#selfcare #ferallife

A long-haired cat with wide, golden eyes, looks up at something above the viewer's head. He rests on an old tree stump with no bark remaining. More stumps are visible in the background. A red coffee mug and pair of glasses with heart-shaped lenses sit on a stump next to the cat. Sunlit trees are visible in the distance, but the viewer is sitting in the shade.

Having coffee with my bestie. #cats #FeralLife

Brown mushrooms sprout from a dead stump as sunlight illuminates them

I went to my hidden coffee nook among the stumps and discovered some new mushroom friends had moved in. #FungiFriends #Mushrooms #FeralLife

Agatha escaped her tether yesterday, and this is what she decided to do with her newfound freedom:

Stand on the same rock she stands on most of the day.
#goats #FeralLife

Two roosters, a welsummer and a gray cochin/ameraucana mix, stand off against each other. Heads lowered, hackle feathers raised. Who will strike first?

Two roosters, a welsummer and a gray cochin/ameraucana mix, fighting each other. The welsummer has his wings extended in a "come at me bro" gesture, and the cochin mix is winding up to strike at him.

Two roosters, a welsummer and a gray cochin/ameraucana mix, fighting each other. They are both airborne, claws extended, feathers ruffled

Two roosters, a welsummer and a gray cochin/ameraucana mix, fighting each other. It seems the gray rooster has taken a cheap shot at the welsummer. The welsummer is airborne, and the cochin mix is on the ground, beak landing solidly between his opponent's legs.

Cornflake vs Nimbus
These two usually don't mingle. Nimbus is supposed to be in his own coop, but he escaped yesterday and I haven't been able to round him up yet.

After a brief kerfuffle, Nimbus won, and Cornflakes shuffled away to nurse his wounded pride.
#Chickens #FeralLife

A caucasian arm with two visible puncture marks, both with pronounced swelling and redness around the injury. Shelves of yarn are visible in the background.

A caucasian hand reaches out and gently lifts a leaf of broadleaf plantain from where it grows in a weedy garden

The caucasian arm from earlier, but the sting sites are now barely visible patches of slightly rougher skin. The swelling and redness are completely gone.

Bright and early, before it was even 7 AM, I went out to do chores, and some hitch hiker in the sleeve of my jacket took issue with that. Stung me good twice, never saw what it was. I treated the sting sites with broadleaf plantain and feel much better now. #FeralLife #NaturalRemedies

An old bathtub filled with soil and plants is decorated with chaotic, messy dots of red paint. Bright red rocks are scattered among the plants inside of the bathtub.

A closeup of the bathtub reveals a strawberry plant with two red berries on it.

This is how I keep the birds out of my strawberries.
Painted rocks and red polka-dots all around the bed. The birds get used to seeing red things that they already know aren't food, so they ignore it when the strawberries start to ripen.
#gardening #GardenHacks #FeralLife

This is Masha (inspired from the cartoon TV show Masha & Bear). She's one of many beautiful strays that I've been caring for ☺️❤️🫶🏾

#Cats #StrayCats #FeralLife #CatsofBlueSky #CatLovers

Thinking about making another OC for myself. A cat and Opossum hybrid!! What kind of features should it have?! Ideas please!! #furryart #brainstorming #ferallife #chaosenergy

a cartoon character is holding a large piece of meat and rice Alt: a cartoon character is holding a large piece of meat and rice

Meat? Meat? Bloody autocorrect! MrT! MrT!

That said, MrT stuffs his face at any and every opportunity, Meat would be an apt name...
#Cats
#CatsOfBluesky
#FeralLife

I have popped a Drontal pill and a Capstar pill in his food, so that's his monthly worm and flea treatment taken care of.

#Cats
#CatsOfBluesky
#FeralLife

Meat turned up for his breakfast. He announced his presence with a loud "WAH!" I love his voice because for so long he was silent; his feral life required caution. His voice is, to me, a sign of a little bit of trust.
#Cats
#CatsOfBluesky
#FeralLife

This morning it's all back to normal with MrT studiously keeping his distance and ignoring me as I put his breakfast out for him.
#Cats
#FeralLife

A huge thing has just happened! MrT touched the tip of my extended finger! I was putting food out for him, chatting & slow blinks. He came closer. I slowly extended my finger & he did a nose-touch! Only taken since October 2022 to get this far!
#Cats
#FeralLife

Feral MrT curled up asleep on the external doormat next to my kitchen door. It's windy out and his fur ripples in the strong breeze. He must feel relatively safe though, as he's asleep. #Cats #FeralLife

P.S. He woke up. Now he is stuffing his face for the fourth time today.