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Xylotheca
@xylotheca.bsky.social
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Childless cat and pony lady. Plantaholic. Works in TB/HIV research. AnkSpond spoonie.
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Spring flowers in the Swartland Granitic Renosterveld remnant on the farm. Would've taken more pics but Fat Pony was having hysterics and belying her age (34!) again 🐎
Purple flowers with a reddish centre; they are partially closed. Possibly a Babiana species. A spike of white flowers; an Echiostachys species A white pony looks towards the horizon under a grey cloudy sky
September 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Bathroom Guardian taking it to the next level tonight
A ginger and white cat sitting in the corner of a shower enclosure, surrounded by: a small plunger, a sponge, a scrubbing brush, and a large grey bowl (used for collecting and re-using greywater, because Capetonians ain't getting over Day Zero any time soon).
July 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Pretzel Cat says Happy Birthday! 🎂
A ginger and white cat rolling around on a floral carpet
May 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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True Distinguished, but has to wait for possession of the brain cell occasionally, so no self-respecting town would elect him mayor
An orange and white cat sitting on a blue and white checked blanket gazes serenely towards the viewer
May 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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My horsey friends and I play a game of "Which Celebrity Is Your Horse".

The consensus is that my 34 year old pony is Dame Helen Mirren. Dame Helen's quote about telling people to fuck off more often particularly seems to resonate 😂
A Gray pony looks to the right of frame under an overcast stormy sky. She has 0 fucks to give.
April 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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This guy is very disgruntled that I won't let him conduct experiments in gravity from a 6th floor balcony
A ginger and white cat lolls on his side on a floral print carpet
April 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Addendum
April 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Happy Caturday from a crouching tiger
A ginger and white cat peeks out from under a green and white striped blanket draped over a chair
April 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Can I interest you in a weird plant?
This is Welwitschia mirabilis; there are only two leaves in this picture
A pile of green leaves tinged with brown lie on a rocky desert surface. The pile of leaves is a Welwitschia mirabilis plant; the plant only has two leaves which spilt vertically, giving the appearance of multiple leaves.
February 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Festive AF
A white pony looks at the camera. She is wearing a bridle, red flyhood, a saddle... And red tinsel around her neck. Her expression says "I know you have treats, hand them over!"
December 20, 2024 at 7:09 AM
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Happy Caturday! This guy woke me up by climbing over my pillow and standing on my hair.
A ginger and white cat sits on a blue and white checked blanket. He is facing the camera
December 14, 2024 at 5:44 AM
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"Of course I won't meow continuously between 11pm and 1am if you feed me now. What a thing to say."
#Caturday
A ginger and white cat lounges on a grey table top with his back towards the camera and his neck flexed to face the viewer
November 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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Some of my favourite GSBioblitz 2024 observations
#FlowerFriday
Paurida capensis, a white star-shaped flower with a dark purpleish and iridescent green centre and bright yellow pollen Pterygodium catholicum, a little yellow terrestrial orchid Drosera cistiflora, a sundew bearing a mauve poppy-like flower Aristea lugens, a pale blue iris-like flower with dark blue spots and a white flower centre
November 15, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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He was making sure I didn't leave again:
A ginger and white cat sitting on top of a suitcase. He is facing the camera and judging you.
November 15, 2024 at 5:18 AM
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A Capetonian Kelpie
A white pony stands knee-deep in water in a dam. The Helderberg mountains can be seen in the background.
November 12, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Mr T was off his food recently. But he would like everyone to know that the staff have satisfactorily revised the menu
A ginger and white cat lounges on a table surface, belly towards the camera
November 11, 2024 at 4:16 PM