Billy and Pepper

A brown and black striped cat (Pepper) prowling predatorily across a kitchen table towards a plate of lasagna

My mentor Garfield tells me this is a food cats enjoy, but mean mom won’t let me have any. #CatsOfBluesky

A white cat with grey stripes sitting on a TV stand and peering behind the TV while the squirrel in the squirrel video is off screen. The squirrel video is by Mark Rober.

Where is squirrel?! #CatsOfBluesky

A white cat with grey stripes sitting on a TV stand pawing at the image of a squirrel. The squirrel video is by Mark Rober

Squirrel!!!! #CatsofBluesky

A white cat with grey stripes intently watching a TV that shows a close up of a squirrel. The squirrel video is by Mark Rober.

Squirrel! #CatsOfBluesky

I refuse to admit fall is here. Look at this sunbeam I found. #CatsOfBluesky

Two cats laying on a beige couch. A brown and black striped cat is yawning and lying on the stomach of a white and grey striped cat. Both look very relaxed.

For anyone who needs a timeline cleanse: have some #Caturday couch time. #CatsOfBluesky

A black and brown striped cat (Pepper) taking a drink from a kitchen faucet.

#TongueOutTuesday
#CatsOfBluesky

A brown and black striped cat (Pepper) stretched out on a bed belly up, head back, front legs stretched out with toe pads up as if in complete surrender

Exhausted from all the everything #CatsOfBluesky

A brown and black striped bcat (Pepper) sitting with his head partially blocking a computer monitor on which work is being done.

We all have that one coworker who wants to chat when we have a deadline. #CatsofBluesky

A cartoon person in profile looking straight ahead and smiling. This is the guy with the flip top head from 1980s Reach toothbrush commercials, in his unflipped form.

A cartoon person in profile. He has unhinged his jaw and flipped the top of his head back, so that his top and bottom teeth form a flat surface. This is the guy with the flip top head from 1980s Reach toothbrush commercials, and he has lived rent free in my head ever since. He was supposed to show how your head would have to look in order to get your teeth properly clean using a competing brand of toothbrush.

A brown and black striped cat (Pepper) sitting on the top level of a cat tree and yawning so widely it looks like his jaw has unhinged.

Remember the guy with the flip top head from the toothbrush commercials? He’s got nothing on Pepper. #CatsOfBluesky

He just poured himself into all those cutouts. Truly, cats are a liquid.

Pepper sends gchats to my coworkers sometimes when I’m working from home.

A white and grey striped cat, sleeping diagonally in a square cardboard box. His face is pressed into the corner with his nose just poking out over the rim. His hips are pushed forward to accommodate a diagonal distance that is shorter than his body.

This doesn’t look like a comfortable way to nap in a box? Don’t knock it ‘til you try it. 😴#CatsOfBluesky

A brown and black striped cat (Pepper) and a white and grey striped cat (Billy) sprawled out on a white floral bedspread with their bellies and paws up, as relaxed as it is possible for cats to be. Their bodies are stretched away from each other, but their heads are snuggled together.

It’s been a long couple of weeks. There might be more gaps in posting by our human, but rest assured we are just as cute and joy-bringing as ever. Here we are this afternoon having a #Caturday sprawl.

#CatsOfBluesky

A brown and black striped cat (Pepper) is yawning in a way that makes his expression look totally disgusted. He is stretched out on a floral bedspread and a white and grey striped cat (his brother Billy) is sleeping next to him.

Today’s mood:

#TongueOutTuesday #CatsOfBluesky

For real.

A white and grey striped cat, sitting in loaf position on a pizza box, which is bowing under his weight. The photographer would like to add that the box STILL HAS PIZZA IN IT. Her pizza, which is now rather squished.

It’s a weird day in the world, but we’ll do #MischiefMonday anyway, because maybe you need a laugh.

Billy, 2 hours ago: Yes, I did just sit on Mom’s pizza so that the cheese is all stuck to the top of the box, but my belly is nice and warm now. Don’t you think I deserve that?

#CatsOfBluesky

It doesn’t look like people are using that hashtag on Bluesky. I’ve been trying to get #MischiefMonday going, since the cat community here gets into the themed days. Not much success so far.

💯

True. I prefer to pee on laundry my tween humans have left on the floor.

Exactly! She really needs to appreciate that more!

Hard to argue with your logic.

For those who don’t know, Dali is also a littermate of Billy and Pepper. Doesn’t she look just like Billy?

A white and grey striped cat, sitting in loaf position on a pizza box, which is bowing under his weight. The photographer would like to add that the box STILL HAS PIZZA IN IT. Her pizza, which is now rather squished.

It’s a weird day in the world, but we’ll do #MischiefMonday anyway, because maybe you need a laugh.

Billy, 2 hours ago: Yes, I did just sit on Mom’s pizza so that the cheese is all stuck to the top of the box, but my belly is nice and warm now. Don’t you think I deserve that?

#CatsOfBluesky

A white and grey striped cat (Billy) and a brown and black striped cat (Pepper) snoozing on a bed. They are facing each other and both their arms and legs are hugging each other.

For anyone who needs it today:

#CatsOfBluesky

Boston area. It was in the 40s and sunny this morning, but supposedly we have big snow coming.

A white and grey striped cat (Billy) curled up on a heavy fleece blanket, which is draped over a green and blue striped hammock (you can’t actually tell it’s a hammock from the picture). Sunlight is shining on him and he is sniffing the air as if appreciating its freshness. This picture was taken on a screened-in porch.

My humans say we’re getting 6” of snow tonight, but it feels like hammock weather to me. #CatsOfBluesky

A brown and black striped kitten (Pepper) stretches to reach for the handle of a kitchen cabinet. A white kitten (Billy) sits primly next to him, looking pointedly at the photographer.

Mom, I told you he was trouble. #ThrowbackThursday #CatsOfBluesky

A brown and black striped kitten (Pepper) stretches to reach for the handle of a kitchen cabinet. A white kitten (Billy) sits primly next to him, looking pointedly at the photographer.

Mom, I told you he was trouble. #ThrowbackThursday #CatsOfBluesky

Over on my cat account @littermates.bsky.social I’ve noticed the cute, cuddly pictures get the most attention. Those are nice, but I also love the genre of pet pics where you’ve caught your pet doing something amusingly naughty. If you agree, join me and share some of those using #MischiefMonday.