Frost in Abney Park Cemetery and Nature Reserve.

There is a point in frosty morning when the sun begins to work on the ice and a mist arises. I have been lucky enough to see this for 2 days running. The first day, I was told by a cab driver, registered on his car as being minus 5. The second day was not…Read more Frost in Abney Park Cemetery and Nature Reserve.

The last of the snow?

Clissold Park was chilly this morning. https://flic.kr/p/2o6nfkF . https://flic.kr/p/2o6iskJ . https://flic.kr/p/2o6ispg . https://flic.kr/p/2o6isz6 The remans of snowmen slowly disintegrating across the playing fields. It is possible that most will be melted tomorrow. Open puddles lay in the gutters this afternoon. Heavy, slightly wet sounding clumps of snow are falling off the trees and bushes. A…Read more The last of the snow?

An early rainy Sunday morning walk,

Not many people are out and about in Sunday mornings, and on a rainy one it felt almost deserted. https://flic.kr/p/2n2nk6w Someone at the bus stop. https://flic.kr/p/2n2qFsg Not many cars either. https://flic.kr/p/2n2nkyR At Highbury Barn only a delivery van trundled along the road. When it had gone there was no sound anywhere. https://flic.kr/p/2n2hnHm Some enthusiastic exercising…Read more An early rainy Sunday morning walk,

Hooray 2 !!! It was frosty Wednesday morning.

The frosts were hard enough, maybe, to kill some of the flees that have been in the garden. That is a wondrous thing. https://flic.kr/p/2mSjZpj https://flic.kr/p/2mSfuKV https://flic.kr/p/2mSgKbo Everything that moves in the right direction is useful, even if it isn't the whole answer. Happy day! . To return to the diary page click here https://mycatsandcatstories.wordpress.com/blog-posts/To return to…Read more Hooray 2 !!! It was frosty Wednesday morning.

Escaping the morning heat.

There seems no end to this heat. The temperatures are not dropping below 20 degrees Celsius at all, and are 10 degrees up on that in the day. My bedroom was 30 last night. Yuk! This morning Ginger sweltered in the shade under a garden chair. https://flic.kr/p/2jvHU1B Blackie followed the shade around, never quite staying…Read more Escaping the morning heat.

Cooler beginning to the day.

I woke to rain. Wonderful! A patch of blue was lurking on the horizon. This would not last. https://flic.kr/p/2jfnAf2 The cats were in the garden, sitting dazed after a bad night. https://flic.kr/p/2jfquq8 https://flic.kr/p/2jfnzGt By the time I had got out the front door for my walk, the sun was breaking through. https://flic.kr/p/2jfrNut A few minutes…Read more Cooler beginning to the day.

Fox mating season keeping cats indoors.

It is January, the screaming season again. Foxes calling, crying, yelling in the garden, sometimes during mating (it is just what they do, not because it hurts). Sometimes its one male letting another male know about territorial boundaries. The cats hear it as a threat. When the yelping is happening they will not go out.…Read more Fox mating season keeping cats indoors.

Frosty mornings and frog watching.

The mornings have become frosty. The early rooftops are white, but the frost melts quickly in the sun. https://flic.kr/p/2ih5jfw https://flic.kr/p/2ih7BLn It is too early for frogs or fishing, but Crumb is still hopeful. https://flic.kr/p/2ih7F2A Crumb in his place for frog watching. Hope winning out over the cold.     To return to the diary page…Read more Frosty mornings and frog watching.