Monday, 20 July 2015

Elephant rock

This natural rock formation in Heimaey, Iceland, is very beautiful.




Sunday, 19 July 2015

Room with a view

The view is spectacular from every room in this fabulous house in the Swiss Alps.









Saturday, 18 July 2015

Black

Black is a colour full of mystery and dramatic beauty. Is it technically a colour? Molly Malone?

[Hey P, check out the macarons!]
















Friday, 17 July 2015

Our Pirouette, then and now

I never thought I could love a cat as much as I love Pirouette. Pirate is ok and I love him, but she is really special, incredibly affectionate... Here she is, from the start.

This photo is from the ad offering her to a good home:


These were taken on her first few days with us:





Some of her favourite things. I understand the salmon, but rugby?



She's all grown up now, and as adorable as ever...



Thursday, 16 July 2015

A marvellous little bird

This little guy has a grand name: marvellous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis). It's true, he does look marvellous!