3am wake up call

Just as I was singing the praises of Miss Marple, she goes and wakes me up by bringing a live mouse into my bedroom at 3am and flinging it around the place. Luckily I managed to rescue the mouse by catching it in my shoe. (nb: this is the best tactic. I must have used my converse to successfully capture and free at least 25 rats and mice in my lifetime). Meanwhile, Miss M is in disgrace but doesn't seem to care. She's gone all silly and is purring her head off.

My winner

What am I saying!? Nobody will beat Missy!!

Miss Marple the model

Today I discovered that the Mayhew are looking for rescued animals to appear in their 2012 calendar. Obviously this means I'll now start following Miss Marple everywhere with the camera. She'll make lots of cross faces I expect. Whatever happens she will always be a model to me, but she might have some stiff calendar competition from other beautiful beasties like these...

Cottontail

Martha

b-b-b-biscuit bass

Masterchef Synesthesia

Fum & Gebra - it's true love

This owl and cat are best friends. It makes me very happy.

Olympian alert

A nice view of Chesil Beach

Spent a lovely weekend away in Portland. A particular highlight was seeing a whole pub full of white-blond Swedes with ridiculously tanned skin and small noses. They were all trying out for a place in the Olympic sailing team. With them was an ex-Olympian who was training them up. His name was Steven but he said in Sweden that translates as 'stiff one'. I think that was some kind of misinformed chat-up line. It would never have worked. He was in his late fifties and looked like Michael Eavis.

Flowers and cats

Sweet Williams

Some kind of daisy

I know it's good for the garden but I'm fed up of rain. Luckily there are cats to cheer me up.

Mabel on the lookout for trouble

Flap watch / "Why won't it stop raining!"