Wednesday 28 November 2012

ABC Wednesday - T is for...

Trees...

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
                    Robert Louis Stevenson






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Saturday 24 November 2012

Cats on Tuesday... and then there were three

I've decided not to do the Scavenger Hunt this week, instead this is a very early Cats on Tuesday.  I've been wondering how best to write this post for a few days now...  as some of you know already, we had to say goodbye to Posky on 20th November.  He had been very unwell and very unhappy for the last few weeks and his blood test results showed that despite the efforts of his vets and ourselves, his kidneys were no longer responding to treatment.  So we made the decision to let him go.  

I don't however, want this post to dwell on the sadness of that day, or for it to turn into one of those mawkishly sentimental outpourings of grief that make the cats and myself feel queasy.  That would not be right for such a glorious, madcap, breathtakingly beautiful being as my boy. Besides, Posky didn't do sentiment; he did joie de vivre, impish fun, honest affection and love, and a huge appetite for life (and food, mustn't forget the food).  Did you know he was the only one of my cats to have his own MySpace page?  That he was my study-buddy and that I owe my BA(Hons) and MA to his inspiring thoughts?  That when I was upset he sat on my desk and kissed the tears from my eyes?  Or that when he had been out in the cold his fur turned to velvet?

...And do I miss him?  God yes, his absence is  a tangible thing.  He was a part of  my world for so long that things seem out of kilter without him.  But I knew him for 17 years and my life was better for his being in it, and that's no small thing.  So I will just leave you with a celebration in images of the one and only, unforgettable Posky.















Posky in the sun on New Year's Day


Posky


Posky and the catnip ball




That eureka moment

  David and Posky...


Red


Posky...


David and Posky  18/366


Posky In the garden


Posky 2



The little illustrations of Posky were for an article I wrote about him and ourselves for a cat mag - he loved fame :O)


Wednesday 21 November 2012

ABC Wednesday - and WW...

S is for...

Stratford upon Avon...

Holy Trinity Stratford
Holy Trinity Church...

Path infra
Path alongside the Avon
in the RSC Gardens...

theatre interior
Inside the Royal Shakespeare Theatre...
That poster is for a production
of 'As You Like It'.
(I know as I saw it :O))

Police
Policeman...
This kind policeman
volunteered to walk in slow-motion for me
so that I could take his picture!
What a star :O)

Lamp and path
Path and lamp
in the RSC Gardens...

Goose on path
Goose on the loose...
Hanging around outside the 
theatre... 
I find something pleasingly
weird about this shot.


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Monday 19 November 2012

Cats on Tuesday...

In which Charlie and Pepper star...

Charlie is fed up having insulin injections.
Here he is having collapsed on the bed in the act of
pointing to his glucose diary as proof he
doesn't need them.

How fed up is he?
Very!!!

Flatter than a flat thing in fact...

Lazy Sunday Morning...
Giving in to ennui
he goes to sleep...

Where he is discovered by Pepper,
who is not amused at
the invasion of her personal space...

... and who then insists
on having her photo taken
without him in it.




For more action packed kitty drama visit Gattina's Cats on Tuesday.

Sunday 18 November 2012

Scavenger Hunt Sunday...




Vision...
St Mary's Church and surrounds
was a vision of autumn loveliness yesterday.

Stag
Strong...
Stag at Bradgate Park.

Buttons...
White choc buttons (bleugh)
with knobbly bits on.

Map...
Not so much a map
as an enigmatic sign pointing
the way.

Fave fruit...
I don't really have a favourite, 
but here's a pic of an apple anyway.

Friday 16 November 2012

The Weekend in Black and White... and Out and About at Chatsworth

Horse sculpture at Chatsworth.


Yesterday I went to Chatsworth again (no this isn't going to turn into a rip-off of Rebecca).  For those of you not aware of what or where it is, it's a beautiful stately home in the equally beautiful Peak District of Derbyshire, and has been home to the Dukes of Devonshire since 1549.  There was a Christmas market on near the house so it was packed with visitors, but the gardens were empty enough to content me and my camera.  As for the gardens, well you know how Elizabeth Bennett fell in love with Mr Darcy after seeing the grounds at Pemberley?  Visit Chatsworth and you'll understand why.


Chatsworth
Chatsworth with the Emperor Fountain in full flow...

The Cascade backed by autumn colour...

Cascade
View from the top of The Cascade to the house and beyond...


Bridge
The bridge you drive over to get into Chatsworth...


Fountain
The Emperor Fountain again...

The Grotto...


Wednesday 14 November 2012

ABC Wednesday - R is for...

Rivers...

Gulls and boats
Boats and gulls on the River Avon...

River 2
River Avon with Holy Trinity Church in the background...

Landing
Gull landing on the river in Bradgate Park...

Another gull, this one
is soaking up the autumn sunshine...

A river runs through it...
Bradgate Park today.

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