I am in gay Pareee

"How's Paris?", said my husband, the French-Canadian veterinary research histopathologist. "Well, you know, it's Paris", I said.  I lived here when I was a tiny child (and even now speak French like, apparently, "an English person who learnt French that sounds like a Parisian trying to do a Quebec accent to fit in"), and I have been back many, many times, but even so, it is Paris, and it is always magical, however many times I come back and look at it with my seasoned old eyes.

Despite its magic I am, however, always able to lower the tone. Here, then, are some photosnaps:

Pip "fromage!" Pip

NWM

I am off to gay Pareee

Yes, it is true. I am going to Paris now.  It is not for fun, exactly, and yet it is not exactly for work either. I am not at liberty to divulge my PURPOSE; suffice to say that I cannot and will not be drawn, but that I will try and pay more attention to this, my web-blog, and maybe put some pictures up.

Pip "au revoir!" pip

NWM

I announce the winner

 The winner is clear. I thought about it on the train and laughed. I thought about it on the platform, at the butcher (buying sausage) and whilst making a cup of tea mere moments ago, each time laughing more than the time before. I sat in the car and laughed and laughed, even though I had to show my 'husband' this video so he would know why I was laughing and laughing at the pictures in my tiny head.  ("Is this something they do only in your land?", he asked.)

Yes. The winner is LutraLutra.

"Oops Upside Your Head, I said Oops Upside Your Head."

Congratulations!!

I wish you a happy Friday

Here is some magnificence:



Also, do not forget yesterday's caption competition.  We already have a number of strong contenders: can you be one of them? Can you?

**Update**

"You know, you can have too much magnificence", writes Redgrittybrick in the comments box below this post.  I do not know if Redgrittybrick is a man or a lady, but I welcome him/her to my many legions of adoring readers and/or fans and say: No, Redgrittybrick, it is NOT possible to have too much magnificence, and here is the proof. First of all, I give you this:



And second of all, I give you this:

Pip pip!

NWM

I run a caption competition

Last time I ran a caption competition it was AWESOME (as they say in Canada all the time), so let's do it again - this time with pandas rather than clowns and monkeys.