Volcanoes, a cat, and cricket

[vilakins]

I didn't do much that was exciting today, but Greg did. I bought him a three weeks early birthday present: an hour's flight over the three volcanoes (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro) at the other end of the lake. He took lots of crater and lahar pictures, plus a good one of The Village as he came back in to land.

We were visited by a cat this morning, a magnificent and very friendly Birman (think fluffy Siamese, blue eyes and all). I don't know if he belongs here or is a neighbour's cat looking for daytime company. Unexpected cats are the embodiment of serendipity. :-)

We also watched NZ beat Canada, who are another team with promise. I hope that teams like Ireland, Kenya, and Canada will get invitations to play the more well-known teams in future, but the big cricket news is the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, an appalling tragedy. News just in as I type: they seem to have arrested someone for it.
[Edit] No, it was a completely unfounded rumour from Delhi.

Comments

[hafren.livejournal.com]

The police are denying the arrest. You two seem to have wonderful birthday ideas. I do hope we shall see Greg's photos! If you're anything like me, you were scrabbling frantically for a camera when the cat came round and couldn't find one!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Yes, it seems it was a spurious report from Delhi.

Greg got lots of pictures of steaming volcanoes and crater lakes, and I have several of the cat; he was rather a poser. He was so cute, following me around the apartment. I'll put the photos in an an LJ gallery when I get home, and do some picspam posts. :-)

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

Unexpected cats are the embodiment of serendipity. :-)

I agree, I met a lovely one on the walk home from work yesterday.

I made the cake, it was great! I left out the alcohol, and it's still lovely - thank you for the recipe :0)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Yay! Now you too can enjoy cakey treats! I'm sure you can adapt it by adding different things to it.

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

I don't know if he belongs here or is a neighbour's cat looking for daytime company.

Judging from the Burmans I knew donkeys years ago it was probably looking for daytime company. They are very people orientated beauties and the ones I knew would climb you if you ignored them, luckily it was the time of the maxi so only my clothes suffered

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Our cats cry and paw our legs if we ignore them. This little guy meowed every time I stopped touching him, then settled down at my feet till he suddenly decided to leave.

We're upstairs though, and unless we leave a door open or see him on the stairs again (outside ones good for sunning on) I doubt I'll see him again. He was adorable though, and posed beautifully for the camera. :-)

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

Stunning icon.

Looks as if India are out of the Super 8's.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You mean the tabby? :-) He looks just like Sam, our old family cat.

We heard Sri Lanka beat them. We don't get to see matches we're not in, but we'll get all the Super 8 ones.

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

You mean the tabby

I think it's the green eyes staring up at you that attracts.

We don't get to see matches

I don't get to see any of them, we don't have satellite. I depend on the radio, which does mean I can do something else at the same time. I made a batch of half a dozen curried prawn flans this afternoon.