Good morning! 🪶

Last night’s moon rise, one day after the Full moon. Crater detail is beginning to show along the right edge as the moon enters the waning gibbous phase. The Tycho impact crater is looking down on us 👁️ The dark basaltic flows (lunar maria) are showing nicely. #skysky

Human! I need attention to make up for the fact that there no sunbeams right now!

A young Western whiptail lizard 🦎 seems happy the the fog has burned off and is warming the patio concrete. #herps Southern California

Interesting, this male Monarch butterfly is resting/warming on patio umbrella I’ve placed to give a respite from the sun to some seedling Penstemon spectabilis plants. Have only seen one there when we placed a newly emerged butterfly on it to finish drying its wings. Did one remember and return? 🌿🦋

Scary 😱 Gary is practicing the ‘Look’ this gray drizzly October morning. 🎃 #birds Cooper’s hawk

Deal alert for cats that eat hills rx food: Petco is doing 40% off new auto-ship orders for that. Human just scored $80 off two cases of Echo’s stupid expensive food. The bedmonster approves

Snuggly blanket monster 😸😸

Ravi is running up a streak, 4 days in a row now visiting. Two visits so far today, 1pm and 1:30. Sharp-eyed whiptail lizard on the patio saw Ravi trotting up for second visit and lizard zipped off to a hiding spot. 🪶

You need a bigger puzzle container, human. This one isn’t comfy

Human was calling to Roxie that it was dinner time and totally missed that she was napping in the basket 😹😹 everyone has treats and wet food now

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Keeping an eye on the neighbourhood

Good morning! 🪶

Good morning, sleepyhead! (He came out for a bit of friskies and then climbed back into his cozy blanket basket)

Mid morning purr break

Ravi stopped by while I was away but Connie got a couple nice videos and I pulled some frame grabs. 1- preparing to launch, head is on the way (burred) 2- liftoff!! 3- halfway there 4- goes on the table, prize in sight Roadrunner #Birds SoCal

Here is one of the two leaps that Connie caught today as Ravi visited. Self serve snacks. Leaping Lizards, ahem, I mean leaping roadrunner! 🪶

Such a helper

Whatever. When you need belly rubs, you need belly rubs

Whoop, there it is! The full Harvest Super #Moon According to our local tv meteorologist, peak brightness isn’t for another hour but I’m sure it would not be apparent. 99.9% illuminated The next three full moons will be brighter and appear (slightly) larger than average. (“Super moons”)

Lily by candlelight.

It’s Monday so back to work! Will just loaf here so catdad has to sit on the floor 😻😹 Happy #kittyloafmonday furiends, love Nancy 🐈‍⬛💕🥰

Almost full (98% illuminated) waxing gibbous phase, Full #moon tomorrow. A few craters to be seen along the lower left quadrant. Seen rising in the east from San Diego county.

I teased human today. I kneaded her stomach but refused to snuggle her.

My bestie was in town this weekend for her sister's wedding, so we got to see each other today for a few hours, and walked around a museum. My back being how it is lately, I had to sit a few times for awhile and skipped the last exhibit entirely. (I can see it all winter.) Now it's 5:45 and I'm

Everybody thinks they're a photography expert now. I put my camera down for a minute and this mantis has to go and change my settings on me. At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #invertebrates #mantids #insects

Ravi has made it two days in a row! Living up to his name, the ravenous Ravi has finished to servings of self serve - so far. Connie was setting up linner for us on the patio so I turned on the ceiling fan. Minutes later, Ravi comes up and says “nope, not staying if blades of death are spinning” 🪶

Trip number three to the snack bar for Ravi today! Connie conjectures that he may be bulking up for winter. You know, our ‘harsh’ SoCal winters.. Good to see you, buddy! I’m sure I won’t tomorrow cuz going to work. 🪶

A young Anna’s hummingbird caught up close with a couple buddies a foot back on another feeder. #Birdbuddy cam feeder. 🪶

Good morning! 🪶

Lazy playtime this morning for Ash 😹

I think we're good again...

Willow has a scrape on her hind leg and she keeps licking at it so I had to order a cone for her and I'm pretty sure she wants to kill me but I can't stop laughing 😹😹😹☠️☠️☠️😹😹😹 videos in comments

Every time I change the sheets she *has* to do this. At least she’s at the foot of the bed 😂

Great fall thunderstorm coming down right now! 😎💜

An hour and a half later, black sky and brighter moon. Some crater detail along the left edge but most detail will fade for the next few days as the shadow goes away.

A lifer #butterfly for me today at @tapirvalley.bsky.social, the Zavaleta Glasswing (Godyris zavaleta). These are found mostly in Ecuador and Peru, and this was fun to see in #CostaRica #butterflies #invertebrates #lepidoptera

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Stories like these are always horrific and tragic, yet fascinating. Great evening out with my girlfriends! Much needed! 💜 #spoonie #midwestmurderpodcast #midwestmurderpodcastlive

Goodnight everyone 💞. Dream of a better world ☮️. I know that's not easy right now. #Goodnighteveryone #KindnessMatters #WeMissYouRex #Dogsofbluesky #LoveYouRex #SweetDreamsSpike

Catching up on his stories

Definitely seeing the White-crowned sparrows starting to show up. 1- young yard bunny crashes the sparrows dinner. 2- tall grass and a patio chair getting in the way but a male and female W-c sparrows are at the water bowl. She is watching him splash around. 🪶 Cottontail rabbit 🐇 SoCal

No more puzzle! It’s done! Pet me now!

Tonight’s #moon rising over the hills to the east. Photos at 6:18, sunset is 6:30 so moonrise will be dark tomorrow. 94% illuminated waxing gibbous phase. The bright crater that was on the shadow at 9 o’clock position is well into the light now. Seen from San Diego county

A tiny Side-blotched lizard is on the west side of the house just before sunset gaining the last bit of warmth. So small (nothing for scale, didn’t figure I could place my finger there 😉). #herps

Clean sheets!!

So comfy I can’t be bothered to love to follow the sunbeam

Serious kestrel side-eye today! 🪶