Hundreds of cats hang out in the huge Montmartre Cemetery where they prowl among the graves and sit on the headstones of famous former Parisians.
“These cats are always hiding and tend to be très timide (very timid), so often I had to tempt them with my feather teaser and handfuls of cat treats,” says photographer Rachael McKenna in her book The French Cat. “It’s amazing how a couple of green feathers tied to a stick are irresistible to even the coyest cats. What I do is wiggle the teaser and a trickle of treats to lure her or him into position. Usually, the cat would follow me down the road to a setting I’d chosen and then, hopefully, click!”
The cats of the Montmartre Cemetery in Paris, France, are well looked after. Every day around noon, a man (Saujot, a true cat lover) arrives at the cemetery hauling thirty kilograms of cat food on a little trolley. He walks six kilometres from home and pays for the food himself out of donations from cat lovers. Meanwhile, the cats, most of them tabbies or pure blacks, are sleek and well fed. Every day they appear from their hiding places behind the tombstones to gobble up their rations.
Goodness knows who the gendarmes fine if the strays of Montmartre decide to scale the high wall around the cemetery and go rat hunting through the back alleys of Pigalle and the Marais during the midnight hours.
Source: The French Cat by Rachael McKenna
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Love the cats of Montmartre.
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Thank you ❤
Yes, they are cuddly and superb! Visit Vanessa's Blog: she photographs cats all around the world: amazing and fascinating 😀
Happy Friday!
Sid
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what an enchanting cemetery and the cats add their rare magic to it. I must get this book!
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It’s the fascinating Paris, my friend 😀
The book is wonderful ❤
Happy Sunday!
Sid
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I am going to get it. what an awesome combination of graves and cats. magical.
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😀
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Ma che meraviglia! Scatti stupendi e stupendo Saujot.
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Vanessa è fortissima 😀
Grazie per la Tua visita ❤
Buona Domenica!
Sid
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Buona domenica pomeriggio.
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Grazie ❤
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Sid
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😀
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Fantastiche foto… fanno proprio sognare
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Bonjour Lellaj ❤
Che piacere che tu sia qui 😀
Sull'alberello del bradipo fervono i lavori: se gli unghioni non s'intrecciano dovrei pubblicare in settimana una cosuccia…
Buona giornata!
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Sid
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Mannaggia pure le unghie ti si intrecciano Sid?
Io sono in alto mare. … fremo di arrivare alla fine… e poter ripartire… ma forse questa scelta del centro… non fa proprio al caso mio
Vengo a vedere i tuoi aggiornamenti
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Resisti, è quasi fatta 😛
Eppoi, pensa positivo… o almeno, provaci! Il tuo bradipo ti sostiene con il suo cuore ❤
Bacionissimo
Sid
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Grazie mille Sid… ne verrò fuori prima o poi… ma grazie x il dolce sostegno
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Il bradipo può sempre offrire i confortevoli rami del suo alberello 😀
Bacione
Sid
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Paris, mon amour ❤
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Oh Sid, thank you for sharing! These cat pictures are amazing!
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I love those kitties! 🐭
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Meowww =^_^=
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*purrs*🐭
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Such beautiful photos of these adorable cats! 🙂
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Hi!
You’re right, photos are stunning 😀
Thanks for visiting!
Ciao
Sid
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