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Brough Milner

@broughmilner.bsky.social

πŸ”ΉWet coast πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ with a cat🐈 and a Strat 🎸 πŸ”ΉGraveyard workerπŸ§› at a homeless shelter πŸ”ΉReader of SF/F πŸ§™ and historical fiction πŸ«… πŸ”ΉStardew Valley πŸ§‘β€πŸŒΎ, Witcher 3 πŸ—‘οΈ, SNES πŸ“Ί πŸ”ΉPink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen πŸ”ΉRarely detached from my Pixel πŸ“±

created October 16, 2024

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That's what tree said.

2/9/2025, 3:47:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Either it cleared up or the squid-like alien has burrowed in deeper.

2/9/2025, 3:40:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Such gentle. Much friendly. 🐢

1/9/2025, 6:58:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Those are huge stones. Just looking at them makes my back hurt.

1/9/2025, 6:03:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She's seems comfortable amid the temporary disarray. 🐈 #cats #catsofbluesky

A mixed tabby scratching behind her ear while sitting atop an empty Rubbermaidβ„’ tub in a yet to be arranged living room.
1/9/2025, 4:46:43 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Same doggo, sans punk colouring. 🐩 #dogs

A white poodle resting her chin on the bottom bar of a balcony railing.
1/9/2025, 2:25:07 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She's a cute punk. 🐩 #dogs

A small white poodle with violet colouring on her head and tail.
1/9/2025, 2:16:50 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Were you handing any new type of cleaner or chemical agent? Powdered detergent?

1/9/2025, 1:42:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How quickly did this develop? Is there a nurse's hotline (we have 8-1-1) you can call?

31/8/2025, 11:49:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Beer league #hockey championship trophy from several years back. I think that shirt still smells of sweat. πŸ’πŸ†

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31/8/2025, 11:38:17 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Two moves! My mom's place, too; completed emptying her place and mine by month's end.

31/8/2025, 10:13:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not related to previous injury or surgery, just general pain and muscle spasms from lifting sooo many different things over the past few days.

31/8/2025, 10:11:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If my back and feet weren't in so much pain, I would more enthusiastically shout, "Yes!" 😊

31/8/2025, 10:08:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Must go faster." #goldblum

A tailgating black Cybertruck photographed through my sideview mirror.
31/8/2025, 10:05:50 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social)

My #shower experience has been upgraded. 🚿

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31/8/2025, 3:10:28 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, they're rather cool, sort of bubble-themed. They're in need of a wipe down, but still look gorgeous, particularly at night. The cylindrical ones hang very low, though; I've already smacked my head on them twice.

31/8/2025, 2:53:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you. Yesterday was a grind, but waking up to morning light and birdsong almost makes me forget how sore I am.

31/8/2025, 2:34:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Balcony view, the first #morning at the new home. Still hazy out there, but future sunrises hold promise. πŸŒ…

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31/8/2025, 2:19:31 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Lighting. @jo-brooks723.bsky.social

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31/8/2025, 12:22:13 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social)

Gracie must inspect everything before it's shipped out. #moving #cats #catsofbluesky #Caturday

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30/8/2025, 9:36:09 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#moving day just got real. #cats #catsofbluesky #Caturday

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30/8/2025, 5:19:45 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Starving wee beast on #Caturday morning. 🐱 #cats #catsofbluesky

A mixed tabby, licking her chops, staring at the camera, wondering where in the wide world her breakfast is.
30/8/2025, 12:36:11 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ή πŸ’™ 🏝️ (@jo-brooks723.bsky.social) reposted

Brazen, #public indecency And, in front of the #children, too!! #catsofbluesky #tuxedocats

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29/8/2025, 11:04:28 PM | 9 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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"You're disturbing us. See yourself out."

30/8/2025, 3:50:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My brain is replaying the sound of Yosemite Sam shouting, "You fang-toothed ferret!" 😻

29/8/2025, 3:07:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Never has a photo looked so deliciously crunchy. 😊

28/8/2025, 4:05:24 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Buddies. #DogsofBlueSky #SettersofBlueSky #IrishSetters #EnglishSetters

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28/8/2025, 2:31:07 AM | 18 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Standing side by side like besties! 😭❀️

28/8/2025, 2:42:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cannot. Bend. Pain! 😫

27/8/2025, 11:08:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Her face when I told her she's getting two friends via courier. πŸ™€ #cats #catsofbluesky

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27/8/2025, 10:03:44 PM | 16 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trying to scrub the back wall of the inside of an oven in a kitchen so narrow that I can't kneel along the sides of the open door. 😫

27/8/2025, 9:50:32 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Little known fact: sunbathing for ten minutes burns more calories than running a marathon.

27/8/2025, 5:00:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In a possible fight between me and myself, I somehow lost.

26/8/2025, 4:04:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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πŸƒβ€βž‘οΈ

26/8/2025, 3:22:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How did I fall asleep feeling perfectly healthy, only to wake up with a sprained wrist and a crusted, bloody nose? #sleep

26/8/2025, 2:53:22 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Sir, I won't say it again--you're in my shot." 🐴 #horses

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26/8/2025, 2:48:42 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One horse Two horse Brown horse Of course 🐴 #horses

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26/8/2025, 2:45:17 AM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm sure the homeowner won't mind.

25/8/2025, 1:48:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hydrangea?

25/8/2025, 1:44:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I won't miss the elevator #drama in this building. πŸ™„

Sharpie anger scrawled over a typed response to a Sharpie-scrawled response to a typed notice from the strata in the elevator.
25/8/2025, 4:12:10 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

Beautiful shots tonight. 😍

24/8/2025, 12:45:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

πŸƒπŸ§‘β€πŸ¦½______πŸš‚πŸšƒπŸšƒπŸšƒ

23/8/2025, 8:49:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

I don't think that count as "city."

23/8/2025, 3:48:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you. You, as well.

23/8/2025, 12:50:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

What a calf, though. He definitely didn't pay the artist extra for that.

23/8/2025, 5:09:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Never too old to play. 😻

22/8/2025, 6:55:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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πŸ‘½

22/8/2025, 4:34:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It moves the cursor on the monitor, up and down, left and right, even diagonally! 🀯

22/8/2025, 4:14:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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MX Master 3S, the greatest mouse ever. 🐁

22/8/2025, 4:08:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Temporary workstation; a bit short on leg room. #homeoffice πŸ–₯️

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22/8/2025, 3:45:01 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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39°C is absolutely weather from which to hide. Stay safe! 😎

22/8/2025, 3:15:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Future me, hefting heavy trash bags out of a hoarder's suite, is displeased. 🌞πŸ”₯πŸ₯΅πŸ˜‘πŸ’₯ #summer

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22/8/2025, 2:44:19 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

Ouch! That is a full break.

21/8/2025, 3:24:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social)

It's #ThrowbackThursday. Here's one of the first shots I took on my Pixel 2 XL. #TeamPixel #flowers #bloomscrolling 🌸

Downward shot of pink and violet anemones against a backdrop of greenery.
21/8/2025, 3:20:42 PM | 11 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

Indeed. I feel like dentists could use this as a tooth extraction tool.

20/8/2025, 5:15:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Does just looking at this make your teeth hurt? 🦷 #candy

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20/8/2025, 3:13:49 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That little head tilt. 😻

20/8/2025, 2:30:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Human caused? Eagle?

19/8/2025, 4:38:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you. πŸ™

18/8/2025, 5:05:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I wanted so badly to kittynap him. 😭🐈 #cats #catsofbluesky

18/8/2025, 4:54:24 PM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Such purring! I had to turn my volume down.

18/8/2025, 4:51:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gorgeous shot; it could use some wild life or farm animals, though.

17/8/2025, 4:56:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Major fire five blocks away; an entire condominium complex (still under construction) went up in flames right around the time the power went out.

17/8/2025, 3:28:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There's an orange one behind my computer desk. I can't reach him.

17/8/2025, 1:08:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There's no good reason why a power outage at 4:50am on a Sunday should've woken me up, and yet here I am, wandering about with a second phone as a flashlight.

17/8/2025, 12:19:26 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So sorry. I hope the day somehow rebounds for you. πŸ™

16/8/2025, 3:51:25 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ή πŸ’™ 🏝️ (@jo-brooks723.bsky.social) reposted

#Good #morning β˜€οΈ Standing guard on the bathroom counter, silently judging your #makeup and #outfit choices because nothing is better than formal wear #tuxedo #catsofbluesky #caturday #cats

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16/8/2025, 1:44:47 PM | 31 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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Such haughty criticism. I can almost hear the Parisian accent. "These are, how you say, your fashion choices; this is your prob-lem, hmm?"

16/8/2025, 1:50:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you, Rike. She would've loved your architecture photos. 😊

16/8/2025, 1:40:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brough Milner (@broughmilner.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you for such kind and thoughtful words. πŸ™

16/8/2025, 1:33:22 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why am I also staring at this door? I could be hammering nails into my foot, anything more productive.

15/8/2025, 6:38:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"A new toy, just for me! I don't have to share!"

15/8/2025, 4:16:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I know what that means.

15/8/2025, 1:17:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I have no words.

15/8/2025, 1:12:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And you never even 'liked' my reply. Wow.

15/8/2025, 12:41:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I should have done that three moves ago when a box of irreplaceable valuables vanished--my stamp collection, an autographed (Pavel Bure) hockey blade, antique weapons, a hook rated to catch sharks up to 5,000 lbs, and surely other stuff I've forgotten about.

14/8/2025, 11:19:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Makin' progress. Why do I have so many urns?! #moving #NeedBoxes 🚚

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14/8/2025, 8:31:10 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I should never have taught my cat Dutch.

14/8/2025, 7:21:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I set a towel down so my wet hair wouldn't soak the couch. I got up for five seconds; now I lost my seat. πŸ›‹οΈπŸˆ #cats #catsofbluesky

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14/8/2025, 6:35:43 PM | 15 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh, I have notes for him.

14/8/2025, 5:34:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I bought a mechanical keyboard for that exact opposite intent. Hear my fingers fly, mortals!

14/8/2025, 5:31:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My favourite figurines. May they survive this move. #cats 🐈

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14/8/2025, 2:51:36 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Return the sandwich; tell the staff you said, "extra mayonnaise," not "extra murder hornets."

14/8/2025, 1:48:03 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Can you still eat it, though?" πŸ˜‚

14/8/2025, 1:42:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm still here? I made the cut!

13/8/2025, 3:37:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everyone, I meant. Awful typo.

13/8/2025, 3:27:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I bet everywhere there paid more per plate than it costs to see Adele.

13/8/2025, 3:24:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was almost fascinated with this news until I reached the end.

13/8/2025, 2:31:21 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I wasn't exaggerating.

13/8/2025, 12:40:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I gotta make smaller, personal salads. πŸ₯— @jo-brooks723.bsky.social

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13/8/2025, 12:06:50 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"You've got mail." πŸ“¬

13/8/2025, 3:43:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I take those. They work well but not if I don't roll over and close my eyes after 30 minutes.

13/8/2025, 1:47:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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100% accurate cat etiquette.

12/8/2025, 4:12:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe Mr Fluffer wanted to tag along.

10/8/2025, 1:13:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dirty look after I disturbed her slumber. 😾 #cats #catsofbluesky #Caturday

A mixed tabby cat sleeping with her stuffed animals atop her scratch-pad.
10/8/2025, 1:39:28 AM | 18 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Post-breakfast scritches for a sleepy kitty. #cats 🐈

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8/8/2025, 2:46:20 PM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mom lost her battle with #cancer at 10:00am today, passing at age 77. I put the last ring I bought her back on for one last photo. β™₯️

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8/8/2025, 2:05:21 AM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Goodbye, #summer? 🌧️

6/8/2025, 2:43:57 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ή πŸ’™ 🏝️ (@jo-brooks723.bsky.social) reposted

#Exercise, shmexercise! 😾 You gotta stay home! It's too dark #outside! πŸ™€ (AKA - Feed me treats😸) #catsofbluesky

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5/8/2025, 1:12:17 AM | 23 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm so sorry. These are never not painfully difficult events. πŸ™

3/8/2025, 11:34:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view