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daoldguy.bsky.social
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!

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daoldguy.bsky.social
No response from the RCL Alberta NWT about the Separatist meeting tomorrow night. Tried phoning National HQ and was placed on hold. Using the link www.legion.ca/contact-us I filled out the form below, selected Media Inquiry and gave details and asked for a comment. Just saying!

#ForeverCanadian
January 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
As the city slowly awakens, these creatures of the night, Rowan and D’Artagnan, settle in for a nap. 🦇

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo of Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torbie and D’Artagnan, the short hair grey with white chin and black stripes tabby cat, they are lying side by side in the top, half barrel shaped bed of the cat tree located at the front living room window. They’re finally settling down after the active night they had, chasing each other, playing with plastic springs and generally being noisy kitties(sometimes I think they’re bats). It’s early morning so it’s dark outside and our lights are off. They are in deep shadow as I took the photo. They’re facing the street away from me. The outline of their heads are highlighted by the street light. In the distance you see city lights and one nearer home across the coulee has its lights on. Otherwise all is darkness.
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
It seems I’ve become Rowan’s cleaning station on #TongueoutTuesday

#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 side on my lap as I recline with my coffee. She’s busy cleaning her front legs and paws.
January 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
“I am the guardian of the stairs. You shall not pass.”

#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 side on the top floor stair landing. She is looking at me as I take the photo. From her wide eyed stare, it doesn’t look like she’ll move out of the way. I’ll either have to bribe her with treats, step around, or physically move her.
January 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
D’Artagnan’s not happy that I beat him to his favourite seat on the couch.😾

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo of D’Artagnan, the short hair grey with white chin and black stripes tabby cat. He’s crouched upright beside where I’m reclining on the couch. His right ear is tweaked, he’s squinting his eyes and staring at me. It gives him a grumpy look. Perhaps he feels I’m sitting in his favourite spot and should move.
January 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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
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
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
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
Hello, Mika Dee and June Bug. D’Artagnan and Rowan are cuddled up too. D’Artagnan is looking out for birds and watching the snow melt, during our mild winter weather. Rowan is keeping an eye out for….well, me.😀
D’Artagnan and Rowan in their kitty bin watching the snow melt during our mild weather.
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 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
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
Hello Tucker. I found a sunny spot, maybe you can too!
D’Artagnan in his sunny place.
December 24, 2025 at 8:16 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
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As far as I could tell, Rowan plopped down in front of him and whacked him on the nose. I took the photo as D’Artagnan went in to retaliate. It looks worse than what actually happened. He pinned her down and it was over. So I guess half wrestling half Rowan being a brat.🤣
Rowan being pinned down by D’Artagnan.
December 23, 2025 at 9:23 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
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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
daoldguy.bsky.social
As they settle in for their Sunday nap, Rowan and D’Artagnan wish everyone, “Happy winter solstice!”

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Photo 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. They’re lying together side by side in the top bed of the ground floor cat tree. Rowan to the left of D’Artagnan. Rowan’s front paw is next to D’Artagnan’s head. Both of them are looking at me as I take the photo, but they’re definitely ready to hibernate.
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
@katfromthehat.bsky.social taking signatures for the Recall Danielle Smith petition. 26 of us including @ofmanyfandoms.bsky.social are down the road drawing attention to the citizens initiative to have Smith and Wright recalled. A bit chilly with windchill -24C (-11F).

#RecallSmith #ableg #abpoli
Photo of @katfromthehat.bsky.social at her table set up at McBrides Bakery in Medicine Hat. She sitting at the table with a banner reading "Recall Danielle Smith Brooks-Medicine Hat". Another sign reads "Sign the petition here" with a blacked out silhouette of Danielle Smith with a Recall approved stamp on it and #daniellesmith. Photo of protesters holding large red letters spelling RECALL in front of Justin Wrights MLA office. Others are holding recall themed signs. It was fairly cold so everyone is bundled up and warm. Two protesters in front of Justin Wrights MLA office holding signs, one reading "Corruption and Incompetence Resign" and the other reading "UN Compassion Party" The first letter of each word spells out UCP, to indicate we don't think the UCP is United, or Progressive based on their policies. It also has a photo of Danielle Smith. Photo of all the protesters along thirteenth avenue and a table set up to collect signatures for the Daniell Smith recall. One of the protesters is wearing a white shirt with #Recall Danielle Smith, Surgery Gate referring to the UCP idea of having private for profit surgeries being funded to do surgeries at our expense. Surgeries that can't be handled by our Public Hospitals due to lack of doctors and funds.
December 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
daoldguy.bsky.social
“It’s #caturday, so that means I get extra treats, right?”

#cats #cat #rescue #catsofbluesky #FeralToFriendly
Overhead photo of Rowan, the medium long hair grey, brown and white with black stripes torby cat. She’s sitting upright at the bottom of the ground floor stairs. As I approach the stairs she looks up at me with hopeful eyes. I suspect she wants some extra treats because it’s Saturday.
December 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM