11h32 in the Big Kitten house. Rufus has appeared without a care in the world. Demanded Sunday Brunch (received it, obvs) and is now in the shade, snoozing the snooze of the righteous. 😌 I'm opening the gin. 😁

I overwintered a single swallowtail chrysalis after finding a chonky caterpillar making a run for it in the alleyway. Here is the result 8 months later

scheduled Caturday post Matthew Roseberry

#Caturday vibes. 😺

I regret that leaving Monkey Cage was necessary, but I will never regret leaving people who considered siding with hatred was more important than siding with our many non binary and trans listeners - each day I see the further empowerment of hate , the more I realise there was no other option

For all the cat lovers on here🥰 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Nataliya Bagatskaya, Ukrainian (1967- ), Home Is Where I'm Needed, from the series Life in Avatar, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 65 x 80 cm, private collection

Anyone need some kittens in a hammock to cheer them up?

This is a cat check point: relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone

Some lovely views on my walk into town, this morning ... Everything is so scented and lush at the moment.

I didn’t realised that @ledbydonkeys.org actually had to build their own advan for the (dis)unite the UK gathering because no one else would take it on. That’s where you come in.. Don’t think “What I can afford to contribute is too little” Think “MY little bit helps to gives them courage”

From dave43law on X:

Younger daughter & I found these fossilised crinoid rock stars (segments of the ‘stem’ of Jurassic feather stars/sea lilies, related to starfish & sea urchins) in the gravel on the edge of a lake nr Peterborough UK. She used them to make an ammonite:

Rupert Murdoch and right wing press who want to Americanise Britain with chlorinated chicken et al and privatised healthcare, want to influence voters against @andyburnham.bsky.social Andy is pro EU and pro voter reform. From the former editor of The Sun himself. They smell a real threat. 🍿

Happy #Caturday 😺

Good morning. Took this contemplative Robin shot two days ago. Perched within the bramble’s guarded arms, the robin is lost in thought…..a little rose among thorns, pausing to reflect in the hush of the greenery. #SmallBirdSaturday #photography #birds #ECK #ColorADay #GreenSat

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 321 Bumblebees have long tongues covered in hairs which they use to extract nectar from flowers. But not all tongues are equal! Bumblebee queen tongues are not as efficient at collecting nectar as female worker bee tongues. #bees #nature #wildlife

#CaptionThis 📸 Bottlenose dolphins have around 80-100 teeth. 🦷 Cutting a tooth in half and counting the rings will tell you the age of the dolphin! 🧮 Just like with trees. 🌳 #BottlenoseDolphin #DolphinTeeth

continuing with my kingfisher drawing 💠✍🏻

I am VERY happy with this new pattern. 🥰 It took ages to stitch but now it's finally done. And I'm so happy. Coming next week. 😊 #Embroidery

Poetry, music and larking about. Dual book launch for @robinince.bsky.social at Kings Place tomorrow night, May 16th. Tickets available from www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor... or on the door.

Turns out, if you stop tearing up the seabed, wildlife thrives: ten years after banning bottom trawl fishing, there are 3 times the number of sea creatures + double the number of species in the South Arran MPA, Scotland, than there were before the ban 👏🦪🐟 share.google/2M5WqP3CXwSH...

In bloom in the garden mid May, incl. cerinthe, cow parsley and a salmon-coloured geum which I love. As ever zoom in to the botanical details if you're strung out as plant fractals have been shown to dial down stress significantly. No tiny owl hidden in this 📷 but would you like more of those?🦉🌿

Just us and nature…

From the new Private Eye, out now.

Why is the messaging it’s ok to catch a virus that is causing cognitive and vascular damage? #WearARespie ffp2/3 Open windows Use a Hepa air purifier #Covidisairborne

A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.

I know there’s a lot going on in the world, and we don’t have enough attention to pay to any of it. But the throttling of Cuba by the US should be a bigger story than it is. There are about 10 million people in Cuba, subjected to horrendous collective punishment. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Anything you’d like to say, Richard?

#InsectThursday celebrated this week with a swallowtail butterfly and one of her eggs - photographed in the garden a few days ago. Eggs which are hanging in there despite the occasional bout of heavy rain. 🤞

#RoseWednesday 2026's rose season is underway. 😎

THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...

Wes Streeting is already facing growing calls to stand down as PM

Very lively #sophiefromromania this morning but she’s getting calmer with other dogs so we all deserved a #bigbreakfast

#Caturday The Mysterious Case of the Displaced Tail

If your brain is struggling due to anxiety,sadness,the way others have behaved,ADHD, autism,burnout,chronic illness &/or because the world’s too full of grimness then hi,me too. Research shows my photo’ll provide relief for your thoughts-pause & zoom into the details-& keep going, you’re not alone 🌿

Mischief Maker Another look for #caturday

Happy #Caturday to all from Rufus-Kitten*. Relaxing in the morning sun, he raises a paw to acknowledge all present and departed #CatsOfBluesky. 🐾🐾 *not-a-kitten

observation test for your inner 8-year-old. Can you spot the 6 creatures hidden in the picture? From Treasure magazine, 1965 Official answers coming soon (Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)

It's Europe Day! Today, we celebrate all that Europe stands for. And we celebrate all of us, the citizens of Europe. Because all together, we are Europe. Happy Europe Day!

Party people with torn clothes, ripped hems, and holes in your sweaters, the inaugural ALX mending circle is today, Friday, from 2-3 pm, Grape and Bean. Look forward to meeting you and your mending :)!

Destany Pete researched an Indigenous chokecherry recipe and achieved promising “in vitro” results on cancer cells. Her science project gained international recognition for combining traditional knowledge with modern laboratory experimentation.

However you dice it, it’s been a great night for Thai-based cryptocurrency billionaires & Vladimir Putin - who, incredibly, is currently getting more good news from the UK than Ukraine.

Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉

Since my op last week I've been making a simple crochet blanket using up all the odd balls. It's very satisfying to get them used 🧶

Filming me throwing agateware makes me look like an awful potter. I use 2 clays that are different hardnesses, so the pieces go off center every move, and create more thin and thick spots. Nevertheless, I'm pretty happy with how these oil bottles are turning out. #pottery #agateware #ceramics #clay

Yet another example of the cruelty and incompetence of the UK immigration authorities, and the callous and unfeeling ministers responsible for them. Now blocking (and doing nothing to help) an 11-month-old baby born in the UK to a British mother from returning. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...