Current status: Earli waiting for Xena to get fed up & wrestle with him. Mittens waiting me out to get the sardines outside.

Daily Kitty 2 Even at rest, Xena’s murder mittens are ready to go! 🐈‍⬛💀 #Caturday #catsofbluesky #blackcats #rescuecats

Daily Kitty Earli is the only one enjoying this situation. Xena is stuck in the gulag & Mittens stares through the open glass door. I am frozen in place willing her to come in 😔 #Caturday #OperationRrscueMittens #rescuecats #blackcats

For years, strategists have warned national leaders against the temptations of "victory disease," the belief that winning battles means they're winning the war. Leaders throughout history have made this mistake, and Trump seems to be making it now. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Daily Kitty Bat-Kitty sowing off her whiskers 🦇🐈‍⬛ #WhiskersWednesday #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #blackcats

Word gets around, guys. Allied Kurds in Iraq still waiting for their autonomous region, and those who helped in Syria were abandoned. Not a good track record, folks. www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/p...

Daily Kitty There is a tiny blep for Tuesday❤️🐈‍⬛ #TongueOutTiesday #catsofbluesky #blackcats #rescuecats

“Donald Trump has taken America into war with a country. He has done this without making a case to the American people, & without approval of any kind from their elected representatives” @radiofreetom.bsky.social explains the War Powers Resolution in simple terms www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Happiest I have been all day. I get anxiety attacks when I don’t know where they are every minute of the day🙀 #OperationRescueMittens #catsofbluesky #catlady

Daily Kitty Take this, bad day! Xena is being Bat Kitty again! 🦇🐈‍⬛ #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #blackcats

So, the one part of the economy - oil -that has been fairly stable has now been hosed. I guess the Dictator will have to double down on creating his state of emergency for the Midterms. apnews.com/article/iran...

I found this interview with @sykescharlie.bsky.social & @radiofreetom.bsky.social strangely cathartic. Instead of ranting to my friends, I can just link the podcast & Charlie/Tom do my ranting for me. It was recorded before the bombing, but still prescient charliesykes.substack.com/p/trump-take...

Daily Kitty It’s Caturday & Tigger is hungry. He follows me from window to window until I do my job. This morning, he made the bad choice to chase Mittens😬 Much screeching ensued. Tigger looked confused. Giant kitten🐈 #Caturday #Catsofbluesky #rescuecats #OperationRescueMittens

“Trump, who has not consulted Congress, has done little to explain the war to the American public, and has made no effort to build a coalition of allies, does not have that luxury. The president, a former casino boss, is taking a huge gamble.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

“Trump seems to have a special loathing for our allies. He has used some of these appointments as a middle finger to states & organizations that he does not understand” MAGA doctrine @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Daily Kitty Xena being ferocious. She has really been a champ during my Operation Rescue Mittens. She was in the gulag for two hours while Mittens & Earli slept by the door🤦🏽‍♀️ #CatsNoirFriday #catsofbluesky #blackcats #rescuecats

Daily Kitty Working, working, working to get them in far enough away from the door to close it. Mittens is lightning fast & very unforgiving. I will have one shot at this. They are enjoying their nightly buffet of Sardines, Mixed Grill, Churu, & Greenies. #catsofbluesky #OperationRescueMittens

Daily Kitty Nature abhors a vacuum. Since Shadow has been missing for two weeks, today, I continue to put his bowl out. Tigger, who has been kicked out by his family, has assumed the position, waiting in the morning. Search continues❤️‍🩹 #blueskycats #rescuecats #MissingShadow #feralcats

They can “keep it under lock and key” until 2029 & do a Two-fer. The Democrats refuse to own their mistakes, thus, destined to be a wash-rinse-repeat. PS, I would love to be wrong.

“Hey, lady! When ya gonna open this joint? My son is starving!” Mittens and Her Kitten line up at sunset for their buffet of Sardines, Mixed-Grill wet food, Churu, & Greenies. I posted the picture in replies, but now everyone can see it🩷🐈🐈‍⬛🩷 #CatsOfBluesky #OperationRescueMittens #24hourDiner

Today’s project: putting up the kitty gate for Mittens & Earli’s room after I get them in (Xena may have to be in there because there is no true method to get the rescues in there right away) Not the best plan, but the clock is ticking and I need to take what I can get.❤️🐈‍⬛🐈❤️ #OperationRescueMittens

The composition of the original bored me, so I amped it up with some filter work. This is an unusual variant of a Saucer Magnolia in the deepness of the color. #photographicfilters #flowerphotography #magnolia #blackandwhite

Daily Kitty Update: Mittens and Earli are coming in to eat. We just need to get them further from the door. Look at her little ears move🥹. No fooling this kitty! #OperationRescueMittens #catsofbluesky #rescuecats

In the search for Shadow, all possibilities must be considered. I tracked circling vultures to a flooded marshy area. Possum. Fortunately, the search continues. #ShadowSearch #MissingCat #TurkeyVulture #Storms

More folks assigned to urgent needs/more food dumped on me. Last night’s veggies now have shrimp & noodles.

Mark it on your calendars: Yes, folks, I actually cooked! A colleague was leaving on assignment, so he gave me his refrigerator contents (he cooks a lot) bell peppers, mushrooms, chicken Apple sausage + smoked paprika & Cajun seasoning, 👩‍🍳 #cooking #cajunscramble #onepancooking

Daily Kitty Xena being Xena 🩷🐈‍⬛🐾 #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #blackcats

Daily Kitty Earli doing his best Noir. He is a goofy little boy who plays pattycake with Xena through the window ❤️🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛❤️ #CatsNoirFriday #catsofbliesky #rescuecats #blackcats

Lousy shot because I was caught off guard. This hawk grabbed the squirrel and was trying to find a safe place to feed (you can see the tail) #Naturephotography #hawk #Birdsofprey

Daily Kitty Shadow is missing. I last saw him on kittycam Tuesday morning. It’s more of a crisis because he has impaired sight and is mute, so he cannot call out if in trouble. I will expand my search. 1 yr since Xeusie disappeared. #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #feralcats #lovescats

Daily Kitty Happy Xena showing off her whiskers #WhiskersWednesday #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #blackcats

Last pictures from Trip. What started out as a study of pinion pines turned into a run for my life from Rez dogs. These were 3 of 5 very hungry mutts😱😬 photographed from INSIDE the vehicle.

Continuing with the theme of “Odd Things I Saw on the Side of the Road” Meet The Tree of Utah. Stuck out there in the middle of the most hostile terrain imaginable.😹🙀🤦🏽‍♀️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metapho...

Another beautifully written, brutally honest assessment of our government, its leaders, and the continued destruction of our society from all directions. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Bigger issues ahead, than snakes and scorpions. Sandstorm! (Not that bad)

Innovation. There were no toothpicks in the cafeteria, so Elder grabbed a wooden coffee stir, took out his knife & whittled a toothpick. (Much to the horror of the city folk)😹

First light. Gone soon after the cloud deck dropped. #mountainlight #Alpineglow #landscapephotography

This is a critter crossing bridge. They are spaced all along the highways in the desert to allow safe migration for antelope and other wildlife. I have never actually seen critters on the bridge, but Elder has. #desertlife #crittercrossing #Antelope

Day is done.. losing my light and signal

This shot goes against most of the “rules”, but I glanced out the window and captured it in all its starkness. #desertmonolith #landscapephotography #train #colorphotography

Deep into the desert, soon to lose signal. Welcome to Mars! #desertphotography #landscapephotography #color

Scenes from the train. Storm coming in. @leighw.photos #highdesert #mono #landscapephotography

Daily Kitty Mittens enjoying her bench. I miss her, Xena, Earli and Shadow while I travel. #catsofbluesky #OperationRescueMittens #feralcats

I used to have three newspapers subscriptions: NYT, WaPo, & The Atlantic. (Y’all can guess which one I kept) I mourn the loss of the other two papers as they once were, WaPo being in dire shape. I believe it’s important that we understand what we are losing www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

A small, unassuming man who I would greet on the way to breakfast while attending CWI at Gettysburg College. I had no idea that such a great towering figure humbly walked amongst us. Baruch Dayan Ha-Emet

Daily Kitty Delicate whiskers and glowing eyes from Xena❤️🐈‍⬛ ##WhiskersWednesday #catsofbluesky #blackcats #rescuecats

Daily Kitty “Nope! Not today, Tankkitty!”😾🐈‍⬛ Mittens outsmarts her suitors like she does humans with traps👊🏽🐈 #catsofbluusky #OperationRescueMittens #feralcats

My only luck is Bad Luck continues (after having to get Hep B series, contracting a 104 fever for days, being rammed at a stop light, Elder having stroke, best friend going blind..) Mittens has gone into early heat & is being pursued by Cousin of Tankkitty. He squishes her😿😭Still trying to catch her

As a frequent traveler who logs several thousand miles a year on pubic transport, a big shoutout for keeping shoes on👍🏽I once talked the venue into canceling the Nazis, talked a rich guy into covering the costs, & a lawyer buddy covered venue when the Nazis tried (and lost) to sue. Be creative 😹

Ya think?? I will tell you from experience that the repercussions of fear of ANYONE in a uniform goes far beyond Minnesota. Civilian/law enforcement relations have been set back 70 years. It’s going to take decades to repair. apnews.com/article/trum...