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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@aitchbee2000.bsky.social

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Oracle geek, cat person, music fan, gamer, reader/writer, genealogist, jewellery maker, Scottish indy supporter, Gaelic learner. Shares interesting things, doesn't necessarily agree with them.

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 2h

Stripey Man tells the human to stay calm and relaxed, just like him.

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tabby #photography

Tabby and white cat looking calm and relaxed in the half-loaf position

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 1d

Stripey Man catching up on lost sleep

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Tabby and white cat fast asleep on his back with legs everywhere

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 1d

This is Stripey Man's impressionistic poem of the recent roof renovations

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 2d

He looks so comfy!

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 2d

BANG! BANG! BANG!
I lie down on the fluffy blanket and
BANG! BANG! BANG!
I lie down on the fluffy
LOUD HUMAN LAUGHS!
I lie down on the fl
BANG! BANG! BANG!
No sleep. Will this ever end? My nerves are in tatters!

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tabby #photography #catpoetry

Tabby and white cat lying on a fluffy blanket looking annoyed because his sleep keeps getting interrupted by men working on the roof above him.

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 2d

Man those grapes are sour 🤣
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House slams Trump’s perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’

President has ‘heart of humanitarian’, spokesperson says after unsuccessful bid for prize amid Gaza ceasefire deal

www.theguardian.com

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 3d

He has indeed. Special treats are called for.

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 3d

The humans are relieved too! The new roof looks good though, and done just in time for winter.

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 3d

Stripey Man relaxes now that work on the roof has been completed and there will be no more noisy workmen

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tabby #photography

Tabby and white cat grinning happily with his eyes closed while lying on his back

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

‘Ball junkie’: some dogs show signs of addiction, study finds

Researchers say terrier and shepherd breeds display greater tendency for addictive-type behaviour

www.theguardian.com

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 3d

🙀

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 4d

One of my favourite films

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 4d

Singing at the top of his voice 🐱

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 4d

JJ is feeling grumpy about all the noise that is interrupting his nap time. How is a cat to run a successful business without sufficient sleep?

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tuxedocat ##photography

Clise-up of black and white cat's face as he looks annoyed, having just been woken up again by noise from the roof repairs

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 4d

Not to mention 'gauche'

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 5d

Lots of banging with hammers and shouting. I shall ask him to put his thoughts into the form of a poem.

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 5d

He slept beside me for a long time after we watched a movie. It was chilly last night and I had three cats snuggling in at one point.

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 5d

Stripey Man is glad the workmen fixing the roof have finished for the day and he can now relax without all the noise they were making. Now, where's the remote control...

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tabby #photography

Tabby and white cat portrait, with his head tilted to the left and a beatific smile. Almost saint-like, minus the halo...

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 5d

I shall see what I can do!

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 6d

Cosi the Pirate Queen on a midnight treat raid, where she captured enough to make her nap afterwards. Even the slippers were searched!

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #calicocat #photography

Calico cat, concentrating on finding treats anywhere she can, is considering her next move. Photographed from the safety of the bed for a top-down view.

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Anti corruption @againstcorruption.bsky.social · 6d

#auspol
Ireland can do it. So can Australia

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 6d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 7d

Cosi the Pirate Queen is very blasé about storms and simply sleeps through them

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #calicocat #photography

Calico cat fast asleep on the human's desk using a coaster for a pillow

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aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 7d

I have to replan my front garden after getting a new fence (which entailed getting rid of some established plants), and roses are definitely on my list!

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 7d

😍

aitchbee an cailleach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @aitchbee2000.bsky.social · 8d

JJ was shocked at the noise the wind was making. However, he is happy to report that everyone has survived the storm.

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tuxedocat #photography

Black and white cat looking somewhat appalled

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