“Blue Circle” burglar alarm, Great Missenden • I really can’t tell if this is a fox or a cat. Its pointy ears suggest the former, its posture the latter. However, since I already have a load of fox-based alarms, I am putting this firmly in the “cat” category (ha ha), of which it is currently the sole member (I’m talking domestic cats here – there are plenty of big cat alarms). Maybe it’s one of those long-eared Abyssinian cats (pictured below), which are reputed to be the same kind depicted ancient Egyptian art. Though why it is trapped inside a Blue Circle logo – which I thought was a brand of cement – remains totally obscure. Perhaps one day the person responsible for this strange and rather Chinese-looking design will enlighten me. • Spotted: Town centre, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16, England, 2007 • Politics: In the Conservative constituency of Chesham and Amersham
Above: a real Abyssinian cat (photo by Karin Langner-Bahmann)
