Sunday, October 18, 2015
Almost a snuggle
Twiglet and Mackie have now been together for a whole eight months, but yesterday was the first time Twiglet voluntarily plonked herself next to him without swearing, and he stayed put unafraid.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Cadillac Records
My ability to locate stills from Vincent's films by alphabetical order seems to have deserted me completely. So we are only now getting to Cadillac Records.
On the TV quiz Mastermind just last week someone answered questions on Chess Records, which I believe to be the real identity of the company this film is about.
I imagine Vincent loved being able to smoke while actually filming this.
On the TV quiz Mastermind just last week someone answered questions on Chess Records, which I believe to be the real identity of the company this film is about.
I imagine Vincent loved being able to smoke while actually filming this.
Sunday, October 04, 2015
Indian Summer
We've had a week of glorious summer-like weather. I also had a free friday for the first time for weeks, so I went to the zoo.
JaeJae really enjoyed lapping up the sun.
This adult black-and-white colobus was eating in this position. Can that be good for the digestion?
JaeJae really enjoyed lapping up the sun.
This adult black-and-white colobus was eating in this position. Can that be good for the digestion?
The baby colobus didn't stay still long enough to get many good pictures. It just wanted to find mischief. When it wasn't being thrown out of the hammock by a bigger youngster, it was throwing itself out.
Chained
I know a lot of people didn't like this film, but I found it interesting in an horrific way. Seeing it at a film fest with Jen Lynch the director interviewed afterwards was a plus.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Nika
A couple of weeks ago I visited Howlett's Wild Animal Park where, with my new iPad, I managed to take some great footage of the Siberian tiger,
Nika. Sadly, though the iPad shows the film the right way up, because I took it in what the contraption obviously believes to be the wrong way round, when I emailed it to myself it came out upside down. I've rotated it in several different ways in different programmes, and have finally managed to get it on the aforesaid Botophucket in a format fit to show.
Nika is on her own now. Her mate Malchek, probably the biggest tiger there ever was, died a few years back.
The park seems to be concentrating on breeding gorillas and other primates, as well as elephants and rhino. I know this is much needed conservation, but for me, the tigers are the be-all and end-all.
Anyway, Nika was in a bad mood. Her dinner was four hours late. Apparently she hated the sight of the keeper anyway, and from the start her ears went back and she left him in no doubt of her feelings towards him.
Just after she went through the slide into the area where dinner was waiting, she jumped up to her full height, and you can tell from seeing her beside the keeper's shoulder she must be at least 7 feet tall at full stretch.
Wow.
Nika. Sadly, though the iPad shows the film the right way up, because I took it in what the contraption obviously believes to be the wrong way round, when I emailed it to myself it came out upside down. I've rotated it in several different ways in different programmes, and have finally managed to get it on the aforesaid Botophucket in a format fit to show.
Nika is on her own now. Her mate Malchek, probably the biggest tiger there ever was, died a few years back.
The park seems to be concentrating on breeding gorillas and other primates, as well as elephants and rhino. I know this is much needed conservation, but for me, the tigers are the be-all and end-all.
Anyway, Nika was in a bad mood. Her dinner was four hours late. Apparently she hated the sight of the keeper anyway, and from the start her ears went back and she left him in no doubt of her feelings towards him.
Just after she went through the slide into the area where dinner was waiting, she jumped up to her full height, and you can tell from seeing her beside the keeper's shoulder she must be at least 7 feet tall at full stretch.
Wow.
Case of Evil
Many thanks to Botophucket for yet again bollocksing up my account. I'm not quite managing to post films in strict alphabetical order, but today I nearly shut everything down forever because my albums seemed to have disappeared under their new "improvements".
This was the best Moriarty picture in what remains of the album.
This was the best Moriarty picture in what remains of the album.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Sunday, September 06, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Jaguar Love and Lazy Cubs
A couple of weeks ago I took my friend to Wingham Wildlife Park, the place where I saw the black jaguar with her black cub.
They've separated off the cub now that it's pretty well ful grown, and the parents are back together. WHich is how we got to see them mating. Repeatedly (I did not take pictues, too awestruck). But afterwards...Ahhh. True love!
Speaking of separating mums and cubs, in September the London Zoo tiger cubs are likely to be going to their new homes to make failies of their own. Meanwhile, they have been doing their usual ct thing - as far away from visitors' photo opportunities as possible, and fast asleep. The only way I could get a picture at all was by accepting the help of a kind (tall) young Canadian woman.
They've separated off the cub now that it's pretty well ful grown, and the parents are back together. WHich is how we got to see them mating. Repeatedly (I did not take pictues, too awestruck). But afterwards...Ahhh. True love!
Speaking of separating mums and cubs, in September the London Zoo tiger cubs are likely to be going to their new homes to make failies of their own. Meanwhile, they have been doing their usual ct thing - as far away from visitors' photo opportunities as possible, and fast asleep. The only way I could get a picture at all was by accepting the help of a kind (tall) young Canadian woman.
The Break Up
Crap film, as usual Vincent was the only good thing in it. I seem to recall we were all sure the ear thing must have been his idea.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Being Human
Bark should actually be next, but apears to be missing from my online photo album, so we'll have to make do with the good brother.
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Massage Me
A couple of years ago I happened upon a shop called The Back Shop. I was persuaded into trying out their massager. Afterwards I had the distinct feeling my odd length leg had evened up. But the machine was very expensive, whether to rent, buy new, or buy ex-rental.
The shop was moving to somewhere less easy for me to get to, and I only went back a couple of weeks ago. Another session on the machine made me decide to buy one, despite the high cost, and I have been using it for two weeks, and though it obviously hasn't really evened up my legs, my twice-daily massage sessions are very enjoyable. I did wonder about laying out so much money, though, just when my bank account was beginning to look healthy. Then I got a call from my teaching agency. There are agency regulations that mean that when you've been employed in the same job for 12 weeks, you are entitled to the pay and conditions you would have as a regular employee. For various reasons, this had not happened, and 16 months later, after I had finally prompted them into action, the agency had an offer to make me over back pay. I won't tell you hoow much it was, but imagine being underpaid by up to £50 a day, day in and day out, week in and week out, and you will see that I have a big grin on my face, and my massage machine is more than paid for.
The shop was moving to somewhere less easy for me to get to, and I only went back a couple of weeks ago. Another session on the machine made me decide to buy one, despite the high cost, and I have been using it for two weeks, and though it obviously hasn't really evened up my legs, my twice-daily massage sessions are very enjoyable. I did wonder about laying out so much money, though, just when my bank account was beginning to look healthy. Then I got a call from my teaching agency. There are agency regulations that mean that when you've been employed in the same job for 12 weeks, you are entitled to the pay and conditions you would have as a regular employee. For various reasons, this had not happened, and 16 months later, after I had finally prompted them into action, the agency had an offer to make me over back pay. I won't tell you hoow much it was, but imagine being underpaid by up to £50 a day, day in and day out, week in and week out, and you will see that I have a big grin on my face, and my massage machine is more than paid for.
Adventures in Babysitting
So here I am experimenting with the new iPad I treated myself to the other day. What better way to start than Thor?
Sunday, August 02, 2015
To The Boy in the Blue Knit Cap
Maybe if the boy in the cap had been in the least bit cute, this episode might have been believable, even with the murder of twins to swallow.
And off they sail into the sunset - with Bobby wearing a different coloured jumper outside the psych's house than he had on inside.
And off they sail into the sunset - with Bobby wearing a different coloured jumper outside the psych's house than he had on inside.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Open Day
The Wildlife Heritage Foundation is a big cat sanctuary in Kent, SE England. Apart from "experience days" - photography, keeper-for-a day etc - it is not open to the public. But for four consecutive days each July it has open days, and on Friday my friend and I went to one.
Can you imagine? A whole day of nothing but big cats? Heaven!
The secretive louded leopard is usually hidden in the foliage of the zoo enclosures I've failed to see them in. So who knew they had such long tails?
I did know they had such beautiful heads, though. And that they are really quite small.
Just next door were the Pallas cats. She looked sweet-natured and cuddlable.
He wore an unmistakeable scowl. Who knew cats could actually scowl? His keeper thought it was specially for her.
There was a complete pride of white lions, and a white tiger.
But the animals themselves left the best till last. The black jaguar Athena only appeared when the majority of the day's visitors (1500 I believe) had gone. This beauty had a mate till he died last year. Apparently he could be a bit rough with her, so her ears are rather small...from being bitten and nibbled. Bet she's glad he's gone!
When I got home to my own little panther I could again imagine I was stroking the black velvet coat of the big one.
Incidentally, Mac was anxious for an outing yesterday, but he kept running into Twiglet, then running away. I saw him disappear upstainrs. Then I went out the front door, where he's always trying to get, and there he was, crossing the road to my side, white chest patch and all.
I rushed inside, and there confirmed that Mac was in the house. Apparently he has a double. Panic over.
Can you imagine? A whole day of nothing but big cats? Heaven!
The secretive louded leopard is usually hidden in the foliage of the zoo enclosures I've failed to see them in. So who knew they had such long tails?
I did know they had such beautiful heads, though. And that they are really quite small.
Just next door were the Pallas cats. She looked sweet-natured and cuddlable.
He wore an unmistakeable scowl. Who knew cats could actually scowl? His keeper thought it was specially for her.
There was a complete pride of white lions, and a white tiger.
But the animals themselves left the best till last. The black jaguar Athena only appeared when the majority of the day's visitors (1500 I believe) had gone. This beauty had a mate till he died last year. Apparently he could be a bit rough with her, so her ears are rather small...from being bitten and nibbled. Bet she's glad he's gone!
When I got home to my own little panther I could again imagine I was stroking the black velvet coat of the big one.
Incidentally, Mac was anxious for an outing yesterday, but he kept running into Twiglet, then running away. I saw him disappear upstainrs. Then I went out the front door, where he's always trying to get, and there he was, crossing the road to my side, white chest patch and all.
I rushed inside, and there confirmed that Mac was in the house. Apparently he has a double. Panic over.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Taxi!
Following his outing to the other side of the block the week before last, Macavity decided to go AWOL again during the last week.
This time I was ready for him! I put the basket in the car and drove round to roughly where I found him last time. I got out and started walking back along the route. I soon heard a repeated mewing behind me. I turned and found my errant kittie strolling towards me, answering my call with his.
Stuffed hurriedly into his basket he continued to miaow all the thankfully short drive back home.
This time I was ready for him! I put the basket in the car and drove round to roughly where I found him last time. I got out and started walking back along the route. I soon heard a repeated mewing behind me. I turned and found my errant kittie strolling towards me, answering my call with his.
Stuffed hurriedly into his basket he continued to miaow all the thankfully short drive back home.
Trophy Wine
Personally I think the second word in the title should have been spelt "whine"! Ludicrous episode.
At least they took note of our obsession with the Size 13s.
At least they took note of our obsession with the Size 13s.
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