💚 Mandi Barnard, Ph.D. 🍂🍁
@mandisbarnard.bsky.social
Cat Mom, Historian of Modern Britain. Study gender in English state funded primary education, crime, and poverty. Recently worked in US History, recovering the histories of enslaved and freed Black workers on a southern college campus. Views Mine. She/Her
Here is a playing Bella the cross-eyed cat hiding in the blue cube feather wand toy blind.
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Here is a playing Bella the cross-eyed cat hiding in the blue cube feather wand toy blind.
Adding in case anyone else will match.
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Adding in case anyone else will match.
No Kings Savannah
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
No Kings Savannah
Many years ago, I went to Chicago for a conference and had never been there before. I rode the L from Midway to downtown by myself and checked in to my hotel. I went out for Giordano’s and to visit the sky deck of the Willis Tower. It was at dusk and the city was so pretty. Solidarity.
September 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Many years ago, I went to Chicago for a conference and had never been there before. I rode the L from Midway to downtown by myself and checked in to my hotel. I went out for Giordano’s and to visit the sky deck of the Willis Tower. It was at dusk and the city was so pretty. Solidarity.
Guys go outside and enjoy a flower or a pet, or any nice good thing and stop obsessing over hoping TFG was dead and being sad he’s not. Seriously, dip into a hobby for everyone’s sanity and post on that.
On Thursday, a mom deer and three fawns were in my yard. It was neat.
On Thursday, a mom deer and three fawns were in my yard. It was neat.
August 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Guys go outside and enjoy a flower or a pet, or any nice good thing and stop obsessing over hoping TFG was dead and being sad he’s not. Seriously, dip into a hobby for everyone’s sanity and post on that.
On Thursday, a mom deer and three fawns were in my yard. It was neat.
On Thursday, a mom deer and three fawns were in my yard. It was neat.
I just tried and it would not allow submissions to post.
August 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I just tried and it would not allow submissions to post.
So I resolved to get something for Emily to replace her place of bliss. And I found a doggy pop up shelter on Chewy and a bed at homegoods and here we are. Tricked out Cabana for one 7.5 lb cat.
August 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
So I resolved to get something for Emily to replace her place of bliss. And I found a doggy pop up shelter on Chewy and a bed at homegoods and here we are. Tricked out Cabana for one 7.5 lb cat.
Then cataclysm- a freak downpour did come within the same week I put the new canopy on, and broke the tent frame. :(
August 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Then cataclysm- a freak downpour did come within the same week I put the new canopy on, and broke the tent frame. :(
In happier times, the people sized pop up tent cabana was Emily’s back yard surveillance spot.
August 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
In happier times, the people sized pop up tent cabana was Emily’s back yard surveillance spot.
Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.
August 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.
Lesser known fact of the westward migration of manifest destiny was - death
July 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Lesser known fact of the westward migration of manifest destiny was - death
For Juneteenth, I have the WPA narrative of Minerva Bendy, freedwoman, who had been enslaved by a 4x great grandfather of mine, Lazarus Goolsbee, whose sons fought for Confederacy and may have taken an enslaved man with them. Mrs. Bendy recalls being walked from GA to Woodville, TX in the 1850s.
June 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For Juneteenth, I have the WPA narrative of Minerva Bendy, freedwoman, who had been enslaved by a 4x great grandfather of mine, Lazarus Goolsbee, whose sons fought for Confederacy and may have taken an enslaved man with them. Mrs. Bendy recalls being walked from GA to Woodville, TX in the 1850s.
Celebrating 12 years since I adopted baby Nico. He was a tiny guy at 1.585 lbs, and he had an infection when I got him, but he survived and now he’s 23.8 lbs.
He kept me through a lot of disappointments and difficult times.
He kept me through a lot of disappointments and difficult times.
June 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Celebrating 12 years since I adopted baby Nico. He was a tiny guy at 1.585 lbs, and he had an infection when I got him, but he survived and now he’s 23.8 lbs.
He kept me through a lot of disappointments and difficult times.
He kept me through a lot of disappointments and difficult times.
Having a pleasant birthday walk and sit on the porch with my tiniest girl, Emily jumping porch rails behind me.
May 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Having a pleasant birthday walk and sit on the porch with my tiniest girl, Emily jumping porch rails behind me.
I got myself a little bittle birthday cake because why not find joy even in unprecedented times. This is 41.
May 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I got myself a little bittle birthday cake because why not find joy even in unprecedented times. This is 41.
Five years ago, I defended my dissertation on zoom during the pandemic. There was no graduation that year so we did photos in nature instead of on a campus. I’m not sure if my having earned a PhD matters or if I will ever have a job because of it again, but I’m happy I got it done.
May 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Five years ago, I defended my dissertation on zoom during the pandemic. There was no graduation that year so we did photos in nature instead of on a campus. I’m not sure if my having earned a PhD matters or if I will ever have a job because of it again, but I’m happy I got it done.
Letter by office of Senator Tim Scott on why DOGE is ok.
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Letter by office of Senator Tim Scott on why DOGE is ok.
Pretty awesome as far as I can tell! My mountains are a bit shorter!
We did sunrise at this site for my birthday last year.
We did sunrise at this site for my birthday last year.
April 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Pretty awesome as far as I can tell! My mountains are a bit shorter!
We did sunrise at this site for my birthday last year.
We did sunrise at this site for my birthday last year.
I hope this is why.
April 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I hope this is why.
Our neighbor’s cat, a white and brown ragdoll named Atticus, hiding under a blue tarp with wide eyes anticipating that Emily will attack him since she cornered him in there. His expression is all of us USians tonight going 👀 to everything.
March 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Our neighbor’s cat, a white and brown ragdoll named Atticus, hiding under a blue tarp with wide eyes anticipating that Emily will attack him since she cornered him in there. His expression is all of us USians tonight going 👀 to everything.
Because everything is especially dumb or cruel, here is a short video of my smallest cat, Emily, who is tied for youngest with her sister, jumping onto a large 39” across tree stump from an elevation of -3-4 feet below the stump and 2.5 feet distant. Emily is small but a force, often of chaos.
March 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Because everything is especially dumb or cruel, here is a short video of my smallest cat, Emily, who is tied for youngest with her sister, jumping onto a large 39” across tree stump from an elevation of -3-4 feet below the stump and 2.5 feet distant. Emily is small but a force, often of chaos.
Finally got an adequate picture to reflect Nico’s majesty as he enters his 12th year of excellence.
March 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Finally got an adequate picture to reflect Nico’s majesty as he enters his 12th year of excellence.
Here is Jasper doing a roll in the woods of the backyard.
March 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here is Jasper doing a roll in the woods of the backyard.
It’s my cat son’s 12th birthday. Nicolo, The Great has always had a big personality and an intrepid spirit. He loves sitting outside, eating grass, and taking majestic poses.
March 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It’s my cat son’s 12th birthday. Nicolo, The Great has always had a big personality and an intrepid spirit. He loves sitting outside, eating grass, and taking majestic poses.
For a change of pace, backyard wildlife- a great blue heron in our creek bed with 3 ft to 5 ft banks.
March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For a change of pace, backyard wildlife- a great blue heron in our creek bed with 3 ft to 5 ft banks.