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redheaded snippet
@redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
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I'm into my wife, cats, books, copyediting, (mostly) native plants, and the gay pirate show. 30+. She/her. 💍 @stephtyll.bsky.social
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redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
I ran into to a flock of wild turkeys on my morning run. There’s one in the back of the tree, and there had been one up in the front, but she gobbled nervously and fluttered down while I was taking out my phone ❤️
A group of wild turkeys on a suburban lawn in the early morning. One is perched in a small tree in the foreground, mostly obscured by branches.
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
A butternut squash for our butternut squash 😻
The photographer’s hand holds a cat toy in the shape of a butternut squash. An orange-and-cream tabby cat (almost the same color as a butternut squash) is standing on his hind legs to grab at the toy. His pink tongue is sticking out of his mouth, almost-but-not-quite touching the toy.
October 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Here’s a pic of Izzy Hands, our winged sumac, in all his glory. He is so named because all sumacs are indestructible little fuckers
A small winged sumac, rhus copallinum, displaying brilliant red to burgundy fall foliage.
October 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
I’m wearing my “Eowyn” pattern socks for the first time and Eowyn can’t stop rubbing her face on them 😻😸

Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
A photograph of feet in hand-knitted wool socks with a Celtic knot on the ankle. A brown ticked tabby cat is sniffing the toe of one sock. The variegated brown and black yarn matches the cat’s coat. A photograph of feet in hand-knitted wool socks with a Celtic knot on the ankle. A brown ticked tabby cat is rubbing her face on the toe of one sock. The variegated brown and black yarn matches the cat’s coat.
October 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Merry is my little helper 😻😻😻
A photo of an orange-and-cream tabby cat sitting in the photographer’s lap. His face is snuggled against the photographer’s ribs, and his lower body is supported by her left arm. The photographer is wearing golden yellow overalls with a bumblebee print and a black shirt underneath. The cat is wearing a blue collar with a bell and a blue-and-silver tag with a heart on it. His eyes are brown, his expression is sweet and a little bit goofy, and he has two freckles on his pink nose. A photo of an orange-and-cream tabby cat sitting in the photographer’s lap. His face is snuggled against the photographer’s ribs, and his lower body is supported by her left arm. The photographer is wearing golden yellow overalls with a bumblebee print and a black shirt underneath. The cat is wearing a blue collar with a bell and a blue-and-silver tag with a heart on it. His eyes are brown, and he has two freckles on his pink nose. He gazes up at the photographer lovingly, with one white paw stretched up toward her, asking for all of her attention.
October 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
I made apple pie for @stephtyll.bsky.social, and she’s canning up some apple pie filling from our bounty at the PYO orchard on Saturday. Jonagolds and Golden Delicious, with secret ingredient boiled cider.
A photo of homemade apple pie. The vents on the top crust spell out “I ❤️ Steph,” at least in theory.
October 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Not my most technically proficient work, but in this card for my brother I feel I really captured the way Merry looks at his sister when she is being anNoYiNg 😾😾😾

See alt text for the full transcription of Merry’s complaints.
A hand-drawn card depicting an orange-and-cream tabby cat lying on a bed and holding a phone. His ears are swiveled back, his eyes are narrowed, and his expression is pained and annoyed. A speech bubble behind him shows that he is posting on a Reddit-like site (apparently for cats) under the subreddit “IsSisterTheAnnoyingOne” a parody of the subreddit “AmITheAsshole” with 3.2 million “aggrieved siblings.” His post is partially obscured by his head; missing text appears in brackets. “Moms do not understand how annoying she is. She is always getting in Merry’s space and trying to touch Merry with her paws and putting her face in Merry’s [fac]e and following Merry around everywhere like onto the bed and Moms think she is sooooo cute and then they’ll pet her duri[ng] morning Merry time [whe]n pets are for Merry and she is alwa[ys trying] to play with Me[rry] when Merry is trying to nap and [Merry noticed she will play] with Merry’s toys and sometimes ON P[URPOSE just to be rude] to Merry and then she meows and [she’ll purr and it is so] LOUD and she is always asking [Merry to groom her] and Merry will groom her because Me [rry is the good one and she] is anooooying!” In an inset in the lower right corner is a drawing of Merry’s sister, a brown ticked tabby. She has cartoon hearts over her eyes and little cartoon hearts around her head. In a speech bubble, she says, “He is sooooo cool!”
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Eowyn says queer rights or she bites! 😼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️
A photo of a brown ticked tabby cat standing on a desk, entangled in three pride flags (rainbow, lesbian, and trans) arranged in a desktop organizer. Her head is emerging from under the lesbian pride flag as if it’s her headscarf. She looks askance at the viewer.
August 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Merry is in a rare high zoom and he’s having the time of his life
An orange-and-cream tabby cat pokes his head out of a play mat consisting of two layers of carpet velcroed together. The top layer has holes of various shapes and sizes for cats to get into and out of. One white front paw sticks out from between the layers, and his hind leg is visible through a large hole. It’s clear from his expression that he is currently operating on another plane of existence. An orange-and-cream tabby cat caught mid-leap out of a play mat consisting of two layers of carpet velcroed together. The top layer has holes of various shapes and sizes for cats to get into and out of. The hole seems as if it would be too small for a cats entire body, yet there he is. The blurred motion of his body almost makes him look liquid.
August 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Eowyn can see sooo many more birds from our new non-obscured windows
A photo of a brown ticked tabby cat facing away from the viewer. She is looking out of a small, square, cat-height awning window with diamond grilles positioned under a low, slanted ceiling. The window is cranked open, and a leafy cherry tree is visible outside. The cat’s body language is alert — it’s clear she sees something very interesting, such as a bird.
August 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Mother and child
A photo of a white woman with glasses and short red hair with a teal streak, sitting in a chair and holding an orange-and-cream tabby cat in her arms. The cat’s front and back paws extend possessively up her chest and his tail curls below her elbow. The cat gazes smugly at the viewer. The woman smiles with an air of disbelief, as if marveling at her own good fortune.
July 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Basically a foot touch 😻😻
A photo of an orange-and-cream tabby cat curled up on a play mat, in the middle of grooming the forehead of a brown ticked tabby cat who is sprawled on her side. She is perpendicular to the orange cat. One of her front paws has stretched out to touch the orange cat on his side. Both cats look content and peaceful.
July 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Simulgrooms!
A photo of a brown ticked tabby, with her back toward the viewer, receiving grooms behind her ear from an orange-and-cream tabby, who is attending to her with an air of sweet determination. His eyes are closed and his tongue is out. A photo of a brown ticked tabby, with her back toward the viewer, grooming the ear of an orange-and-cream tabby, whose head is bowed. His eyes are closed and his tongue is sticking out.
July 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Colorrrrrrrrrrrrr 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Closeup of a white woman’s upper arm and shoulder showcasing a freshly colored tattoo of species native to the northeastern US: pink Virginia roses (Rosa virginiana) and bluebells (mertensia virginica). Closeup of the back of a white woman’s upper arm and shoulder showcasing a freshly colored tattoo of species native to the northeastern US: pink Virginia roses (Rosa virginiana), bluebells (mertensia virginica), and a pink-and-yellow rosy maple moth (dryocampa rubicunda).
July 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Getting my other shoulder inked with native roses, bluebells, and a rosy maple moth 🥰🥰🥰🥰
The side of a white woman’s shoulder and upper arm with the freshly tattooed outline of Virginia roses (rosa virginiana) and Virginia bluebells (mertensia virginica). The bluebell leaves have been colored in with green. The back of a white woman’s shoulder and upper arm with the freshly tattooed outline of Virginia roses (rosa virginiana), Virginia bluebells (mertensia virginica), and a rosy maple moth (dryocampa rubicunda). The bluebell leaves have been colored in with green. The front of a white woman’s shoulder and upper arm with the freshly tattooed outline of Virginia roses (rosa virginiana) and Virginia bluebells (mertensia virginica). The bluebell leaves have been colored in with green.
June 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
They’ve come so far 🥹🥹🥹
A photo of a brown tabby cat lying on her side with her head resting on the front paws of an orange-and-cream tabby cat. The orange tabby is dutifully grooming her head. The brown tabby’s eyes are closed and she looks utterly content.
June 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
I’m not much of an artist, but I consider this Father’s Day card my masterpiece. Based on a true story of Merry stealing the tennis ball my dad was using for PT!
A hand-drawn greeting card with a four-panel comic. In the first panel, an orange-and-cream tabby cat looks startled to encounter a tennis ball. The second panel is a close-up of the cat’s confused face with equations superimposed over it, a parody of the “confused math lady” meme. Some numbers in the equations have been replaced with mice, birds, and bugs—this is cat math. In the third panel, the cat opens his mouth wide. The tennis ball is just visible in the foreground. In the fourth panel, the cat has triumphantly fit the tennis ball into his mouth. He has gone cross-eyed looking at his prize.
June 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
It’s all for you, sweetie 🥰🥰🥰 🐝
A photo of a bumblebee visiting a cluster of “Independence” rosebay rhododendron (rhododendron maximum) flowers. The bee’s little black tongue is sticking out. The flowers have five petals and long pale pink stamens. The petals are soft pink and fade lighter in the center. The topmost petal has a bell-shaped cluster of golden yellow dots.
June 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Merry (right) and Eowyn (left) both say trans rights!
Two tabby cats are basking in a sunbeam and holding paws
June 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
This little butthead likes to open cabinet doors and will also let himself into the bathroom 😑
An orange-and-cream tabby cat sprawled on the photographer’s lap. His head is upside-down and he is gazing adoringly at the viewer with big brown eyes. He has two freckles on his nose and he is curling one white front paw.
May 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Proof that my non-bonded cats get along beautifully. (But I definitely agree with other comments to wait and see how your cat does.)
Two cats cuddling sweetly
April 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Are you fucking kidding me (/pos)
An orange-and-cream tabby cat is cuddling a brown ticked tabby cat in a sunbeam. Both cats looked relaxed and content.
April 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
It took so long for them to tolerate each other and now they’re holding paws 😭🥹😻
A brown ticked tabby cat is sprawled on her side in a sunbeam. An orange-and-cream tabby cat is sitting next to her with both his front paws positioned across one of her front paws. The first cat looks utterly relaxed and content. The second cat looks content but slightly embarrassed that he has been caught openly enjoying his sister’s company.
April 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Eowyn says B L E P
A closeup of a brown ticked tabby cat lying upside-down in a cat bed on a desk. Her green eyes are open and focused adoringly at the camera. Her mouth is a little bit open and her pink tongue is barely protruding. Two white teef are also visible.
April 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
redheadedsnippet.bsky.social
Here I am! It’s a lovely native ephemeral, not nearly as popular as it should be 🙂
Closeup of a bloodroot flower in bloom. It has ten white petals with delicate veining, just barely tinged with pink, and a center ring of yellow pollen-tipped stamens around a pistil.
April 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM