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Amanda Townsend
@ajlemma.bsky.social
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phd skyentist, support astronomer @ apache point observatory. she/her
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I think the cat population in my house has stabilized finally
Graph of cats in house over time. Starts at 0 in August (Rose and I were on a trip) moves up to 1 when we got home then 2 by the end of the month. Jumps up to 7 on Sept 4th when the kittens were born, then down to 2 when I took all the kittens for a trip over the Thanksgiving holiday. Back up to 3 at the end of November when I came home with the only kitten staying here.
December 8, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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Turns out he also falls asleep too easy to drive
3 month old tuxedo kitten sleeping in a lap with a human arm/hand curled around him
November 30, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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I trust him to get us home
3 month old tuxedo behind the wheel of a jeep
November 30, 2024 at 1:21 AM
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Less than a week left with the kittens before they leave me forever 😭
Gray tabby with white markings Mama cat laying on top of her tortoiseshell kitten Three kittens (tuxedo, mostly white/cream tabby, dark tabby with a white chest and legs) on the window sill looking down at their sister (colorpoint) below them on a cat tree perch
November 23, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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Sleepy kittens
Three 9-week old kittens laying in a cat bed together
November 11, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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Some pretty boys
9 week old cream tabby kitten with a black nose and pretty blue eyes being held up high 9 week old cream tabby colorpoint kitten with light blue eyes being held up high
November 8, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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The rest (I am so outnumbered)
2 month old tabby kitten with a toy mouse 2 month old tortoiseshell kitten peeking out of a cat cave Brown tabby cat lying in front of a wood stove
November 5, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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An offering of cats and kittens
2 month old colorpoint kitten 2 month old tuxedo kitten Two month old cream tabby kitten with a black nose Gray Mama cat sitting on a bed
November 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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8-week old cream/white tabby kitten peeking up out of a box covered in a plaid fleece blanket with his paws holding onto the edge
October 30, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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new game!
Four 7-week old kittens watching a piece of paper on a string avidly. One is below sitting on a toy, one is sitting on a bench, and two are sitting on the roof of a cat condo that's also on the bench.
October 26, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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morning blåhaj propaganda feat. pickle the kitten
A tortoiseshell kitten standing on a blåhaj shark stuffed animal facing away from the camera A tortoiseshell kitten stepping down from the back of a blåhaj shark stuffed animal to it's fin
October 25, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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doing the daily chore of being cat furniture
Photo from above of a person sitting cross legged, you cannot see their face. Three kittens are climbing on the person, one is halfway up their sweater, one is sitting on their knee looking upwards, one is about to jump down to the floor from their other leg.
October 24, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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Very bravely made a phone call to schedule initial vet appointments for all 5 kittens and their mom. I'm very impressed with people who foster kittens right now, how do you have enough energy for this 🥺
Two 7 week old kittens on top of a cat condo roof. One is mostly brown and the other mostly black but they both have white muzzles and socks
October 22, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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morning kitten propaganda
4 kittens, about six and a half weeks old, snuggled in a pile for a nap
October 21, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Dinner time with kittens!
5 6-week old kittens from above with their faces in the same bowl eating food
October 21, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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I have been forgetting bsky even exists, but here's some kittens
Sleeping faces of two six week old kittens, one tabby with a white face one tortoiseshell, snuggled up together in a cat tree platform with their paws resting on the edge.
October 17, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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comet from Monday night!
Comet A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS between the 1m and 3.5m telescope domes at Apache Point Observatory
October 17, 2024 at 1:57 AM
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Annular Eclipse! Now with better photos :D
15 images of the October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse in a grid that starts with the partial eclipse crescent shape facing up in the top left evolving into the total annular ring-of-fire eclipse that looks like a circle, to a downward facing crescent in the bottom right
October 15, 2023 at 5:36 AM
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Got up too early but it was worth it to drive through the mountains to get to the path of totality for the solar eclipse 😁😁😁
Photo of annular solar eclipse at totality viewed on the screen of a dslr camera
October 14, 2023 at 5:44 PM
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had to wait a little for the baby cow to decide not to stand in the middle of the road on my way to work this evening
Black calf walking off the road
September 23, 2023 at 1:56 AM
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Brown cow with short white horns standing on grass in front of trees
September 10, 2023 at 3:57 AM
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Yesterday's morning moos
A few black cows all headed towards the right. They're in a grassy area between trees and old playground equipment
September 3, 2023 at 11:29 AM
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Evening moos and a bonus elk
Large black cow Black cow eating grass Lone elk in the distance, blending into forest with a grassy field foreground
September 1, 2023 at 12:39 AM
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Deer today on the way to work
A herd of mule deer grazing on the rocky grass in front of pine trees
August 31, 2023 at 4:39 AM
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tonight's mood
"why is it empty" cat meme but the word "DUST" has been placed over "EMPT" so that it reads "WHY IS IT DUSTY". the cat is yelling at a picture of the map of Otero County instead of a bowl with kibbles around the edge that is only empty in the middle
August 22, 2023 at 5:07 AM