter sort, I move the birdseed trays onto the porch to avoid having the contents float away. …

Disturbances

3rd May 2024 . Returning from Vermont the other day, the driver took evasive action to avoid having a truck behind us. As much as he complains about putt-putts, he gets equally annoyed at being followed because we so often see something we want to slow down or stop for. . So we turned off …

Deluge

1548/2nd May 2024 . Late afternoon light has a special quality. . A perfect time for viewing foxes. . Animals always seem to sense when they are being observed. Deer are very nervous and are apt to flee. Foxes are very alert, constantly scanning the terrain but they don't appear bothered by our presence at …

Summoner

0618/4th May 2024 . It's the Year of the Dandelion! . The fields are always full of dandelions but this year it's a bumper crop. Bees are happy! . Other wild flowers are thriving as well. Beneath the trees a carpet of blue: Ground ivy. . Wild strawberries have to be subdued because of their …

Stages of Spring

. The colour of Spring is almost as the colour of Fall. . If you see what I mean. . Back lit , young leaves are like stained glass. Magical. . Meanwhile... . A young male groundhog patrols the feeders. Males are much huskier. . It's easy to see the difference. "They got no table …