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Our green-eyed cat, Gretel.

Gretel with her green eyes. The dogs give her wide berth. #catsofbluesky

Gretel, queen of the counter. #catsofbluesky

Two dogs in a tug of war with a rope toy.

Two dogs in a tug of war with a rope toy, but one dog notices the camera

Our ridiculous dogs. Check the side eye in the second pic. #dogsofbluesky #belgianmalinois

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Two Belgian Malinois dogs sitting, looking expectantly at the camera.

The board has questions. Like, where is dinner? #dogsofbluesky

At Los Angeles emergency shelters, wildfire evacuees turn to community help amid uncertainty "It’s hard to see, because there’s so much pain and suffering,” said one local, who dropped off toys at the Westwood Recreation Center in West Los Angeles.

My eldest step-daughter, Terry Avery, and her family and dog are safe, but lost everything in Altadena. She is in this news story at the end. It is heartbreaking. There is a GoFundMe to help her family if you could: gofund.me/8711c5a0.
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Me: Let's go ice skating! So much fun!
Also me:

Our youngest was the entire viola section for her string ensemble, so it's like she's soloing. I could listen all day.

My dog Sarah looking directly at the camera

Sarah says she wants you to throw her ball. #dogsofbluesky #belgianmalinois

Coots at dusk. #morrobay #birds

Scenes from a quiet birthday weekend. #backbayinn #losososcalifornia

Linda and I are celebrating our November birthdays at the coast again this year. No fab sunset in my pic, but still beautiful. #backbayinn #morrobay

Linda and I had a short but fun little hike down to the SJRT this afternoon with the dogs. Refreshing! #nationalhikingday #dogs

Five feral cats in cages waiting for their spay/neuter appointment.

The TNR post. Catching all 5 over the Labor day weekend was a task. Mama is the fourth cat from the foreground.

In September I managed to TNR 5 feral cats, a mama and her four kittens that were living in or near the bushes in our front yard. They don't come close any more (lol), but we see them still around, mostly active at night. Our doorbell cam picked up four of them last night by our front door.

The poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree, by William Butler Yeats.

Sharing one of my favorite poems of all time, just because I'm feeling it rn. #poetry

I am no longer sure I know how to deal with the larger world issues out there. I find myself engaging less and retreating more. I offer these healing pond vibes if anyone else feels as I do.

Sarah, a Belgian Malinois mix, looking perky.

Sarah says hi!