Cheryl McNeilly
@cherylmcneillyphd.bsky.social
child of the 70s
(mostly cat pix)
(mostly cat pix)
Fanny would say good morning if she wasn't already halfway asleep. It's "first nap" time, which comes after first breakfast.
(she's already asleep)
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
(she's already asleep)
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Fanny would say good morning if she wasn't already halfway asleep. It's "first nap" time, which comes after first breakfast.
(she's already asleep)
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
(she's already asleep)
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
good morning gonzo
felix is still sleeping but now i want to play with his tail
felix is still sleeping but now i want to play with his tail
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
good morning gonzo
felix is still sleeping but now i want to play with his tail
felix is still sleeping but now i want to play with his tail
This is my life now -- me and my broken leg covered with a blanket and Felix asleep in my lap.
I was complaining but I've changed my mind and now I'm just bragging. This is my life! And Fanny is snoozing next to me also! Cats are great.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
I was complaining but I've changed my mind and now I'm just bragging. This is my life! And Fanny is snoozing next to me also! Cats are great.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This is my life now -- me and my broken leg covered with a blanket and Felix asleep in my lap.
I was complaining but I've changed my mind and now I'm just bragging. This is my life! And Fanny is snoozing next to me also! Cats are great.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
I was complaining but I've changed my mind and now I'm just bragging. This is my life! And Fanny is snoozing next to me also! Cats are great.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
Fanny's Thanksgiving was excellent as you can see!
(all her days are pretty good now that i spend most of them lying on the bed with my broken leg elevated)
omg Fanny and Felix are going to be so spoiled
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
(all her days are pretty good now that i spend most of them lying on the bed with my broken leg elevated)
omg Fanny and Felix are going to be so spoiled
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Fanny's Thanksgiving was excellent as you can see!
(all her days are pretty good now that i spend most of them lying on the bed with my broken leg elevated)
omg Fanny and Felix are going to be so spoiled
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
(all her days are pretty good now that i spend most of them lying on the bed with my broken leg elevated)
omg Fanny and Felix are going to be so spoiled
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
Felix is helping heal my broken leg through sleep therapy with extra purring.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Felix is helping heal my broken leg through sleep therapy with extra purring.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
I broke my leg and ankle today in a bad fall. Turns out I'm terrible at using crutches, which needs to change soon since I can't put any weight on it for ??? weeks.
Felix and Fanny are now just two little fast tripping hazards. They're still inspecting my splint and crutches. #catsky
Felix and Fanny are now just two little fast tripping hazards. They're still inspecting my splint and crutches. #catsky
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I broke my leg and ankle today in a bad fall. Turns out I'm terrible at using crutches, which needs to change soon since I can't put any weight on it for ??? weeks.
Felix and Fanny are now just two little fast tripping hazards. They're still inspecting my splint and crutches. #catsky
Felix and Fanny are now just two little fast tripping hazards. They're still inspecting my splint and crutches. #catsky
Fanny has the bedtime banana at the ready, and it's time for bed.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Fanny has the bedtime banana at the ready, and it's time for bed.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
i stayed up too late last night. Fanny got so aggravated that she dragged her bedtime banana (pictured) downstairs while meowing loudly, dropped it next to me, sat down firmly and glared at me.
i wrongly thought bedtime banana was only for the bed.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
i wrongly thought bedtime banana was only for the bed.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
i stayed up too late last night. Fanny got so aggravated that she dragged her bedtime banana (pictured) downstairs while meowing loudly, dropped it next to me, sat down firmly and glared at me.
i wrongly thought bedtime banana was only for the bed.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
i wrongly thought bedtime banana was only for the bed.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
i just asked felix the yogurt question and he is refusing to look directly at me so i should probably do a yogurt check
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
i just asked felix the yogurt question and he is refusing to look directly at me so i should probably do a yogurt check
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Felix and Fanny do NOT understand why I have not gotten out of bed yet.
They're on my stomach. If I don't get up soon they'll drape themselves over my neck and on my pillow. I'd better make some coffee.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
They're on my stomach. If I don't get up soon they'll drape themselves over my neck and on my pillow. I'd better make some coffee.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Felix and Fanny do NOT understand why I have not gotten out of bed yet.
They're on my stomach. If I don't get up soon they'll drape themselves over my neck and on my pillow. I'd better make some coffee.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
They're on my stomach. If I don't get up soon they'll drape themselves over my neck and on my pillow. I'd better make some coffee.
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
also my feet are a little cold
hoping Fanny will wander in and sit on my feet
(please admire my incredibly baggy tie-dye PJs if you wish)
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
hoping Fanny will wander in and sit on my feet
(please admire my incredibly baggy tie-dye PJs if you wish)
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
also my feet are a little cold
hoping Fanny will wander in and sit on my feet
(please admire my incredibly baggy tie-dye PJs if you wish)
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
hoping Fanny will wander in and sit on my feet
(please admire my incredibly baggy tie-dye PJs if you wish)
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
Felix is insisting that I stay on the couch which is a problem since at minimum I need more coffee
and I really should be sorting through file boxes
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
and I really should be sorting through file boxes
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Felix is insisting that I stay on the couch which is a problem since at minimum I need more coffee
and I really should be sorting through file boxes
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
and I really should be sorting through file boxes
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
Fanny brings me her grungy catnip banana every night at bedtime, meowing loudly as she carries it through the house
November 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Fanny brings me her grungy catnip banana every night at bedtime, meowing loudly as she carries it through the house
wow freya, you might become a real witch! will you teach us your magic?
felix and fanny only have a banana and a cactus but they might get a carrot soon
felix and fanny only have a banana and a cactus but they might get a carrot soon
November 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
wow freya, you might become a real witch! will you teach us your magic?
felix and fanny only have a banana and a cactus but they might get a carrot soon
felix and fanny only have a banana and a cactus but they might get a carrot soon
Ran out of photo storage so posting cat pix has been a challenge!
But here's Felix enjoying a sunbath! This is actually Fanny's grey blanket, so she'll come back soon and just lie down on top of him until he moves. Siblings!
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
But here's Felix enjoying a sunbath! This is actually Fanny's grey blanket, so she'll come back soon and just lie down on top of him until he moves. Siblings!
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ran out of photo storage so posting cat pix has been a challenge!
But here's Felix enjoying a sunbath! This is actually Fanny's grey blanket, so she'll come back soon and just lie down on top of him until he moves. Siblings!
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
But here's Felix enjoying a sunbath! This is actually Fanny's grey blanket, so she'll come back soon and just lie down on top of him until he moves. Siblings!
#catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
I'm looking at my two TNR void kitties and their little uneven ears! Felix and Fanny's mother was released back to the local farm with two of her kittens who could not manage inside life. Mine could only be adopted as a pair because Felix needs Fanny's courage to sustain him! They are loved.
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'm looking at my two TNR void kitties and their little uneven ears! Felix and Fanny's mother was released back to the local farm with two of her kittens who could not manage inside life. Mine could only be adopted as a pair because Felix needs Fanny's courage to sustain him! They are loved.
This is Misty, teaching my firstborn how to play with a shoestring. Circa 1995. Misty loved having a baby, and would let him push his face into her belly and blow raspberries.
Misty would also let us dress her in baby clothes. She was a fantastic mouser. She preferred to sleep on my head at night.
Misty would also let us dress her in baby clothes. She was a fantastic mouser. She preferred to sleep on my head at night.
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is Misty, teaching my firstborn how to play with a shoestring. Circa 1995. Misty loved having a baby, and would let him push his face into her belly and blow raspberries.
Misty would also let us dress her in baby clothes. She was a fantastic mouser. She preferred to sleep on my head at night.
Misty would also let us dress her in baby clothes. She was a fantastic mouser. She preferred to sleep on my head at night.
My husband and I adopted Shadow in college when we decided one cat was not enough. At the animal shelter, I had just chosen a (different) perfect cat, when I turned around and saw my husband holding Shadow in the palm of his hand. He said, "she LOOKED at me!"
Shadow came home with us.
Shadow came home with us.
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
My husband and I adopted Shadow in college when we decided one cat was not enough. At the animal shelter, I had just chosen a (different) perfect cat, when I turned around and saw my husband holding Shadow in the palm of his hand. He said, "she LOOKED at me!"
Shadow came home with us.
Shadow came home with us.
This is Kitty. He was my college cat. I loved him so much that I took him with me whenever I traveled. He was great in the car.
He passed away in 1991 just a few months before I got my PhD.
He passed away in 1991 just a few months before I got my PhD.
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is Kitty. He was my college cat. I loved him so much that I took him with me whenever I traveled. He was great in the car.
He passed away in 1991 just a few months before I got my PhD.
He passed away in 1991 just a few months before I got my PhD.
Autumn and Cinnamon left us in 2015, at the respective ages of 17 and 18. Cinnamon considered Autumn to be his own pet/pillow, and would push Autumn into an acceptable nap snuggle position.
Cinnamon liked being groomed with the vacuum cleaner set on "low".
Autumn had the loudest meow of all cats.
Cinnamon liked being groomed with the vacuum cleaner set on "low".
Autumn had the loudest meow of all cats.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Autumn and Cinnamon left us in 2015, at the respective ages of 17 and 18. Cinnamon considered Autumn to be his own pet/pillow, and would push Autumn into an acceptable nap snuggle position.
Cinnamon liked being groomed with the vacuum cleaner set on "low".
Autumn had the loudest meow of all cats.
Cinnamon liked being groomed with the vacuum cleaner set on "low".
Autumn had the loudest meow of all cats.
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Current view of Fanny and Felix.
Only view, because I just pulled my back so we'll all be here for awhile.
#ouch #catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
Only view, because I just pulled my back so we'll all be here for awhile.
#ouch #catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Current view of Fanny and Felix.
Only view, because I just pulled my back so we'll all be here for awhile.
#ouch #catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky
Only view, because I just pulled my back so we'll all be here for awhile.
#ouch #catsofbluesky #blackcats #cats #catsky