Falling in love again

I took my new car on a trip to Howlett's animal park the other day, and found a new animal to love. Of course, that doesn't mean I don't still love the tigers, like this spectacular Siberian:



Then there's the pair of snuggly ocelots:



There are several different groups of clouded leopards:





The Pallas cat had been fed, but he felt it was worth looking out for more:



And then there was my new love - the male giant anteater. He just kept posing. Only the glass and reflections stopped these being the most adorable - and explicit - pictures ever. If men had tongues that long and could lick their genitals, they'd never stop!



And what a blanket that tail makes:

What a star.

Scared Crazy

He's so much better with hair than in the latest pictures of him shorn!

And all I ask is a tall ship

The Tall Ships regatta is happening at nearby Greenwich, starting yesterday, so I thought I'd nip along and have a look. Shouldn't have bothered. The tall ships so far:





I don't think this one counted:



Luckily the good old Cutty Sark was there in her dry dock to add some beauty to the dullness:



There were thousands of people thronging the streets. The streets closed to traffic. The station so overcrowded I walked (or rather limped) to the previous station to get myself home.

I was gone for just over an hour. It seemed like six.