Louis, the Wells Cathedral Cat

Louis is a ginger tom hunting mice in Wells cathedral. His favourite place is a basket in the gift shop but here we met him in the market place. He barely suffered the girls' interest and quickly disapperaed again;-)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/16/cathedral-cat-under-suspicion-following-dog-attacks-in-wells

Majka, ROL/Photo, Sylvain Wiart, ©UdoSm and 31 other people have particularly liked this photo

59 comments - The latest ones

Jeff Farley

A really nice shot Gudrun.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jeff Farley

Thank you, Jeff!

8 years ago.

Jeff Farley

An excellent image Gudrun, thank you for posting to Fur, Fin and Feather.

8 years ago.

uwschu ^club

Ist ja goldig

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to uwschu ^club

Schönen Dank, Uwe! Ich wusste zuerst gar nicht, dass das Vieh berühmt ist;-)

8 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Awww...how sweet.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thanks, Karen! He seems to be quite a personality;-)

8 years ago.

Stormlizard ^club

Nice photo Gudrun.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Stormlizard ^club

Many thanks, John!

8 years ago.

LotharW ^club

Ist ja 'n klasse Bericht. Da hast Du aber Glück gehabt!!!

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to LotharW ^club

Schönen Dank, Lothar! Nachdem er in der Kathedrale nicht zu sehen war....Er hat sich aber hier schnell vom Acker gemacht, die Mädels waren ihm wohl zu übergriffig;-)

8 years ago.

Valfal

What a wonderful set of photos! Both the cat and your little girls are beautiful! :-))

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Valfal

Thank you so much, Val! We were really surprised to see this "famous" cat off his patch;-)

8 years ago.

slgwv ^club

Looks like he's just putting up with it! ;)

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to slgwv ^club

Thanks, Steve! he didn't seem too pleased;-)

8 years ago.

Amazingstoker

what a charming image . . .

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

Thanks a lot, stoker!

8 years ago.

cammino ^club

Ein nettes Kerlchen.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to cammino ^club

Herzlichen Dank, cammino!

8 years ago.

volker_hmbg ^club

Gelungener "Schuß" einer Szene, die viel aussagt -über kleine Mädchen- und über Katzen :-))

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to volker_hmbg ^club

Danke, Volker! Die Mädels waren hinter dem her, aber er hat sich schnell befreit;-)

8 years ago.

Erika+Manfred ^club

Die ist aber geduldig. Da lässt nicht jede Katze mit sich machen.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Erika+Manfred ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Erika! Er soll gutmütig sein, aber das war ihm zuviel, er ist kurz danach abgehauen....

8 years ago.

Leo W ^club

Allerliebste Szene, gut beobachtet.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Leo W ^club

Besten Dank, Leo!

8 years ago.

Clickity Click

You caught a delightful moment as the girls pay attention to Louis. Instant fave ...:) Louis certainly shocked the lady and her dog, if it indeed was Louis!

8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Clickity Click

Thanks a lot, Chris! He didn't very much enjoy the attention, he seemed aloof but good natured with it;-) I'm in two minds whether the dog attacker was Louis- but it's an interesting story:-)

8 years ago.

Shuttering Yukon

oh what a perfect pic!

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Shuttering Yukon

Thank you, Wendi!

8 years ago.

Graham Chance ^club

Nice work Gudrun. I like the PIP best - lovely composition and the cat is such a striking colour. As for the story - he's innocent until proven guilty.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Graham Chance ^club

Thanks, Graham! I think the furore has died down and Louis is still walking free- so not guilty;-)

8 years ago.

Lian

Proud animal :-)

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Lian

Many thanks, Lian! He certainly is!

8 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

schöne Szene, bei unserem heutigen Abendspaziergang sind uns 4 junge Kätzchen aus einem Bauernhof entgegen gesprungen und jedes wollte gestreichelt werden. Es war herrlich

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Schussentäler ^club

Danke, Reinhard! Die 4 Kätzchen vom Bauernhof suchen sicher neue Besitzer...;-)

8 years ago.

Diederik Santema ^club

Children discovering the cuddlyness of a cat!

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Diederik Santema ^club

Thank you, Diederik! He didn't want to be cuddled;-)

8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

Thérèse ^club

Trop belle cette scène !

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Thérèse ^club

Merci beaucoup, Thérèse!

8 years ago.

Heide ^club

Nur mal kurz die Mädchen begrüssen und dann wieder ab zum Mäusefangen in die Kirche... oder doch lieber in's Körbchen. ;-)
Klasse die Aufnahmen, sehr schön die Geschichte dazu.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Heide ^club

Großen Dank, Heide! Der hat da Hof gehalten und sich gnädig kraulen lassen;-) Der weiß wohl, dass er berühmt ist....

8 years ago.

Polyrus

My cat and I are not fans of ginger toms, but I believe I could make an exception for this one ;-)
I'm still trying to catch up.

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Polyrus

Thank you, Neil! Louis is quite a personality;-)) I know about catching up- I always take ages after an absence....

8 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

How adorable! With that ear back he does look like he'll bolt any second. The inset is so funny - the face of rejection!

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Diane Putnam ^club

Thanks a lot, Diane! Lol, he did bolt shortly afterwards;-) He seemed a bit aloof:-)

8 years ago.

Fantasyfan

Lovely moment

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Fantasyfan

Thank you, Sanna!

8 years ago.

©UdoSm ^club

Mir scheint die Katze fremdelet a wenig... :-))

8 years ago.

Merci vielmals, Udo! Dem hat das gar nicht gepasst, er hat sich ziemlich schnell getrollt;-)

8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

polytropos ^club

Er scheint sich seiner eminent wichtigen Rolle bewusst zu sein, aber ganz wohl ist ihm nicht bei der Sache ;-)

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to polytropos ^club

Es war ihm lästig, die Mädels haben ihn nicht in Ruhe gelassen....

8 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Une très belle scène que j'aime beaucoup....

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ROL/Photo ^club

Merci beaucoup, Roland!

8 years ago.

Majka

Very beautiful scene and picture!

Greetings:)

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Majka

Thanks a lot, Majka!

8 years ago.

Amazingstoker

having read the link, what a cool dude; we used to have a pretty, fluffy, soppy looking cat that would take on any dog that interfered

8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

Thank again, stoker! Haha, you're right- dogs must learn to keep their distance,-)

8 years ago.

Uli F. ^club

Das ist ja eine tolle Geschichte, Gudrun! Ich habe den "Ginger Tom" bereits 1993 in der Kathedrale von Canterbury getroffen - oder war es sein Urahn ;-) ???. Es saß auf einer Kirchenbank und putzte sich. Ich traute meinen Augen nicht. Anscheinend fühlen sich die englischen Katzen in den Kathedralen wohl.

Gute Nacht

Uli

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Uli F. ^club

Danke, Uli! Ja gell, Louis ist schon eine "Marke":-) Ich glaube, früher hatten alle Kirchen eine Katze wegen der Mäuse- manche haben Katzenklappen, die aus der Bauzeit der Kirchen stammen. Canterbury scheint die Tradition auch fortzusetzen:-))

8 years ago.

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