Well it's been a long time coming but finally we have a photograph of the two felines that share their lives with us. Not taken by me, I have to add, but by Missy. For most of Spring 2021 her life revolved around revision for her exams - and she seemed to prefer to do a lot of that in bed. Why not, eh?
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| Lockdown Life in 2021. Foma 313 paper. |
I'd given Miss a point-n-shoot Olympus AF-10 a while back, with HP5+ loaded. It's a great wee camera and has true auto-focus, based on a centre-spot reading. You can even lock the focus by half-pressing the shutter release if your main subject is off-centre. Cool. Everything else is auto-everything but the film came out great - it handled different lighting conditions pretty well. There's a built in (auto) flash as well.
Anyway, the above scene is rather good, I think and captures perfectly Missy's life at that time. This looks like a typical lunch - fish fingers&potato waffles, a fruit smoothie and some grapes. There's probably malt vinegar (yuk) in the egg-cup. Her Revision Chromebook is on her lap and she is being guarded by Minnie (left) and Maisie (right). Minnie is a Tortoiseshell and Maisie a Tabby and they have very different personalities. Minnie is (like all Tortoiseshells, apparently) a little aloof and independent. Occasionally she'll let you know it's OK to lift her and stroke her but she's quite skittish - not usually that bothered about getting petted. Note her eyes are fixed not on Missy but on her lunch - she grazes her food all day and is always ready for a snack so she's probably thinking Hey girl I could do with some of those fish fingers. Maisie, the Tabby, on the other hand is just a wee soft kitty, very calm and affectionate - always ready for petting. They complement each other nicely and chase each other round the house most mornings, playing tag.
Those are fine looking cats, and a nice photo by Missy. I wish I could find fish fingers here. There are some good fish cutlets, but I like the fingers for dipping in ketchup and barbecue sauce.
ReplyDeleteThey are both beautifully marked although very different.
DeleteGood fish fingers are (like tradespeople) hard to find! The ordinary ones have almost zero fish in them. The “finest/best” ones do have fish but the bread coating can still be overwhelming-too much fat/oil added. Another thing you think they’d have sorted by now, 50 years after we put a man on the moon lol
I’m sure you get great fish in SK (although I know you’re not a fan it would be heaven for me). Pity about the lack of fingers, though.