While convalescing

After a rough hospital stay, I came home to convalesce. I was home alone quite a few hours a day as my wife has a store to run. Sitting at the computer, in the Library, I tried to catch up on correspondence. Only my dog (Shadow) and I were home. Shadow laid at my feet in the computer room. Perhaps due to the rather strong medicines I was taking (and still am, minus a couple) , I kept hearing footsteps on the backstairs leading to the second floor. I thought they were rather obvious but Shadow did not react to them. In fact, they got so obvious, to me, at least, That I finally armed myself. We keep the many outside doors to this place locked and the windows are located in such a way that it would be most difficult to enter that way. I have heard footsteps here m any times over the years; yet neither I nor my wife had heard any for several weeks. Now, all of a sudden I could hear them a bit too plain. Like I said, it may have been the medicine I was taking. The weather, here, has been cooler than normal and we have already had several thunderstorms. Perhaps I should set the spy camera up at the foot of the rear stairs but that stairwell is so blamed dark, even in the day time, I suspect the shots would be empty. Might do it anyway. Big old house are so much fun. If you ever get a chance to live in one for a few weeks, you really should give it a try.

Sorry for the long delay. I was hospitalized for a bit with a runaway heart. It is taking time to get back to normal; if I ever do. As soon as I feel able; I will again attempt to see what, if anything, can be gotten on camera.

Camera at the foot of the front stairs.

I moved the spy7 camera to the foot of the front stairs and had my fairy statue hold the camera aimed up those stairs. Then this morning, at breakfast, my wife says to me, "When I went out to get the paper I saw that you left the hall light on again". So, naturely she shut it off. It's gloomy and rainy today, so I'll just have blank pictures today. Although I will turn on the hall light again before I leave.

Camera working again

I finally got photos with the motion activated camera. Unfortunately there was nothing unusual unless you consider that most of the pictures are either black or just show an empty room. The camera ran for about 24 hours. It had about 50 shots. Many must have been taken at night when no lights were on as they were black. But if it was too dark to see anything; what activated the camera. We got lots of pictures of the front portion of the parlor but nothing that should have activated the camera. And we got a few shots of me setting up the camera or my passing through the room. I reset the camera more toward the front of the parlor; however, my wife wants me to aim the camera up the front staircase because that is where we managed to get our only "ghost" photo some months back. That staircase is rather dark so I'll have to leave the hall light on. So tomorrow I'll see if I can set the camera to keep tabs on the front stairs.

Camera is still kaput

I hadn't checked the camera in some time. I got a break tonight so I thought I"d check it out. It had obviously shut itself off, not taking any pictures but running the batteries down. So I got fresh batteries and tried again tonight. I stood and waited for the camera to activate before putting it in place in the parlor aimed toward the parlor door and front entrance steps. It actually took a picture as I observed it. Maybe next time.

Spy camera reinstated

Once again I have setup the spy camera. This time I have it on the mantle in the parlor aimed toward the hall doorway that leads immediately to the front door. I'll leave it in place for a few days and see if we get anything but empty pictures.

House is back to normal (whatever that is)

After over a month of creepy quiet the house is noisy again. Most sounds are not identifiable they just happen. The walking sounds that started this cycle, a couple of days ago, have not repeated. But bumps, bangs, and other assorted noises can be heard from time to time. Again Shadow seems oblivious to them. Might be a good time to reinstate the motion camera.