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Beth W
@doodlebeth.com
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Creator of Doodlecats. Rainbow wizard cat artist. Likes birds.

Autistic, ME/CFS EDS. She/they
https://linktr.ee/doodlecatsshop
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Good morning. Have a smile. Sea otters 🦦 Morro Bay, CA.
3 sea otters including a pup, Morro Bay, CA
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Yesterday I took some photos that weren't of birds!
foreground is grass and then sea. moored to the grass is a half visible old rowing boat with different coloured peeling paint on it. the sea is very still. there are bouys and then a little bit more grass before more sea the foreground is a row of old wooden posts. beyond them is a very calm sea with a yacht moored. in the very distance across the sea is a long white bridge (the severn bridge)
January 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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A short walk out this afternoon on some random footpaths to the south of Portishead was quite productive - highlights include Stonechat, some Mistle Thrush and a Fieldfare.
#UKbirding - Portishead, 10 January 2026
a young brown Stonechat bird sits atop a bush. In the background are some bales wrapped in black plastic a brown Missile Thrush sits at the top of a tree infested with yellowy-green mistletoe. a brown & grey Fieldfare bird flies through a blue sky two white Mute Swans are swimming in a river towards the camera. One is reflected in the blue water.
January 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Some of the smaller birds seen around Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve this morning.
#UKbirding - Portishead, 10 January 2026.
a little green & grey Chiffchaff sits on a spiky branch a grey & black Bullfinch sits in a tree eating some green bits a black Blackbird sits in a berry branch against a blue sky a striped brown Reed Bunting sits on a twig
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Beautiful winter morning at Portbury Wharf today. The pools weren’t as frozen as last week so more birds on the water and hedgerows were very busy with tits, gold crest, collared doves, redwing etc. reedbuntings and stonechat by north #AvonBirds #PWNR
A stonechat perched on a reed A collared dove on a twig A female reed bunting on a twig Two mute swans swimming on a pond
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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So I just read a study that says people who take gabapentin for more than six months are at double risk of dementia.
I’ve been taking it for 13 years.
That’s not scary at all.
😬
January 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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dazb.co.uk
Cycle ride from Portishead to Pill this afternoon. Lots of Redwing seen en-route as usual, two Heron were in a random field along Sheepway; and one Curlew & a few Redshank at destination. Sadly didn't notice any Avocets.
#UKbirding #BirdingByBike - 9 January 2026.
a brown, white & red mottled Redwing sits in a berry tree a grey, black & white Grey Heron stands in a grassy field. A Curlew, which is an elegant brown bird with long legs and beak wades about in some mud A Redshank, which is an small greyish-brown bird with long orange legs and beak wades about in some mud. The bird is remarkably clean considering the mud it is wading through.
January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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A close up of a handsome tabby cat laying on me in a low lit room
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Yes library app, they’re definitely the same thing :/
Search the library catalogue. Search terms ‘colour theory for artists’ search results ‘quantum physics for babies’
January 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Hey everyone I found a piece of news today that isn't bad: english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6... #CatSky
Japan railway names 3rd cat stationmaster
A calico cat named Yontama was appointed Wednesday the third feline stationmaster of a local Japanese railway station, continuing an almost two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped res...
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January 8, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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taliskimberley.bsky.social
Politics affects everything.

“Shouldn’t be politicised” = “it would be convenient for me if you don’t talk about this. *I’ll* define ‘civility’ & ‘decency’ & accuse you of having neither in hopes of embarrassing you into shutting up”
zackpolanski.bsky.social Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d
Labour councillor thinks that the murder of a woman - with plans that political parties in the UK are specifically looking to emulate - shouldn't be political.

Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
kazself.bsky.social Kaz Self @kazself.bsky.social · 3d
How low can Polanski go? Weaponising the killing of the mother of a 6 year old girl, that’s how low.

Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
January 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Art vs The Artist

(these were in a cupboard, he has skills)
a ripped open packet of walkers roast chicken crisps. Behind, on a kitchen worktop, is a tabby cat yelling that his crisps have been taken away from him.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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TeeMill - UK based clothing
doodlecatsclothing.co.uk

Dashery (Teepublic) - World wide clothing and accessories
doodlecats.dashery.com

Redbubble - World Wide stickers, home goods, clothing.
www.redbubble.com/people/doodl...
a yellow tee with text saying I really like cats. there are cartoon cats faces and hearts
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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I know it will surprise you, but this is true!
bubble writing saying I really like cats. there are some hearts and cartoon cat faces. the word cats is coloured in different cat colours - tabby, tortie, ginger and cow
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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A while ago someone went off on me about having a motability car when I should apparently buy a second hand car.

We had our MOT today and do you know how much less stress there is when you can just drop it off and know that whatever issues will be sorted and you won't be left with the bill?
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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I'm still in staunch disbelief that I live on a planet where he wasn't arrested and imprisoned five years ago today.
January 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Sometimes I can’t get up because my body feels like it’s made of lead and I’m wading through treacle. Sometimes I can’t get up because there’s a pile of cats on me. Most of the time it’s both.
Two old cats sitting on my chest. A black and white one is nearest me and behind her is a tabby cat with white paws and bib
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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I have a rather large bill I need to pay. About 1k.

The good news? I have rather nice goods to sell. So.

I will be showing some Rather Nice Goods shortly here.
January 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Why do people get so hyped about starting new things in January. It’s the middle of the cold season. Go hibernate.
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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Pixie was very well behaved at the vet - beause they gave her a whole tube of lick-e-lix.

I too can be bribed to behave better with snacks.
doodlebeth.com Beth W @doodlebeth.com · 5d
I used to get so annoyed with my mum cleaning my face with her sleeve as I waited for the school bus.

Decades later I’m cleaning my cat’s face before we go to the vet and she looks at me the same way I would look at my mum.
An old black and white cat looking sternly at the camera
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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Three Purple Sandpipers spied this morning on the rocks.

#UKbirding - Portishead, 6 January 2026.
a small brown & grey bird with orange legs and beak stands on a yellowy-green rocky formation a small brown & grey bird with orange legs and beak stands on a yellowy-green rocky formation. Some sea is splashing about in the background a small brown & grey bird with orange legs and beak stands on a yellowy-green rocky formation with a brown sea in the background a small brown bird with legs and beak stands on a yellowy-green rocky formation in front of the sea
January 6, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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I used to get so annoyed with my mum cleaning my face with her sleeve as I waited for the school bus.

Decades later I’m cleaning my cat’s face before we go to the vet and she looks at me the same way I would look at my mum.
An old black and white cat looking sternly at the camera
January 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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I just ate the last Christmas chocolate. The tiffin and macaroons were finished earlier. The cheese was eaten at the weekend. No more goodies 😭

I’m amazed they lasted this long tbh.
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Just checking in on Facebook for Doodlecats and on my timeline is someone in a photoshop request group asking for people to photoshop their disabled daughter so that she’s smiling and make a video of her hugging her cat
January 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Is 2026 is the year one or more of your transmasc friends get top surgery? Are you planning on surprising them with gifts snacks and forehead kisses? Let’s add a beautiful greeting card to the mix. Which was also made by a transmasc person btw.

#art #topsurgery #illustration #humanart
Picture of a person’s healed top surgery chest. They are holding a greeting card to it. Description of the greeting card in last slide The inside of the greeting card. It has a reddish dark frame, on the left page there is the text “To blank, congrats on top surgery”. The “T” is illustrated like a medieval type sign. Under the text, a beautifully ornate dagger is drawn, entertwined with the same little flowers as the frame on the cover. On the right page, there are lines for writing. Picture of a hand holding a greeting card. The illustration on the card features a pair of scissors, finely decorated with a lily of the valley pattern. Intertwined with the scissors, there is a flower: the stem runs from the bottom of the illustration towards the top, ending in two big white flowers: the one in the center, which stands right in the middle of the open blades of the scissors, completely round and open and facing the viewer, and another one beside it on the left which faces upwards, so it’s more like a half circle shape. Also connected to the stem are orangey-red leaves and a group of flower buds on the right side, 3 of them, still closed.  On the bottom of the illustration there is a scroll shaped ornament with the text “weight of thy chest” in a medieval - reminiscent font. Around the piece there is a frame adorned with leaf and flower motifs, in a dark yellow color, almost suggesting gold. The background is very dark but red toned, and the scissors are colored in hues of lilac, violet and light aqua green. 
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM