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kayilka.bsky.social
@kayilka.bsky.social
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Cultivating a vision of a better world, inspired by the arts, craftsmanship, spirituality, and cats. Left-leaning PACIFIST agnostic. I follow politics. No trolls. No DMs. No Porn. No Crypto. No Lurkers.
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Two cats curled up on top of the bookcase together. They are about a year apart.
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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House panther cat resting on orange quilt, looking contemplative. In this light, her eyes are the color of a yellow-tinged moon or lemon meringue. Her ears rotate to catch sounds I can't hear.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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a moment of calm
Tuna the Cat lies on a salmon-canteloupe-apricot-whatever colored bedspread, gazing to her left, pupils large in her pale yellow eyes. Black cats always show up better on brightly colored backgrounds. Here, Tuna Cat lies on the apricot-colored bedspread, looking off to her right, tolerating having her picture taken.
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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What is the hashtag for Sunday cats? I seem to recall something about a box. Must be in here somewhere.
Box and paper strewn on floor. One cat tries to climb into a box not much bigger than she is while another sits nearby watching. Cat rummaging inside a box too small for her, with her butt and tail sticking out. Her back feet are wedged into the corner of the box.
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Happy Caturday from Numi
A black cat sitting on a blue thermal mat next to the window. You can see the leaves of a beach tree outside. A black cat sits on a mat a few inches below the window. She looks into the camera. Her body is slightly in profile, with her tail covering her right foot. Although she is backlit, her whiskers are visible in the light from the window. The long draping branches of the birch tree outside have green and yellow leaves.
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Happy Caturday on this glorious misty day!
Cat as seen from behind, sitting on shelf looking out the window into the rain. She is sitting on a blue thermal mat next to a chartreuse & purple storage box. On the windowsill there is a white crystal. Outside, you can see the drooping branches of a birch tree, some yellow trees in the distance, some phone wires, and the roofs of green house and a red house. The cat is relaxed, sitting up and gazing out at the yard below.
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #blackcats I'm working on ideas for an illustration sequence in which I want thought bubbles to look like the shape of a cat's thoughts. Does the script in the bottom corner feel like something a cat would think?
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Numi the cat sitting in the window, looking out on a fall day. Tuna the house panther, resting in her warm fuzzy bed.
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Happy Caturday!

As you may know, California recently outlawed declawing.
Black cat with yellow-green eyes sits in forest green "fleece"-lined cat bed on top of high dresser, close to ceiling. From up there, she can sleep undisturbed, survey her realm, or look out window.
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Gray cat with greenish gold eyes and black nose pops his head out from under bed covers - a white quilt and a velvet green-gold blanket.
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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A cat of a different color
Unusual brown cat with orange eyes, smallish ears, and round face, resting on green blanket.
October 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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It felt like twice as many people as in April, barely room to walk, couldn't see where I was going or step back far enough to photo. This pic was after we started moving, packed street in both directions. Saw the Handmaids, bagpipe player, animal costumes, sidewalk percussion group...
October 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Trees I'd like to talk to
Very tall cedars in a woodsy park in the PNW
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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And now a moment of peace from a tiny cat
4-week old kitten, white with point markings, rests on its back, eyes closed, tongue sticking out, one foot raised with paw pads showing
October 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Black cat crouched on the arm of a chair, resting in front of a low table with a black bowl resting on it. She looks at you with gray-green eyes, her ears tilted forward, listening.
October 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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In Oaxaca they make fantastical animals (alebrijes) from carved wood & meticulously hand-paint them in colorful patterns. Each one is unique. There are villages dedicated to specific crafts - in one they make these, in others they dye wool & weave rugs to hang on walls or design pottery. So cool!
Carved wooden imaginary animal that sort of resembles an armadillo & is hand-painted with intricate geometric designs Carved wooden imaginary animal that resembles a mountain goat, & is painted with colorful geometric designs
October 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Pre-Columbian pyramids in Oaxaca at approx 6000 ft above sea level (Monte Alban).
Zapotec pyramids with multiple levels and doorways to narrow corridors Hand-built stone staircase at Zapotec pyramids. Each step is around one to one and a half feet high.
October 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Profile of cat on back of couch, listening and looking out the window
October 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Numi at 8-9 months, with a vague resemblance to angular siamese breeds. She's grown into those ears. Sweet kitty, good sense of humor, gets annoyed if I eat crackers too loudly while she's napping on my desk. Must not disturb!
Numi the cat at around 9 months old. She had long ears, high cheekbones, greenish-gray eyes, brown-black fur with contrasting white whiskers.
October 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I met three personable turkeys recently. They are very cool, like little dinosaurs.
White-feathered turkey, tall as a small dog, with pinkish feet. The feet have forward-pointing toes and one back-pointing toe. The head is scaly, sort of reptilian. It's easy to see a connection between birds & dinosaurs.
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Tuna the house panther with her "Where are my treats?" face Tuna the house panther lounging with one paw stretched out
October 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Cats on the roof with tree they climb up with Two cats on my roof who love to climb up at 2 AM to tap at my window
October 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Numi would like to announce the publication of her latest novel, "Infinite Treat."
Portrait of a cat looking straight at you, sitting in front of a computer screen.
October 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM