FUJI

Thank you everyone, for your very positive response to my …New moggy post……..Leon so sad to learn of your loss…it is always a very tough time..

Not having another cat, after losing Tinke about 3 yrs ago was seriously considered but I just couldn’t resist Nala, when I saw the plea for her rehoming on Facebook.

we wouldn’t have done it had one of our sons not lived with us, so he will take over if we can’t…

FUJI

Little Nala had an extremely rough start to her feline life…. When taken in by a local…Small Animal Rescue….she had suffered mysterious cuts to her abdomen…they had been neglected and were festering… she was less than 8 months old. She spent a long time after repairs to grow her beautiful coat back. Then bad luck struck again, on being spayed fir re-homing a cyst was discovered on her ovary… this led to even more surgery, and a long convalescence…..she spent a month or so in a cat foster house.

she appeared on Face Book…I fell for  her immediately, it is three ish years since we lost 22 yr old  Tinke and 18 yr old Big Ollie…. My wife ordered…."No more cats" … I agreed owing to our advanced age.. but little Naka seemed to reach out to me, from  FB …So I applied to re-home  her…but missed out…I was devastated…but that arrangement fell through….so she really was…MEANT..for us.

She will be an indoor cat…to be kept in my room for the first 8 weeks…then free to roam the house, within reason… 

There is a rider to that….Nala is a …BENGAL… noted for their warp speed running…balletic high jumps….incredible climbing agility…and cheeky intelligence..oh..and a love of water..

Quite a lively mix….fortunately, all the veterinary and nursing care she has received, has made her totally bomb-proof as far as handling is concerned.. she welcomes EVERYONE… and fitted right in on her first day with us.

‘Since her arrival, we have witnessed… her win over completely my doubtful wife…even after climbing to the too of a sideboard gen jumping off taking a vase with her, which smashed a cut glass rose bowl , plus two collectibles… ..she is so sweet..she was quickly forgiven…( Araldite works wonders )

i too have an antique ceiling high sideboard with a central shelf at the highest point…when a silly mood starts , she runs around at war speed, the flies to the highest point…then jumps down with a crash bring dusty footsteps and cobwebs with her… Nala loves her toys, a particular favourite a larger scrunched up pink craft..pipe cleaner which she carries about from room to room…or up to the too of her, furry..Cat-Tree….

Guess what’s coming next ?…you’ve guessed it…

On 17/08/2021 at 14:55, Denis said:

Here's to a long and happy relationship for the pair of you, she is a super looking cat Cyril..I would love another cat but the wife said she couldnt cope with losing another. Hope you get back to normal soon.

That, Denis…..is exactly what I had from my good lady since 22 yr old TINKE passed on about three yrs ago….but this one….NALA…. seemed to speak to me from The plea from the rescue Centre on FB … 

Currently we are contracted to keep her in one room for eight weeks….a bit  of a challenge considering her breed and age…. …she can go like a rocket when the mood takes her…. She just doesn’t stop for 15 minutes or more….totally bonkers….somersaults, backflips, high-speed climbing and incredibly high leaps especially with her favourite toy….a giant crafts pile cleaner….

After circa three years minus a cat, I have plucked up the courage  to rescue a very young Bengal/cross , who had experienced a very real traumatic start to life, far too gruesome to detail here, suffice to say that most of it has been spent at the rescue vets…they repaired her to full health, then when she was about to be spayed a cyst was discovered on an ovary…so back in the recovery cage she went. Now, after a month with a foster/convalescence carer she was ready for rehoming…

I knew as soon as ai saw her on local Facebook she was potentially my cat….then I was told she was taken…so ai withdrew my application… but, a week later I learned that her other homing didn’t happen…she was mine.

As a result, I now own a fifteen month old , Bengal/Cross moggy, with huge character, oodles of genuine love, together with incredible speed, grace, climbing ability and mischief making…

By some quirk of fate…all of the veterinary attention she has experienced has made he very tolerant of being handled… of being fussed by many different humans…she is totally bomb-proof and super friendly to all who approach her….

She has a tall cat-tree in the bay window….plus a fancy new drinking fountain and a box of toys….her favourite being a large crafts pile-cleaner…this is thrown or carried around as if, wild prey…

She dies climb where she shouldn’t, but as a very intelligent breed possessing a super moggy memory, she will soon learn my boundaries , set for her.

it is this, plus health and family issues that have taken me away from TIPF… temporarily….A major nose  haemorrhage saw me dial 999 in the early hours… the crew spent 3 hrs attempting to stop the flow…in A&E later it took 6 silver nitrate sticks to half stop it….for the next two weeks it was touch and go….the experience left me very tired, with a very high blood pressure….increased medication, plus other drugs have stabilised me … still under the Doc, for yet another old fogey symptom…

‘The loss of my Brother in April didn’t help either….so there yiu have it….

Life throws googlies sometimes!

But now Inhave a beautiful moggy to take my mind of things….my photography mojo is as good as ever….

‘’Here is…Nala…

WOW ! WOW ! WOW ! …Thrice …WOW ! Denis….. an amazing story , an incredible experience, that sure beats driving a heavy truck all over…. …you hide your lights under bushels…. ….

Thank you for…making my day…

FUJI

Thanks for that Polly….it is around a month now since Dee phoned me to explain her current situation…. Such a very strong lady…..

Me? ….I would call it….just ticking along……I had a major health scare, requiring an emergency ambulance and crew of three…. I had a major nose haemorrhage, they monitored  me for over two hours until It and I stabilised…. I spent most of the next day in A & E being prepared for nasal cauterisation…. Not the nicest of procedures…..the hot weather, plus my record high blood pressure were the causes…. 

All part of getting very old apparently….

FUJI 

This is an incredible set Paul…. So beautifully rendered…..likewise your mini Globby in another post on here… .. you have truly mastered Macro Photography, and the lens you struggled to control, circa five ? Years ago ?

Boy! I’m getting ancient….

FUJI

Thank you James…..much appreciated…

FUJI

Just done his portrait..

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Hi, Paul,

Your macro work is going from strength to strength, the lighting and detail are spot on…….try offering to make a local school’s educational leaflet, just print a few examples for head teachers, or to the Education Department…..with a working title….say..

DISCOVER WHAT’S IN YOUR BACK YARD…. or similar………or…..your local museum might be interested

FUJI

This is …FYNNE…. the second Welsh  Border Collie , in my extended family…. ..my granddaughter and partner, keep…Rare-Breed Sheep, so need a working dog.

Fynne will be used for that occasionally when trained, he is only just over three months currently , but is sitting and lying on command, and lifting a paw when asked…. He is still at the cute piddling stage, currently, but is improving daily.

As you know, I’m a cat person…. But who couldn’t like this cute little Mutt ?

FUJI

My experience of these, or similar …Horse-Fly…is that they can  land on a bare arm and pierce the skin causing almost no pain… but, they are slow and stupid, so easily swatted, with the free hand…. But , that’s too late …. It might be dead, but you are left with a nasty bite…..

I detest  the damn things, pretty eyes or not.

FUJI

To[notch…..prize-winning macro photography Paul…..you are going from strength to strength……your lighting and focus, are spot on.

FUJI

Thanks Dee….. little projects that please me….. I give them as gifts, at random….

Are you still getting the frosty mornings on your patch ?

FUJI

Just for  fun, and to keep my old hands and brain active, I venture into my untidy workshop, to lathe turn lidded boxes…or…to create quirky…Folk-Art…garden Whirligigs…. These then are close-ups of three of these…. ……..I gain a great deal of pleasure from creating them from discarded wooden off-cuts… I use tiny glass beads for teeth and eyes…these are my….. SEA WITCHES.

Shot through one of my many vintage lenses.

FUJI

Three powerful Arachnid studies Paul…….. one day, youn will reveal to us, your secret of Spider hypnotism ?

FUJI

Well done you for, joining me on the…. Dark-Side…

Ive had a go, at making changes to that workshop, or storage hut…. By adding a little targeted drama, sharpening and adjusting tonal values… all done using the iPad app…. PIXELMATOR…. which allows targeted effects.

An enjoyable excercise ….

FUJI

A masked figure spotted in Coventry City Centre last Tuesday.

FUJI

A prize winner of a photograph Denis…… I love that area….. too old to travel far now……

FUJI

This post, and replies stopped me in my tracks for a number of reasons…….  I do my best to remain positive, no matter what….but life can throw wobblers when least expected…. I too have kidney trouble, plus other old-age things, slowing me down considerably…. Two close friends have been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer…..I also  lost a younger brother just 6 weeks ago……tough times….but then…you post a near perfect…

JMW TURNER painting, that takes the breath away…..  giving a very positive spin……

Thank you  John 2 

https://visit.kenilworthweb.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR3s0EPF4XdqsBy3WnsN1VA87uZGqehjISD-qV3IuzJPmaVOIPj9GjH-FZs

Thank you Fogey……… ..it took about six tries to get it right…

James ……The three pigeons were part of a significant flock that were surrounding the fascinated boy, and passer’s by…. ..the main flock had just been walked through by a family pushing a child buggy, so had parted like the tide, seconds later they were back…..these three are keeping an eye on the action, or avoiding being trodden on, so they’ve hopped up onto the plinth….

FUJI

A photographer pal and I enjoyed just our second …Street…..outing for almost two years…. This time it was Coventry City Centre, a City of Culture, currently.

This is my favourite shot, of the day , I observed my subject for a while, his interaction with a whole flock of very persistent feral pigeons was intense, he was captivated by them; in a world of his own.

The sun was exceptionally bright, I like wide open shots in preference to being darker…so my focus has to be spot on my chosen area…..

We enjoyed a great day, plus a fabulous lunch in an `Argentinian themed restaurant……

I was shattered and sunburnt by the late afternoon though.

FUJI

Just brilliant Paul……you have captured great detail of a bug that used to fascinated me as a very small child….. we had a south facing front door, so sitting on the step was a very pleasant place to be…… The front door had faded, powdery green paint, it being mid WWII… … The green made the bright red spider mites stand out as they ran in and out if the cracks and joins of the panels……. I spent ages just being fascinated by these tiny creatures….

FUJI

An incredible landscape…. Well done Matt.

FUJI