@ianrosewrites She's the Helen Mirren of birds. No matter how old she gets, she still gets her pick of the eligible younger bachelors.

@Jgbird WOW! Great portrait of a magnificent bird.

@tangledwing Absolutely stunning photo! We have one of these who lives in our backyard. So tiny, so angry. His wing flapping is so loud when he thinks I'm too close to his flowers, lol.

@GrahamFluster Oh my goodness! Not only is she beautiful, but she rather resembles The Lady Catherine.

@Edmonds_Scanner Meet you in the mossy undergrowth, fellow forest creature.

@jzb Thank you! They really are. Those two old ladies really understand each other. ️

My mother and her dog Ruby, who is clearly the sweetest baby dog. They're either early to a protest or just hanging out at the senior center. #DogsOfFedi #RubyDog #dogstodon #DogsOfMastodon

Edit: I'm wrong. I just realized this is the park on 17th Street in Potrero Hill in San Francisco where friends of mine hold a picnic and kickball game dedicated to Billy Carter. The photo must be from July 4, 2025.

@Yehuda I'll try to grab as it happens. And acknowledge if I unconsciously do it.

I'm sometimes not online, so other allies might have to jump in, too. Even if only to tag me in.

@CatsOfYore What a cutie bootie! Lovely markings, and sweet face. ️

@effies The sweet old blepper ️️️

@Jgbird That is a very successful squirrel. Fat and proud. Great photo, as usual. ️

@ShadysDad A nice warm sweater she can nest in? What a perfect loaf. ️

@carrideen What a beautiful baby girl! I love her magnificent beard.

@mrgrumpymonkey Oh, Goobie is gorgeous.

@NormanDunbar @ferrix @inthehands No, no, no. All ideas are good ideas in the brainstorming process, and I shouldn't have shut you down. If I ever find myself in the vicinity of that man, I'll try your idea. I should carry around handcuffs and practice using them. I'm goth-ish, they work as an accessory...

@jeridansky Thank you! Thinking about my Leroy usually makes me happy rather than sad, but it took years to get here. My sweet little guy. ️

@rufustheduck Thank you! He was a handsome Harry, as my grandma would say. He puked foam nearly every day of his life, had a fairly serious heart murmur every new vet warned us about, and pooped without boundaries, but he lived to be 19. Here he's probably 16 and enjoying a nice interlude with my sister, whose cat Ralph fell deeply in love with him. I got him back when she had a baby with special needs and she couldn't risk having her find and sample a wayward poop. I was so glad to have him back, and he missed me, too.

@NormanDunbar @ferrix @inthehands You just can't get close to that wuss without a dozen anonymous rifle bros cracking your skull.

@rufustheduck @mauvedeity Fellow tuxedo cat owner, even!

My heart cat was a tuxedo named Leroy. I have a pair of brown tabbies now whom I love endlessly, and in between was a magnificent house panther named Venus, but Leroy still has my heart. I mean, just look at him!
#CatsOfMastodon #TuxedoCat #catstodon

@rufustheduck Hilarious! What a sun-maximizing king.