odbof85

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Retired languages teacher living in France (85). Widower. Wildlife, especially birds. Pro-EU, anti-billionaire, woke lefty. Word freak. Cats, coffee, wine

Old photo of Janey with her famous poster “TRUMP IS A CUNT”
My cat Ha’penny. He’s white, with a black tail and a black smudge in front of his ears. Sadly, he had to have his ears cropped to avoid cancer.
Photo of my white and black cat Ha’penny sitting in my lap this evening. Background of lamp and shelves etc.
Photo of an orange tree in Spain. Flowers and fruit at the same time
Cat asleep on bed.
Bleached lawn with a clump of lucerne the only green plant. And a plant saucer providing water for the birds.
Little dark long-haired cat on the doorstep
Citroën Ami electric car
An illustration of seashore wildlife, by Tunnicliffe.
Happy #Caturday from little brown long-haired Ollie
I presume satellite photo of the smoke from the fire south of Bordeaux. It’s covering a huge area.
White cat with black tail and brows. He’s lying on a tiled floor because it’s cooler.
Ann Widdecombe
Cat sleeping on tiled step to keep cool.
Happy #Caturday from Ollie. Photo of dark long-haired cat snoozing on a windowsill. Background of garden with fruit trees and long bleached grass.
Page of text about the 1932 Riley March Special.
Mannekin Pis wearing a Belgian football shirt and peeing on Trump’s head.
Parched lawn and little sallow tree, its leaves turning brown from heat and drought.
Photo of Trump with quote from King Lear “thou art a boil, A plague-sore or embossèd carbuncle”
Cat carrying a dove he caught.
Riley March Special. Sports car dating from 1933
Dark, fluffy cat cleaning on the bed, by an open window.
Newly painted wall
Newly painted wall
Big white cat cooling off on tiled floor.
Small dark long-haired cat sitting on concrete. He’s been out in the garden all week despite temperatures over 40°.
Glass of champagne for what would have been our 60th anniversary.
Warm white cat curled up on my lap. It’s 35° outside.
Cat lying on tiled floor to keep cool.
White cat with black markings in front of his ears, cleaning in a sunny doorway.
Cat on my lap wearing a collar because he had an abscess where he was bitten in a fight.
Screenshot of temperatures forecast for the next week, with a maximum of 39°C. Vendée, France
A quotation from Averroes: “Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, and hatred leads to violence.”
Forecast temperatures for next week in west central France. Possibly reaching 40°C
French President Macron quoting Averroes: “Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, and hatred leads to violence.”
Cat on my lap wearing a collar because he has an abscess
My cat Ha’penny on my lap. He’s wearing a collar to stop him scratching a bite wound on his face.
house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata
Ollie, little long-haired cat, cleaning seeds out of his fur.
Rather poor photo of an albizzia tree coming into flower.
Ollie, dark brown long-haired cat, cleaning bits of garden debris from his fur.
Packet of Brets buckwheat (sarrasin) crisps.
Packet of Brets plain crisps à l’ancienne.
Young people dancing to “Oops upside your head”. You had to sit in rows on the floor.
Well-known photo of Janey holding a sign say “Happy Trump is a c@nt”
Bret’s crisps, Camembert flavour and cheddar with jalapeño.
Ollie the long-haired cat asleep on the bed.
The Roman aqueduct in Segovia.
Text describing the effects of eating fly agaric fungus.
Owl pellet
White cat cleaning in a sunny doorway.
Cat eating the remains of my barbecued sardines.
Photo of small, dark, long-haired cat cleaning on my bed, by an open window.
Dark, long-haired cat cleaning on bed.
Photos of ladybird larvae.
French croissants and pastries.
Temperatures forecast for next week, reaching 35°
Cat asleep on ironing board.
Blue irises on local marshland.
Ollie rolling on the floor