You may remember this post from March 2023, about a mysterious picture of what appears to be a panther in the wild. Taken in England. Well, I recently read an article in the Bucks Free Press mentioning 10 places in Buckinghamshire where you can find big cats. You gotta love old local newspapers, sometimes they get into paranormal or cryptozoology, and it fires up my imagination. No, I don't believe there are big cats the size of panthers or pumas dwelling in the UK. But one can dream, even a skeptical mind like me. Oh and the article mentions a "self-proclaimed expert" (their word), who has a website called Big Cats of the Chilterns. But all skepticism aside, I love the idea of the huge but elusive felines roaming the countryside.
Monday, 21 August 2023
Cryptid Cats
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
Mysterious "Panther"
I will start this post by a disclaimer: I love a bit of cryptozoology, however I know it is a pseudoscience. I will therefore relay this piece of news with caution: I remain very skeptical regarding the conclusions people have drawn from it. But anyway, a "panther" was caught on camera in a field in Gloucestershire. Or at least what looks like a black panther, or a rather large cat. The animal, maybe a feline, appears to be as large as a Labrador dog, but twice as long, or so says the article. Now I have seen the video, it is quite short and the image does not show all that much, so I don't think it is quite clear at all. I suspect an optical illusion and a mundane explanation. All the same, large cats sighting has been a staple of this country's folklore, so the news set my imagination on fire.
Saturday, 9 October 2021
J'ai la trouille
Friday, 16 July 2021
Le nouveau logo de la Panthère verte
J'ai une bonne et une mauvaise nouvelle tirées de la page Facebook de La Panthère Verte. La bonne: leur local sur Mont-Royal est réouvert. Pour les chanceux qui veulent essayer, c'est le meilleur resto vegan que j'ai essayé dans la ville (ma femme n'est pas d'accord). La mauvaise: qui c'est qui a eu l'idée de changer de logo? Ils ont sorti celui-là en octobre 2020 et franchement il est pas vargeux.
Friday, 6 October 2017
J'ai la trouille...
En fait, non pas vraiment. Mais je cherchais sur la page Facebook de la Panthère verte, et je ne vois nulle part de photo de leur tarte à la citrouille et pacanes qu'ils ont dans le temps de l'Halloween. Pas que j'aie la chance d'en manger, dans un futur proche, mais bon. Ce serait bien de voir qu'ils sont actifs et fassent quelque chose pour souligner l'Halloween. Pas que je sois inquiet, remarquez. Ou peut-être si.
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
La tarte à la citrouille de la Panthère Verte
Friday, 26 June 2015
Le Tropikale
Saturday, 6 June 2015
The Green Panther Experience
I have only been twice to The Green Panther, the vegan restaurant chain in Montreal. Twice it was at their restaurant on Mont-Royal Avenue, at two very different moments. Their mascot caught my eye, so I went there out of curiosity. The restaurant was virtually empty, I ordered what they claim is the best falafel of Montreal. After tasting it, I have to say that they are right. You can read more about the falafel here. I was hooked and I decided to come back as soon as I could.I don't know if it was because it was in the evening instead of afternoon, or because The Green Panther had gained a reputation since my first time, but the second time I went there with my wife it was jam packed. A sign not only of the popularity of the restaurant, but of vegan eating in general. It is the new craze in Montreal, especially on the Plateau Mont-Royal, which always had its share of hippies and eco-friendly dwellers. Instead of being all quiet, it was loud. There were many Quebeckers, but also a few French (I find this strange as France is not a nation of vegetarians, let alone vegans) and the usual Anglos. This is less of a surprise as Anglo-Saxons are often more into vegetarianism and veganism. There was two of them, chatting very loudly, which was irritating my wife to no end. Mentioning it to me later, I said to tease her (I am mean like that sometimes): "Well, of course they were rude, they are English speakers like you." My wife replied (she is used to this kind of teasing from me): "I only share a language with them, you share their nationality." Touché. However cruel, she still said a great unknown line. I guess a nice place does not necessarily bring a nice clientèle. The staff was nice though, warm and friendly. And the food the second time round? We both had burgers, I don't remember which ones exactly. I think she had a VégéBurger and I had a VégéPanthère. Absolutely delicious, and I did not miss meat even once. And more strangely, I actually enjoyed the food more than my wife, even though she is vegetarian. So that was The Green Panther Experience.
Saturday, 15 November 2014
Voir la vie en rose (la photo du mois)
C'est le moment de la photo du mois, le thème est "voir la vie en rose", choisie par Arwen. Ca a été d'une simplicité désarmante à trouver: cette photo d'Odin sur la couverture à pique-nique. Parce qu'Odin était un chat noir qui avait l'air d'une petite panthère, comme tous les chats noirs. Parce qu'il y a une panthère rose. Parce qu'il est sur cette photo sur quelque chose de rose. Et surtout parce que lorsqu'Odin était vivant, il nous faisait voir la vie en rose, tout noir qu'il était. C'est la seconde fois que j'utilise Odin pour la photo du mois. À chaque fois, il s'est imposé d'emblée.
Vous pouvez voir comment/quand les autres voient la vie en rose aux liens suivants:
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