CATS - beautiful and some different.

So last week it was dogs, this week it is cats.

There were just so many beautiful ones and a few, which to me,

where pretty strange.

What did strike me was how happy most of the cats

were to be photographed.

Seems to me that this is all part of the character of the cats.
They just seem to know that they are beautiful, clever and wise.

All the cats seem to be adored by their owners and most seemed to be happy to be
looked at by the judges.
Off course there were a few exceptions who didn't like it !

Some were just so pretty.

Some breeds I've never seen before.

Some, like the ones below, which I found very strange.

How many of you remember Bagpuss ?

The one below reminded me of him but Emily wasn't there !

The one below was greatly admired by so many people, it was marked like a leopard.

Some with amazing eyes !

All the cats were wonderful in their own special way and I left with a smile on my face
and no cat, don't think my cats would have been impressed nor would Mr P.

                                   

Utterly adorable and hard to resist.

Last Sunday was yet another grey day here.

There were no brocantes to go to and I

wanted to go out and to take photographs.

Gorgeous little Jack Russel puppy.

So off I went to a cat and dog show.

It was really a cat show but there were dog, puppies, llamas, rabbits etc.

Some of the puppies were just so adorable that it was difficult to resist.
I did hold, I did stroke, I did cuddle but managed to let my head rule my heart.

The children who were there had a wonderful time
 and it was good to watch their faces.

Its not easy to get animals to pose and this pair remained always
 with one turned to the camera and one turned away !

What a beautiful gentle face.

 These darlings just ignored all the attention and cuddled up together fast asleep.

As I was leaving the adorable Jack Russel was getting ready
to go on to a new life.
He'd been bought by a lady who was just totally in love !
It was easy to see why.

Blizzards and 18 cms of snow !

So, on Saturday we had 15 degrees, sunshine and blue skies.

Yesterday torrential rain then in the afternoon it snowed.

IT SNOWED  for the rest of the day and the night

and the temperature was - 4 degrees.

In total we had 18 cms of snow.



Icicles from the roof.


I'm staying near to the wood stove, poor Mr P is due to drive to St Malo to get the ferry
tonight helping a friend to move their goods to Gloucester.

Poor him !

Some of my spring flowers that were brave enough to come out are now under deep snow.

Poor them too !

Counting on Numbers.

I continue to add to my number collection ( when I remember )

These are the latest that I've seen.

Typical enamel number plate. Paris.

Ceramic plate. Antibes.

Original idea - don't think I'll see the same again.

Simple but effective- mass produced.

Love the simplicity of this and the different tones of grey.

Its all in the detail !

These are some more of the photographs that I thought you'd want to see.

Lovely statue of a cat in a wall niche - Antibes.

House sign - isn't it great !

Pebble paths all through the town - beautiful.

Mosaic above a church doorway -Le Cannet.

Little light hole above a doorway - Antibes.

I LOVE this door - would like to do the same here.

The roots of the ivy are growing !

How many cats live here I wonder ? Antibes.

Just love the green pots.

Would like to have brought this home with me.

I love anenomes.

So much choice in the markets.

The lounge in our apartment, Cannes.

One type of many dried mushrooms for sale.

A surprise at every turn - sculpture.

A real delight was to visit the Maeght Foundation which is a wonderful gallery near the beautiful village of St Paul de Vence.

Stained glass  - Maeght Foundation, St Paul de Vence.

Chagall - detail. Maeght Foundation

Chagall detail - Maeght Foundation.

Bonnard - detail, Maeght Foundation.

Detail delights from the South of France.

Whilst being in the South of France there were so many details that needed to be photographed.

So over the next few days I thought I'd share some of them with you.

A little sachet of herbs suspended in a willow garland.

These lemons growing in February - wonderful.

This lovely cat kept us company whilst we ate our lunch in the sunshine.

I thought this was a great idea !

I think I'll have to make a collection of air vent photographs.

Another lovely vent.

Just love the simplicity of this heart on the pale door.