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Anita Dalton
@oddthings.bsky.social
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I run the site oddthingsconsidered.com. I edit books. I sew things. I hang around with cats and @anvilcity.bsky.social. I'm frequently in need of a step stool. My disgust snarl is July’s avatar.
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Clio did not want to come into the house at bedtime but she was also strangely okay with being corralled. I don't know exactly how she got up there. She's an absolute monkey cat. #catsofbluesky
August 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Happy Sunday!
A small calico cat is sitting on a side table. She is looking directly at the camera. Behind her is a wall of glass-front IKEA bookshelves.
June 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The cats are pensive today. #Caturday is a ordinarily a day of great joy but since late January shit's been weird. Clio and Calliope have been discussing running for president in 2028. They feel they'd do a much better job, though they worry that their catnip usage could be used against them.
Depicted is a large but thin long haired black cat. His name is Boo Radley and is standing on a blue patterned blanket placed on a mustard yellow couch. He appears to be making biscuits on the blanket. He's looking at something to the left of the camera. Photo depicts a short haired black cat lying on the back cushion of a mustard yellow couch. Her name is Clio. Behind her are bookcases filled with books. She's looking at the camera, with her ears in the half-airplane position. She seems annoyed at being photographed. A small calico cat is sitting on some stairs inside a house. Her name is Mirabelle. The stair planks are oak and the backboards are cream colored. She's staring at something just above the camera and seems to be on high alert. Her tail is straight out, parallel to the stair she is sitting on. Depicted is a tortoise shell colored cat lying in an IKEA Poang chair. Her name is Calliope. The chair is clearly a chair she sits on often as her hair is all over it. Behind her in the chair is an IKEA pillow depicting various sheep. She's looking to the left of the camera.
June 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Mirabelle is strangely photogenic. She photographs better than any other cat we've known. Or maybe I'm just so over trying to take pics of black cats that can't be mistaken for a "void" meme that I am stupid grateful to be able to just point and shoot. #catsofbluesky
Small calico cat with very long whiskers is standing on cardboard cat house. There are visible bites and chew marks that show the cat has been chewing on the house. The photo focuses on her face. She is close to the camera and making direct eye contact.
June 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Items in the bathroom were moved around and Miss Belly, Christian name Mirabelle, was annoyed. But the real reason I posted this pic is so you can see how ridiculously long her torso looks. Look at it!
Small calico cat is in bathroom next to a toilet and under a window. She is annoyed by a bottle of lotion sitting on a window sill and has stretched out to a ridiculous degree to be able to see what else is on the sill.
June 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Mirabelle may seem like she's annoyed that her picture is being taken. However, I assure you that her pensive expression is the result of contemplating how the Orange One will punish us after his sad birthday parade. Because punish us he will. She reckons spray bottles will be involved. #catsofbsky
A calico cat is lying on one of the top levels of a gray cat tree. She has a sort of contemplative expression and is looking directly at the camera. The windows behind her show green trees and that the day is a bit overcast.
June 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Clio is supervising the assembly of my new office chair. She is also demonstrating the hazards of being a Void near a sewing room. She is a beautiful lint collector. #catsofbluesky
A solid black cat is peeking up over the seat of an office chair that is being assembled. The cat's ears are in the "airplane" configuration and she has a small bit of white lint just under her nose.
June 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Mirabelle feels we should all go upstairs and go back to bed for the next two days. Pull the shades, pretend it isn't Friday the 13th, dream about the days when Richard Nixon was the gold standard for presidential chaos.

Plus she's a cat and likes napping, so... #catsofbluesky #calicosforpeace
A pretty calico cat is walking up stairs in a house. She is looking directly at the camera, and is framed by the rails holding up the banister.
June 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Boo Radley wishes you all a frank and productive Thursday! #catsofbluesky
A long-hair, large black cat is sitting on a very scratched up wood table. In the background is a wall of bookcases and a mustard-colored sofa is also visible.
June 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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The couple who fostered two of our cats before we adopted them sent me their kitten pictures! Clio and Calliope are the prettiest kittens in the history of the world, fight me!
Black kitten is sitting in a cat condo, looking at the camera. The kitten is curious about the camera and looks like she's about to jump down. Tortoise-shell kitten is sitting on a red chair with red and yellow pillows behind her. She's focused on something other than the camera - probably a second person trying to get her attention so she will look up.
June 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Our cat Mirabelle has a huge crush on Alex from the YouTube channel Leafy Street. She will watch them on a loop for hours and she gets annoyed if we interrupt her during his videos. Photo overkill for proof.
Calico cat sitting on the floor in front of a wall mounted television set, watching videos of lizards. Calico cat sitting on the floor in front of a wall mounted television set, watching videos of lizards. Calico cat sitting on the floor in front of a wall mounted television set, watching videos of lizards, looking back at human taking photo, visibly annoyed. Annoyed calico cat sitting on the floor, visibly peeved that her TV time was interrupted
June 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM