We visited the Ōtaki Cat Show today. It’s hard to see Orientals with exaggeratedly triangular faces and Persians with almost entirely flat faces. The enormous Maine Coons and Norwegian Forest Cats were splendid though. Photos: Oriental (extreme iPhone crop); Norwegian Forest Cat.

A person wearing a leopard print top is gently holding a Siamese cat on a white mat placed on a wooden table.An older man wearing a sequin vest is holding and examining a large, fluffy cat that is standing on a table while a few people watch in the background.