A Dassie poses near a wall on the top of Table Mountain (Cape Town S.A., April 2026).
I was surprised how chill this creature is, posing on this wall. There were people milling about yet it did not scramble away.
#southafrica #animals #tablemountain #naturewins
#southafrica penguin (April 2026 iPhone 16pro). Who doesn’t like a chubby bird that waddles about, nests whether male or female, and seems like it is sleepwalking most of the time?
African Penguins near the Cape of Good Hope.
#southafrica #travel #penguins #cute
#capetown South Africa (April 2026).
A storm roils sea into rocks near the Cape Town waterfront under an angry sky.
The wheel is closed for the night due to high winds.
#southafrica #travel #storm #beautiful
There are days you are there to care for your floof.
And there are days your floof is there to love on you.
I’ll let you guess which one this day was.
#catsofbsky #americanbobtail
#superfloof
April 3 2026 bellydance performance at the Sheridan Market.
New-to-me costume was to take on stage and do some spins!
Always open to meeting dancers because #onceadancer
#bellydance #dancersofbsky
Costco run completed, and Minna proves she is indeed a cat.
#catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof #catsinboxes
Ms. MInna Thunderfoot is nonplussed in regards to A.I. slop.
That’s probably because she intuitively knows her purrsonality is irreplaceable.
#catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof
Minna was looking at me last night while my brain was wtf’ing about threats to blow a civilization off the earth.
#catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof
For #caturday.
I’ll take a cue and let my legs rest just like Minna.
#catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof #rotonacouch
Cherry blossoms are exploding everywhere.
#seattle #photography #spring #pretty
For #caturday
While her human took to the streets of #Seattle to join the rest of the rebel scum, Ms. Minna Thunderfoot enjoyed a sunny afternoon.
#catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof
#joshuatree #nationalpark (Nov. 2021, iPhone 13s).
The secrets to catching air in photography:
1. use live or video setting, 2. Find something to jump off of, and 3. Have a good set of knees. 🤪
#nature #travel #photography #jump
For #caturday
Minna asks for chicken and is properly fed.
#catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof
#GrandCanyon #Rim2Rim Trail Run (May 2019, IPhone X).
I just heard the news: the Rim to Rim trail sustained 14 miles of fire damage to the Kabab Trail in 2025 and is closed until future notice.
I ran and hiked starting in unexpected snowfall, 27F.
#photography #naturewins
#trailrunner
Some #catirday pics for you!
Coach and doc both said to take a rest. I just had microwave treatment on some very defiant viral cells trying to take out my foot. Yes, a cat makes it all better while I rot on a couch binge watching K-dramas.
#catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof
#onceadancer
Sheridan Market 1st Friday Bellydance Show (March 2026, iPhone 16pro).
#bellydance #photography #backstage
#Caturday was a chill day of active recovery after bellydancing later in the evening.
Leave it to the purrfect healer to lay on my legs and send her purr resonance into my bones.
#catsofinstagram #americanbobtail #superfloof
Haleakala crater, #Maui, HI (iPhone X, 2017).
As an Ironman and ultrarunner, I’ve had the opportunity to train in some of the most beautiful places. Yet, running in Haleakala crater stands apart.
#trailrunner #photography #nature #runeverywhere
Ms. MInna blocked my monitor so as to reduce the number of, “Oh my gawd!”s flying out of my mouth when reading today’s news.
#catsofbsky #superfloof #Americanbobtail #icanteven
🔻 “During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.” [Dan Savage]
Costume repair time.
#bellydancer #therapist #sewist
1st Saturday Hafla, 02/7/2026, Mt. Vernon.
Located about 75 minutes drive north of Seattle, bellydancers of the north end meet monthly.
Leopard print costume with gold beads. Catching veil mid-flight produces unexpected moments.
Where next?
#bellydance #Egyptiancabaret #onceadancer #veil
Another new-to-me dance costume.
I call it, “Strawberry Swirl.” A dancer suggested I save this costume for spring. In my culture, the Lunar New Year signals spring, just sayin’.
I did wonder if I need to sew a hidden pocket for my passport. 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
#onceadancer #bellydance #Bellacostume #pink
One of my favorites from the time just before diagnosis with Autoimmune Disease (2012).
The movement: the Vortex, when you bring the hoop from the waist to overhead by grabbing it from the inside and then maintaining movement in the open hand position.
#photography #hooping #dance #hulahoop
Cats snuggle and face away from you when they feel safe and trust you.
Sometimes I think I have an ESA. Other times I think I might be hers.
#cats #catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night, and it was the dance that kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.” (Dan Savage)
#bellydance #artistsfordemocracy #ICEout #humanrights
Two years ago, we took Minna home with us. She was scared, took to hiding, and we wondered if she would be happy in her new home.
Minna spent her day in my office today, getting pats, sleeping in her little bed by my desk, a happy cat.
#cats #catsofbsky #superfloof #americanbobtail
Did Minna get into one of the catnip-laced toys? She kinda looks a little stoned.
#cats #catsofbsky #superfloof #americanbobtail
Minna watches me run on a treadmill.
The number of miles I will run this year and the hours of work I do require a treadmill (hop on, hop off seamlessly).
And sometimes she sleeps under the race medal holder.
#cats #catsofbsky #americanbobtail #superfloof
Sending out calm yet resolute kitty vibes for anyone who might need it today.
#cats
#furballfriday #catsofbsky #superfloof #americanbobtail
