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Cathy 👩🏼‍🔬
@cathypaddock.bsky.social
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Midwesterner #UglyDogs, Bench Scientist (I do the experiments) and podcast obsessive. She/her

Joined June 15, 2023 #131,329
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Absolutely beautiful day. Sahara and I went for a hike in Scuppernong area of the Ice Age Trail. 4 miles - longest walk with me. Interesting geology in the Kettle Moraine area some of the trail is sandy.

A person gave her a pet, their grandchild is also named Sahara🤯. Said they really needed that 🥲
Dog paws in a sandy trail Tan dog on a trail in the woods. Only the white pine trees still are green, all the rest of the leaves have fallen. Sahara was so excited to go to a new place she lifted up both her ears for a rare double listening ear photo. Tan dog with a black muzzle is looking to the right while sitting on a bed of brown leaves. Tall trees in the distance and a bit of blue sky overhead. Red berries of a Japanese barberry. Unfortunately it's not native to the area.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Mine isn't holding the flask and no goggles either.
Blow up of a scientist emoji
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Yep
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Good morning. Wi ter is coming...
Deck bushes, and lawn with less than an inch of snow. Cloudy sky overhead.
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Went to the grocery store. Sahara had to get her Lambie when I got home to soothe herself. She walked around gently squeezing it, and now they are napping in her bed.
A tan dog with a black muzzle is in a grey dog bed with her lamb toy in her mouth Napping in her bed with her lamb toy.
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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She's my first dog, ever, who doesn't get up until I do.
Sahara asleep in her crate. The door is open. She sometimes moves to her bed on the floor next to mine, but starts and ends the night here.
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Very nice day (if a little breezy). Sahara and I hit the Culver's before taking a walk in the marsh. She obvs got a pup cup and some of my fries.
A drink cup and pup cup on a ledge as I wait for my order. A woman is passing back a fry to a dog in the backseat of a car. A tan dog standing at the edge of the shadows from the woods.as we heads down the hill total marsh. She's the same color as the dried grasses behind her. Her ears are flapping in the wind. You can see a sliver of the open water in the marsh in the distance. The open water of the marsh. Clear blue sky overhead and the sun is visible. You can see the wind is making ripples in the water.
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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While some folks wait for election results, thought I would share my post Halloween candy sale purchase.

@jencoleslaw.bsky.social Stunt MMs. Not bad, can taste some pie spice and a pumpkin adjacent flavor.
Pumpkin pie flavored MM bag
November 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Happy Toni!

I turned my calendar today. Surprise, it's a picture you took!
Three Alaskan huskies running through the snow.
November 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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I think this lil snek is a Butler's garter snake. About as big as a pencil. I relocated it to the flower bed.
Grayish snake with a tan stripe down its back on grey pavement. It's about as big as a wooden pencil. The snake is now hanging from a twig as I move it to safety.
November 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The sun peaked out this afternoon, took some pictures of the beautiful maple trees in the woods. On the forest floor you can see some baby trees too 🥹

2nd post is the cute lil snek I removed from the sidewalk by the front door. Didn't want Sahara to step on it as sundown is now 4:43 😟
Maple trees in the woods. The leaves have turned a beautiful golden yellow.
November 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Happy Sunday morning. Was a grey day yesterday, but today it's a sunny morning.

Sahara and I built a little things yesterday to bring some color to the day
4 Lego daffodils, 2 white and 2 yellow in a blue face filled with marbles with a brown chest as a background.
November 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Someone helped me unpack my groceries today 😒
A bun and it's packaging, half eaten.
November 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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It's very expressive. It's usually curly when we go outside for a walk (similar to some dogs who hold their tails up). Inside, it's mostly relaxed. I just called her and was petting her, and this is what it looked like.
Tan dog butt, tail down and relaxed.
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Happy Saturday morning. Sahara says, even though it's the weekend, still gotta keep your listening ear up.
A tan dog with a curly tail standing next to a gravel road has one ear up. She has very mobile ears and can pick up one when she's listening hard.
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Sahara got a lil devil for Halloween. She seems to think toys don't deserve to have ears😱*

*see also lambie

The lil devil had to go into surgery, but he's fine now.
A tan dog with a black muzzle is playing with a red devil toy. Lamb toy with the ears chewed off any laying on the counter and a devil toy with one ear missing. His ear was more integral to keeping the stuffing in. There's a needle case on the counter, ready to repair his head. Dog with her head on my leg, doing a concern as I sew her toy back together Red devil toy riding the lamb toy through a sun beam.
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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We were out at the family farm, and Sahara got pets from about 20 different people and a nice walk in the woods. It was an absolutely perfect fall day.
A tan dog with a black muzzle in the woods. Most of the leaves have fallen. The small green tree looking plant at her feet is a clubmoss. Tan dog with a black muzzle is laying in the grass. She has her ears up as an Amish horse and buggy is going by on the road.
October 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Yummy

(Oopsie I spelled it wrong).
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Sahara's coming as fast as she can
Tan dog with a black muzzle running on a trail on a sunny day
October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Breakfast of champions
Choose love mug from Penzeys with some Good Earth cinnamon tea and avocado toast with Choulula hot sauce to clear my sinuses
October 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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It was the popping of the fire yesterday that had her doing a concern 😟.
Sahara is now by the fire with her human giving her pets.
October 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Sahara update. 2nd night of a fire in the fireplace. She's hanging tough.
Oddly angled photo to show the fire and Sahara co-existig in the same room.
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Omg! Sharing the terrible photo my hubby took of me with the inflatable T-Rexes
A purple and brown inflatable T-Rexes are holding protest signs. I'm standing between them with my ❤️ USA - No Kings sign. I was clearly mid chant or licking my lips.
October 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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My take away from No Kings protest today.

Smaller ones are accessible. People with canes, walkers, and lawn chairs.

If you cannot manage the crowds, driving through and honking your horn, giving the protesters the thumbs up and holding a sign in the passenger window gets cheers from the crowd!
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Have you seen my new dog Sahara?
Tan dog with a black muzzle and a curly tail is on a path in the wiods.
October 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM