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DaOldGuy🇨🇦📎🍁- part owner of Canada
@daoldguy.bsky.social
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Born @ 313.4 ppm. Retired Telco Tech. Previous RCA & 1 RCHA.🥰 my Métis wife and children. Living on Treaty Seven land. Caretakers of two feral cat rescues. Spiritual, not religious. A bit nuts!

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

LGBTQIA2S+ et al are welcome.

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daoldguy.bsky.social
Twenty eight people gathered today in the balmy +2C (36F) weather to draw attention to the recall initiative. I couldn’t take any pictures because I volunteered to be one of the large banner posts🤣 @ofmanyfandoms.bsky.social volunteered for the other one.

#RecallSmith #RecallWright #RecallThemAll
Photo of the poster I made, to draw attention to the recall initiatives in Alberta. It reads: "Fire Smith Save Alberta, RECALL Justin Wright”. It also has the Canadian flag in the upper left corner. I volunteered to hold one of the protest banners, so I had this on attached to a small rope and hung it from my neck while I was holding the banner. This also meant I was unable to take any pictures of the gathering.
January 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
This #caturday Rowan is instructing her apprentice, D’Artagnan on the fine art of stair blocking.

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo of Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torbie cat and D’Artagnan, the short hair grey with white chin and black stripes tabby cat. Rowan is on the ground floor carpet about a pace away from the stairs leading up to the first floor. She’s lying on her left side with her head and front pows upright. Rowan is looking up towards me as I take the photo from the top on the stairs. D”Artagnan is crouched upright on the first riser of the carpeted stairs looking down at Rowan. He is partially blocking the stair. Rowan was meowing at me as I stand at the top, but Rowan may have been giving D’Artagnan instructions on how to block the stairs more efficiently.
January 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
I’m “In The Mood” for some Nate and the Busy Boys, out of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Enjoy and maybe get up and dance!

Goodnight Bluesky!

#NateandtheBusyBoys #cdnmusic #Canada
youtu.be/8ot8CvrG0Yg
In The Mood
YouTube video by Nate and the Busy Boys - Topic
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January 10, 2026 at 3:58 AM
daoldguy.bsky.social
To lighten the mood, here are a couple pictures.

1. From today. Pheasant tracks in our back yard. The tail drags are the giveaway. Yes! haven’t seen a sign of one in months.

2. Telephoto shot of a Nuthatch on our suet feeder from a couple days ago.

#Nature #UrbanPheasant #RedBreastedNuthatch
I’ve been missing the pheasants that visit our yard. They were absent the last six months, or so. I was out in the back yard and spotted these tracks in the snow. The huge feet and the drag marks from the pheasants tail are a give away. No other bird in our area leaves these kind of signs. Hopefully, I’ll be able to get a photo of the actual bird in the near future. Telephoto of a Nuthatch feeding from our suet feeders we have in the front yard. It’s a Red-breasted Nuthatch. He’s hanging upside down on the side of the suet cake cage. It’s a small bird that appears to have no neck and short tail. It has a black crown on it’s head and black and white eye lines. The back of the bird is a blue/grey colour with a reddish/cinnamon coloured belly and white throat. I’m thinking it’s a male, but the males and females are similar. The females tend to have duller colouring though.
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Reposted by DaOldGuy🇨🇦📎🍁- part owner of Canada
macknotter.bsky.social
Yes please!
rivernewstc.bsky.social Tony Lastname @rivernewstc.bsky.social · 5d
😎🪴🌵 seek the necessary
January 7, 2026 at 11:53 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
Rally tomorrow. I’ll be there with my #albertafundspublicschools petition other folks will have Recall [email protected] will be at McBride's Bakery from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. with ReCall petitions. Mild weather forecast.

#SupportTeachers #RecallThemAll #OperationTotalRecall
Photo of the Rally announcement from the ABresistance newsletter.
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
I gave the kitties treats in the puzzle feeder they got for Catsmas. D’Artagnan took over and got most of them. I gave Rowan consolation treats out of frame.🤣😂

#catvideo #cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
As reposted by @artycanadian.bsky.social

#OperationTotalRecall #RecallThemAll
thebreakdownab.bsky.social The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2d
Former AHS CEO speaks out!

Today on an Alberta podcast, former AHS CEO Athena Mentzelopoulos went right to the heart of the Wyant report, clearly spelling out how it doesn't exonerate Smith and the government.

At all.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
January 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
It’s 8 days now, so I guess we’re stuck with it, but ME TOO!
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
As reposted by @prosaicalien.bsky.social. This is SO true!

#NeverPoilievre
canadiancurated.bsky.social Unapologetic Lee 🇨🇦🫥 @canadiancurated.bsky.social · 2d
We should be grateful.

We could have gotten the guy that thinks invading a sovereign country is a good idea. #cdnpoli
thestar.com Toronto Star @thestar.com · 2d
Canadians’ trust in the prime minister hits a 15-year high, survey finds
January 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
In September of 2016, Rowan was thinking something doesn’t add up on #ThrowbackThursday.😸

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo of Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torbie cat. She’s lying on my legs as I recline on the couch. She is flat on her left side with her head towards my feet, which are on the the footrest. My wife is beside me and has placed one of her legs beside mine on the footrest. Rowan has placed her right paw on my wife’s leg. I speculate Rowan may be confused by having an extra leg for her to lie on, when she usually has two, or four.
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
As reposted by @lastflyingfox.bsky.social. Thank you for this reminder @catsofyore.bsky.social. Have a think, people.
catsofyore.bsky.social Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 7d
I'm not going to get into an indoor vs. outdoor cat debate but I want to point out that Jan - Mar is coyote mating season in North America, which means coyotes are more agitated and territorial and therefore an increased danger to outdoor cats. Make the best decisions you can for your pets, please.
January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
#WhiskersWednesday is D’Artagnan’s day for a good loaf on the couch. At least he kept to his own side this morning. 😄

#catloaf #cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
A close up photo of D’Artagnan, the short hair grey with white chin and black stripes tabby cat. He’s lying in cat loaf pose on the light brown couch. He looks very content with his eyes wide open and ears in forward attentive position. His whiskers are very noticeable.
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
As reposted by @the-texas-bob.bsky.social

Me👇👇😂
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
As reposted by @magichummingbird.bsky.social

#FirstNations
thebreakdownab.bsky.social The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 4d
“Sturgeon Lake claims the Alberta government engaged in a “conspiracy” with secessionists by passing Bill 54, which lowered the threshold for citizen initiatives, and Bill 14, passed in the wake of Feasby’s finding”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation sues over independence referendum, claims government 'conspired' with separatists
A First Nation in northwest Alberta is suing the provincial government ahead of an anticipated separation referendum.
edmontonjournal.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
As reposted by @nelson4.bsky.social

He makes some good points. The UCP hitched Alberta’s future to big oil. They’ve cut support for solar and wind energy among other things. This is why it’s important to support #OperationRecall #RecallSmith #RecallWright #RecallThemAll
jennyyeremiy.bsky.social Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph 🪶🌿🇵🇸🇳🇬🇱🇧🇨🇦 @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social · 6d
Instead of purchasing volumes through free trade agreements with Canada, the US has now stolen Venezuelan oil instead. Premier Smith has put all her eggs in this insane US basket. #makeitmakesense #abpoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #dumbanddummer
#smithandtrump
youtube.com/shorts/iGF5h...
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
It’s #TongueoutTuesday. Rowan is cleaning her paws, while her human watches the news.

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo of Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torbie cat. She’s lying on her left side the long way along my legs, as I recline on the couch and watch a morning news program on TV. Her head is lying on my knee. Her right front leg is draped over my knee and she has just cleaned her front left paw as I took the photo. Her tongue is still extended. I gave her and her brother some freeze dried shrimp for a morning snack and Rowan decided my legs would be a good place to clean up.
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
D’Artagnan and Rowan hope everyone had a great holiday season. They’re resting up for whatever 2026 holds for them. Hopefully, an endless supply of treats. 😻😻😺😺

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo of D’Artagnan, the short hair grey with white chin and black stripes tabby cat and Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torby cat. They’re both lying in the top bed of the ground floor cat tree. D’Artagnan curled up in front of Rowan. He’s just about asleep and Rowan is looking over the edge of the bed at something on the floor.
January 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
We’ll be taking a #Bluesky break, till January 5th, 2026.

To you and yours, we wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Great New Year!🎇🎆

#WorldPeace #EndFacism #SlavaUkraini #USAfamilyandFriends
Photo of our home last night after we turned the Christmas lights on. Our window is open showing multi coloured light on our tree. There are multi coloured lights on our porch railing. A wreath hanging on the door. A green glow on the porch from our side light decoration. A garland and figurines in the transom window and a Canadian Flag mounted on the porch post.
December 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
On #ThrowbackThursday, #ChristmasDay Rowan and D’Artagnan want to share their very first Christmas photo. Merry Christmas everyone! 🐈 🐈🎅🤶🎄

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Christmas photo from 2013 of Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torby cat and D’Artagnan, the short hair grey with white chin and black stripes tabby cat. This is their first Christmas after they were rescued. They’ve settled in for a nap in their cat tree after an active morning playing with new toys. Rowan is curled up in a ball on the tree platform and D’Artagnan is curled up in a basket bed on the tree. In the background is our Christmas tree with the lights on.
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
Best Christmas present EVER!

🤔Supporting a separatist agenda; Supporting the NWC; Supporting coal mining; Supporting miss use of Public School funds. The list continues. You deserve recall.

#RecallJustinWright #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Justin Wright latest MLA facing recall - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] Three new recall petitions have been issued, including Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright. Petitions were received by Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure and found to...
medicinehatnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
I disturbed D’Artagnan’s nap, on #WhiskersWednesday 😾 but
he forgives me because it’s #ChristmasEve.

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
A closeup photo of D’Artagnan, the short hair grey with white chin and black stripes tabby cat. He’s lying upright in the top bed of the cat tree. He was asleep when I approached, but he woke up as I took the photo. His eyes aren’t fully open making him look a little unhappy about being disturbed.
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
It’s not all rainbows and unicorns in cat sibling land, on #TussleTuesday. D’Artagnan is having a fight with Rowan. Rowan started it!😸No kitties were injured.

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo of D’Artagnan, the short hair grey with white chin and black stripes tabby cat and Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torby cat. They’re having a play fight, that Rowan instigated. She’s lying on her right side on the wooden floor defending against D’Artagnan’s retaliation. He’s got his ears in airplane mode and his mouth is open and he is swiping his right paw at Rowan as he play lunges at her. Rowan is swiping up at D’Artagnan with her left paw. No one was injured during the play fighting.
December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
Thank you @katfromthehat.bsky.social for posting this. I registered. The way things are headed in Alberta, we can't become complacent.

#ABresistance #AwareMHAB #Canadasky #Never51 #ForeverCanadian
froggles42.bsky.social Froggles 🇨🇦 @froggles42.bsky.social · Dec 7
Albertans, if you would like to see Forever Canadian move beyond the petition to become a movement to take on Danielle Smith's separatist agenda, please register at this website, as they are not allowed to use contact information from the petition.

Other Canadians are eligible to donate.
Keeping Alberta Forever Canadian
Join the Forever Canadian campaign to affirm Alberta remains in Canada. Volunteer, donate, or help collect signatures for this citizen‑initiated petition.
www.forever-canadian.ca
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
Rowan is checking out a package. She’s a bit dubious there are eggs inside, but is taking possession just in case.🐣😸

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo of Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torbie cat. Our daughter received a package with Christmas presents inside. She hasn’t opened it, but placed it by the Christmas tree. Rowan is sitting upright beside the box that reads “Thirty dozen Fragile Broiler Hatching Eggs, Handle with care” with an arrow pointing this end up. Rowan is rubbing her cheek on the upper corner of the box to mark it as hers. There might be a bit of scent left over, from before it was reused for shipping.
December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM