Shanks

(Yes! I haven't seen any yet, but better safe than sorry!)

Thems am inside mine hows now?!

(They are inside my house now?!)

Mine hoom am jost giving an gogurt... to getting thems INSIDE!?!

The it am v smol...

Allechendly.

Wott an folke am dis creacher?

(What the fuck is this creature?)

(It just started and is still in the "registration/early fundraising" period. Looks like it wraps up on April 24th, so there's PLENTY of time if anybody wants to wait until after a paycheck or anything to make a donation!)

Hims so big! Lick McQ, amirite, @itsflanoy.bsky.social ??

(ALT: This Shanks is in second place so far to be the next Queen of the Aggieland Humane Society Purrfect Pageant! Thank you to friends for sharing my link and giving money!)

Dis Shanks am in second plays so far to be next Queen of Ackielands Cates! Thamk yours to frends for sharing mine link and gifting cashmonies!

www.givegab.com/p2p/2026-pur...

(If they're still hanging around tonight, I'll probably see about moving them inside [either into the garage or a separate room] but still try to ask around.

I'll need at least a placeholder name if we go to the vet on Monday. I'm thinking Debs. What do you think, @jortsthecat.bsky.social?)

(I think she may have stayed on the porch all night, or at least was back when I got up. 😭)

Um, dis Shanks am not dis flatte, even on Fries Day...

🤔🤔🤔

(And obviously Mama cats don't always look anything like their kittens, and just looking similar doesn't mean a whole lot, but this cat seems lost. She's been meowing, even after food and water were provided and with no signs of injury evident, etc. Both last night and again earlier tonight.)

(I mean, that unfortunately is probably the case here, too. I think my neighbors across the street have unfixed outdoor cats, or at least that's my strong suspicion. I had to run an errand right after I snapped these shots and could have sworn I saw a similar looking bigger cat in their yard.)

a cat is laying in a box that says 4gifs.com on it ALT: a cat is laying in a box that says 4gifs.com on it

Oaghe, good, I'm mail the hers back to yours before mine hoom getting any ideuhs!

A small brown tabby puts their paws on the legs of a person who is putting the cat on the back of the head with her left hand. The cat is looking up at the camera with wide eyes and has their mouth open.

A small brown tabby is standing in the yard next to the side of a white garage.

A small brown tabby is seen from above eating from a plastic container. The sneakers of an adult woman are about a foot away from her.

A small brown tabby stands at a woman's feet, looking up at the camera.

Um, inscuze? Dis Shanks am saying to gift monies to Ackie type cates, not get any moars!

(Um excuse me? This Shanks is saying to give money to the @aggielandhumane.bsky.social type cats, not to get anymore!

[Nothing official yet. Still trying to see if she might belong to a neighbor.])

😻

Laura's campaign for Aggieland Humane Society Support Laura's fundraising campaign to raise funds for Aggieland Humane Society.

Peas halp dis Shanks racing cashmonies so I'm can be an queen of Ackielands!

(Please help this Shanks raise money [for animals in need] so I can be the [Purrfect Pageant] Queen of @aggielandhumane.bsky.social !)

www.givegab.com/p2p/2026-pur...

three cats dressed in costumes are dancing together in a room Alt: three cats dressed in costumes are dancing together in a room

Mine hoom make fun of he, saying hims looking like an acturd from dis moosicull. 🙄

a person standing next to a red panda on a sidewalk ALT: a person standing next to a red panda on a sidewalk

An redd panduh?

A fluffy orange cat stares up at the bowl of popcorn in his person's lap.

Mine cozin Larry am an v big fan.

All sew mine presence getter, name of Fenway,too, but mine hoom can none find pick shores of hims eating the it.

(If I'm remembering correctly Jazz [I've only read that one once] is significantly lighter, while still dealing with serious topics. Song of Solomon, too. I've never taught it, but I know several teachers who do, in part, I think, because it is less traumatic.)

(Yes, Bluest Eye is _maybe_ less rough than Beloved depending on your personal triggers but definitely still REALLY heavy. That being said, I did choose it for a common 12th grade [last year of US high school] novel when my school was buying new books several years ago.)

(It's Bik-ey Town!

That's a Maintenance Phase reference, not just me being weird.)

(One of my favorite former co-workers from the newspaper also died after being hit while jogging last fall. So please, please look out.)

(Fellow drivers, please remember to be careful out there. It sounds like this person at least tried their best to do the right thing after the fact, but it's still so dangerous out there for pedestrians and cyclists. I shared elsewhere that a student of mine has been hit twice biking to school.)

Mine hoom am saying to pat dis won insted!

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