Kilkenny Cat
@spaceandtime.bsky.social
Gardening, Astronomy, Cats, Photography. Vegetarian from Kilkenny, living in Dublin, Ireland
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
Phoenix Park, Dublin.🎃👻
October 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Phoenix Park, Dublin.🎃👻
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#StormAmy prep
🟡 warning Friday 1200-0000
Be aware of:
⚡Cables down
🌳 Fallen trees
🛣️ Road conditions
🌊 Spot flooding
Be ready with:
🔦Torch
🕯 LED candles only
🔥 Working Smoke Alarm
📱 Charged mobile phone
🔋Batteries
⚡️ ESB: 1800 372 999
✅ MPRN & powercheck.ie
🟡 warning Friday 1200-0000
Be aware of:
⚡Cables down
🌳 Fallen trees
🛣️ Road conditions
🌊 Spot flooding
Be ready with:
🔦Torch
🕯 LED candles only
🔥 Working Smoke Alarm
📱 Charged mobile phone
🔋Batteries
⚡️ ESB: 1800 372 999
✅ MPRN & powercheck.ie
October 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#StormAmy prep
🟡 warning Friday 1200-0000
Be aware of:
⚡Cables down
🌳 Fallen trees
🛣️ Road conditions
🌊 Spot flooding
Be ready with:
🔦Torch
🕯 LED candles only
🔥 Working Smoke Alarm
📱 Charged mobile phone
🔋Batteries
⚡️ ESB: 1800 372 999
✅ MPRN & powercheck.ie
🟡 warning Friday 1200-0000
Be aware of:
⚡Cables down
🌳 Fallen trees
🛣️ Road conditions
🌊 Spot flooding
Be ready with:
🔦Torch
🕯 LED candles only
🔥 Working Smoke Alarm
📱 Charged mobile phone
🔋Batteries
⚡️ ESB: 1800 372 999
✅ MPRN & powercheck.ie
The old man cactus.
August 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The old man cactus.
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Word of the day is ‘swullocking’, from 19th-century East Anglian dialect: sultry, sweltering, and sudiferous (sweat-inducing).
July 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Word of the day is ‘swullocking’, from 19th-century East Anglian dialect: sultry, sweltering, and sudiferous (sweat-inducing).
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The use of swearing to relieve stress, anger, pain or frustration is known as ‘lalochezia’.
June 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The use of swearing to relieve stress, anger, pain or frustration is known as ‘lalochezia’.
Some photos from a trip to Dublin Zoo.
June 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Some photos from a trip to Dublin Zoo.
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Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like the Milky Way, but far more massive, offering new insight into galactic formation.
Astronomers spot massive galaxy shaped like the Milky Way
Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like the Milky Way - a spiral structure with a straight bar of stars and gas ru...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like the Milky Way, but far more massive, offering new insight into galactic formation.
Almost full moon during the week. #goodmorningmoon
May 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Almost full moon during the week. #goodmorningmoon
Weigela Bristol Ruby. Very pretty flowers.
May 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Weigela Bristol Ruby. Very pretty flowers.
Brought the Cacti out for some sun this week🌵
April 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Brought the Cacti out for some sun this week🌵
Music lifts my heart. As a teenager, Thin Lizzy, Bob Marley and the Wailers I loved. Both died aged 36.
April 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Music lifts my heart. As a teenager, Thin Lizzy, Bob Marley and the Wailers I loved. Both died aged 36.
My latest Lego build, Kingfisher with added Gromit the Guard Dog😀
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April 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My latest Lego build, Kingfisher with added Gromit the Guard Dog😀
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A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said.
Rat sets world record for sniffing landmines in Cambodia
A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said.
Dicentra in bloom❤️
March 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Dicentra in bloom❤️
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Female True Bumblebee Identification Guides for Ireland (mostly).
Please feel free to share, print out and use to help ID the Irish bumblebees
CC BY-SA-NC 4.0
Please feel free to share, print out and use to help ID the Irish bumblebees
CC BY-SA-NC 4.0
March 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Female True Bumblebee Identification Guides for Ireland (mostly).
Please feel free to share, print out and use to help ID the Irish bumblebees
CC BY-SA-NC 4.0
Please feel free to share, print out and use to help ID the Irish bumblebees
CC BY-SA-NC 4.0
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Word of the day is ‘whiffling’ (17th century): fickle, inconstant, and making it up as you go along.
March 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Word of the day is ‘whiffling’ (17th century): fickle, inconstant, and making it up as you go along.
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Firefighters from Dolphins Barn responded to this fire earlier this week.
✅️Always charge on a hard, non flammable surface.
🚫Never charge while you're sleeping or out of the house.
✅️Always charge on a hard, non flammable surface.
🚫Never charge while you're sleeping or out of the house.
February 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Firefighters from Dolphins Barn responded to this fire earlier this week.
✅️Always charge on a hard, non flammable surface.
🚫Never charge while you're sleeping or out of the house.
✅️Always charge on a hard, non flammable surface.
🚫Never charge while you're sleeping or out of the house.
Before the rain arrived
February 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Before the rain arrived