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[vera_j]

My "Paní Ježková" icon from linda_joyce  is ready, so sweet, thank you and for the instructions. Growing bolder, I tried this beautiful drawing by Václav Hollar from 17th century: The good cat . Hey - and here it is! Most my pictures are in a wrong format and the LJ machine won´t take them but I am happy enough with these!
BTW, it is only raining, the snow is melting like mad, the temperatures above zero. We could even see the sun for a moment and what a magic it does! The birds begin singing and wild ducks just wait for some free water on our pond. Soon the nights will be noisy but now I look forwart to hearing them. No way going out for a walk though, water is running in the rivulets everywhere and the remaining snow is heavy and prevents from walking. Still - I can SMELL SPRING!

Comments

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

He's got a sweet face, is there a story behind the sketch, why is he the good cat? I googled for a big picture but only got this http://www.zlate-mince.cz/cm/Wenceslaus_Hollar_7.jpg. Is the writing clear enough for you to translate for me?

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Hollar
This is from the Wikipedia, Linda, about V.Hollar.You can see his London BEFORE The Fire in the National Gallery.
The inscription is actually in German and written in Schwabach. It is probably not an exact translation but in English it might be:
That cat is good which doesn´t eat on the sly (this is a phrase right from my dictionary, I hope you can understand) and in Czech: Dobrá kočka, která nemlsá.
It was his own cat and you can see that the face is not perfect because the cat was real.
I printed the picture and framed it and have it in my room. http://www.ngprague.cz/en/1010/2082/clanek/press-release-wenceslaus-hollar-1607-8211-1677-and-europe-between-life-and-desolation/
This is even better than Wiki!!!!

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

Thank you,I think it probably translates into a saying we have here, A hungry cat catches more mice. I read some where research has proved not to be true. A well fed cat will catch mice for play and will hunt for longer than a cat hunting for food.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

And that is true, I know it from Tygr:-)

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

I googled 'Václav Hollar the good cat' and the first hit was a pdf (I looked at the cached text version instead) and found the answer.

One of the small gems of this period
is the famous etching “A good cat that
doesn’t steal titbits” (1646), probably
modelled on Hollar’s own domestic cat.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

An excellent find, yes, and it was his own cat. I replied Linda with another info about Hollar himself.

[luinielle.livejournal.com]

I love your new icons - especially the good cat. Yay!! that spring is in the air for you. :0)

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Your birdies are adorable!

[luinielle.livejournal.com]

Thank you :0)
And the more I see your cat icon, the more I love that wide-eyed expression on his face! It makes me smile.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

That´s s why I have it on the wall! It must have been a cat of a strong character...

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Yay for spring!

It's still summer here. I shall deny any possibility of autumn till April when it will start to get colder, March is still very hot so I count it as summer.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Yes, yay! MMMM...imagining hot sunny days...