Orange and white kitten asleep on an open book. The book is on a wooden table.

Sleepy time

Tuxedo cat with small pupils, squinty eyes, and bottom lip hanging sitting on a lap outside

Odin has no time for my comments

A tray full of puzzle pieces, all of which are a slightly different shade of blue

This puzzle is taking longer than expected.

That's great! I'm so happy for you.

Valentine with words "Sending high-key skibidi vibes", where skibidi is in red. Words printed over a line drawing of a lumpish being wearing sunglasses and holding a red heart to its chest. The name of the sender has been crossed out.

Thought I had a handle on this term, but what is this valentine to my son? 🤔

Black and white cat sitting in advent calendar scene of cardboard people. One of the people, a lady with a grey cat, has been knocked down

He knocked down one person and one person only: the woman who brought her cat to see the babe. There is only room for one cat in this advent scene.

Unseasonably
grey and wet, splashing potholes
Ev'ning in Steinbach

I can't even... These babies...

A spotted tussock moth caterpillar seen today. Protruding white needles are there to warn me away, and I cooperate (but not before taking a picture).

An obelisk in a field with Convention of London embossed up the length.

Today I came to the US-Canada border in a field, a line established in 1818 and marked every mile by an obelisk. Hornets had built a nest at the base of this one; they establish their own line of control and respect no arbitrary boundaries. Like man, theirs is the way of violence.

A black cat and an orange kitten look out a window at some flowers.

I've been catpilled (toxoplasmosis). Two cats are so much better than one. I can only imagine what three would be like.

Last night, in the dark of his bedroom, my 9 year old told me he wanted to be any etymologist when he grew older. I wept, pulled him close.