We have had a few freezing cold days in London. There was even a brief flurry of snow on Thursday but this didn’t settle, due to the ground being too wet, much to my students’ disappointment.

Just as the sun is retreating, the cold weather has drawn the mighty Sun King inwards, and the little sod has been spending most of his time on our laps. Yes, this includes the second favourite lap in the household (mine). And I will gladly accept whatever meagre crumbs of affection that he casts my way, even if he is only doing it to stay warm. 

Here he is, on my lap, looking uncharacteristically elegant – well, apart from the old man white hairs and the specks of dust:

Smart boy.

Perhaps there is hope, after all, that he could produce a halfway-decent Official Winter Solstice Portrait (Cat Daddy: “It could be the last one he ever does”) in the next few weeks? 

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25 responses to “Un coup de froid”

  1. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    The picture is great. Where I live, we also had biting winds, cold rain and even some snow which fell during Saturday night and melted on Sunday morning. Unfortunately, as we hosted two grandchildren of ours, Poor Timon didn’t get any genuine opportunities to come onto my lap 😺.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Aww, Timon! Is he not keen on the grandkids? 🤣

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  2. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Those grandkids can be noisy and Timon is not really used to living with such noisy kids 🤣.
    Don’t forget he spent his childhood with dwarf rabbits 🐇

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      The rabbit upbringing remains one of the funniest things ever!

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  3. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Oh… he looks so adorable (really) in the photograph!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Thanks, but you know him by now, right? It’s all lies.

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  4. Kate Crimmins avatar

    He does take a good picture for a black cat!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Trust me, this is rare! For every one posted, there are 9,632 outtakes.

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        He’s a cat. I have a similar number of blurry tails and noses.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          You often photograph two together, which must be quite a feat!

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          1. Kate Crimmins avatar

            If it’s Sasha and Gus it’s easy. Getting Morgan in is extra work or I have to be vigilant for the few times she hangs with the others.

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            1. iamthesunking avatar

              But it still takes effort to get two cats to do what you want. We barely/don’t manage it with one!

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            2. Kate Crimmins avatar

              It’s not taking pictures of what I want. It’s taking pictures of what they want to do.

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            3. iamthesunking avatar

              That’s a very good point. Do any of us, ever, manage to get a photo do what WE want?

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            4. Kate Crimmins avatar

              Nope, we take what we get.

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  5. sevencatsandcounting avatar

    Louis looks most magnificent! I do love the fall as it is the start of lap cuddle season.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Yes, I love it when he comes in for cuddles. I almost want to take away his igloo so that he’ll spend more time on our laps …

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      1. sevencatsandcounting avatar

        NOOO! Catorze needs his igloo!

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          Don’t worry, I won’t take it from him! But it’s crossed my mind …

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  6. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    A cat on one’s lap can be a comforting warmth for the human too.

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  7. Dr. CaSo avatar

    What a royal picture 🙂 Louis is gorgeous, like all kings should be!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      That’s so nice of you! But don’t forget that for every posted photo, there are 9,375 deleted ones.

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  8. cat9984 avatar

    He is indeed a very elegant cat. My parents had a beautiful tuxedo cat who would pose when she saw the camera. I have never had a cat like that

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Catorze rarely poses well! Most of his halfway-decent photos are just a fluke.

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