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Thug cat part 3. Unbidden guests are often welcomest when they are gone.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 14/08/2020 09:53

Since the second thread has now been promoted to 'classics' here is part three.
Links (hopefully) to the first and second threads below

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TC is clearly suitably impressed by his fame

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TheSparklyPussycat · 18/08/2020 17:33

I'm thinking that is a terrapin released into the wild when someone was tired of it, or when it got too big? How big was he?

Oldraver · 18/08/2020 12:51

Ah was that the one that was lost by the Dad

YetAnotherSpartacus · 18/08/2020 09:20

A few weeks ago (but later than the start of lockdown) someone did find an albino snake in their garden and write about it on MN. I'm not sure of the variety of snake, however.

Someone came and rescued it and describes it as 'obese'. :)

Oldraver · 18/08/2020 08:20

@YetAnotherSpartacus

Wasn't there recently a lost albino corn snake on MN?

Was snakey exhibiting any suspicious bulges and do you still have four cats, grumpy?

We had a lost albino snake the next road over at the start of lockdown. Was half hoping I would find it
BovaryX · 17/08/2020 13:05

The Thane of Cawdor, AKA Thug Amphibian! Love that @Supersimkin2 Grin

AnneKipanki · 17/08/2020 12:52

😅

YetAnotherSpartacus · 17/08/2020 12:12

Wasn't there recently a lost albino corn snake on MN?

Was snakey exhibiting any suspicious bulges and do you still have four cats, grumpy?

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 17/08/2020 12:08

NDN mislaid (!) their 6ft corn snake last Thursday.
Having not seen TC for a few days I phoned to check.
Corn snake has turned up in their bathroom this morning and TC was at home for breakfast so all is well. Grin.

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 16/08/2020 14:31

Oh. My Goodness! What an admirable future Ms TC!

ClaudiaAndTheCauldron · 16/08/2020 14:29

I wonder if TC would like to meet my cat Coco?

Here she is sunbathing in the garden

Thug cat part 3. Unbidden guests are often welcomest when they are gone.
YetAnotherSpartacus · 16/08/2020 14:16

And Sybil's...

BovaryX · 16/08/2020 14:11

TC's Pre Raphaelite qualities....

YetAnotherSpartacus · 16/08/2020 14:07

I'm imagining that Millais' Ophelia will float down any minute ...

BovaryX · 16/08/2020 14:04

Yes, the melancholy, contemplative side of TC, gazing into the limpid pool, filled with existential angst.....

YetAnotherSpartacus · 16/08/2020 13:23

He actually looks quite melancholy - possibly thinking of lost loves Sybil

BovaryX · 16/08/2020 13:13

What lovely pictures of swans! And as Cassandra says, TC in the role of Narcissus.....

DobbyLovesSocks · 15/08/2020 10:20

Have just discovered this chain of threads. Thanks
I have three cats - one 16 (B/W) and two tabbies who are three. They are all half the size of TC so wonder if I have done something wrong with their food all these years?

Supersimkin2 · 14/08/2020 17:58

What is that TA (Thug Amphibian) doing so far from Loch Ness?!

AnneKipanki · 14/08/2020 16:50

Oh yes, Grumpy .Parents to avoid.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 14/08/2020 13:34

River - it's a backwater on the Thames.

It's really a privilege to live by the water & we love the wildlife round us; apart from the usual water fowl we also regularly see herons, kingfishers, cormorants, red kites and bloody noisy parakeets. All good for ornithologically inclined cats. Grin
I was slightly surprised to spot this chap when out on the boat a week ago though.

Thug cat part 3. Unbidden guests are often welcomest when they are gone.
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CassandraCross · 14/08/2020 13:13

@YetAnotherSpartacus

He's gazing at his reflection, isn't he?
Are you implying a touch of Narcissus, another of the literary TC's many personas?Grin
CassandraCross · 14/08/2020 13:12

TC is clearly suitably impressed by his fame

The epitome of nonchalance, when you know you're fabulous and have legions of adoring fans, you know, no need to strutGrin.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 14/08/2020 13:07

Oh! How gorgeous! Is it a river or a canal?

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 14/08/2020 13:05

I think even TC would hesitate to take on mum and dad here.

Thug cat part 3. Unbidden guests are often welcomest when they are gone.
Thug cat part 3. Unbidden guests are often welcomest when they are gone.
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Allergictoironing · 14/08/2020 10:54

@YetAnotherSpartacus

He's gazing at his reflection, isn't he?
More like gazing at little ducklings swimming about on the river - and wondering how he can get to them without getting wet! Grin