Feren
@ginpanther.bsky.social
Big cat enthusiast, fan of gin, and cat rescue volunteer for over 15 years. I will get political at times.
Tonight I had a wonderful meal at Bakers Square (they still exist!) and 20% of my total went to a #cat rescue that is important to me. And now, if you'd like, you can #contribute to the cause from afar! For the next 7 days, GroupRaise is allowing online donations!
www.groupraise.com/events/31268...
www.groupraise.com/events/31268...
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Tonight I had a wonderful meal at Bakers Square (they still exist!) and 20% of my total went to a #cat rescue that is important to me. And now, if you'd like, you can #contribute to the cause from afar! For the next 7 days, GroupRaise is allowing online donations!
www.groupraise.com/events/31268...
www.groupraise.com/events/31268...
This is my boy Ra, who left me in 2015. He was my first parlor panther and I used to joke the white patch on his belly was an inverse censor bar.
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This is my boy Ra, who left me in 2015. He was my first parlor panther and I used to joke the white patch on his belly was an inverse censor bar.
Reminds me a bit of some of the movie poster art for 'Flow' (2024).
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Reminds me a bit of some of the movie poster art for 'Flow' (2024).
Both flags have been refreshed, as they each got pretty natty over the summer (I really need to trim back the landscape bushes beneath), and the pole is back at full mast.
No jokes about extending poles, full mast, etc. please. I already ran through them all in my mind while writing this.
No jokes about extending poles, full mast, etc. please. I already ran through them all in my mind while writing this.
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Both flags have been refreshed, as they each got pretty natty over the summer (I really need to trim back the landscape bushes beneath), and the pole is back at full mast.
No jokes about extending poles, full mast, etc. please. I already ran through them all in my mind while writing this.
No jokes about extending poles, full mast, etc. please. I already ran through them all in my mind while writing this.
My orange boy, Harlow, had what was later diagnosed as degenerative myelopathy (in addition to seizure disorder and diabetes). He was the most loving boy. I miss him so.
November 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
My orange boy, Harlow, had what was later diagnosed as degenerative myelopathy (in addition to seizure disorder and diabetes). He was the most loving boy. I miss him so.
I tried the "give away potatoes for Halloween" thing.
I had nearly a 50% rate of people who partook.
Utterly unexplainable! I am absolutely doing it again next year.
(Video: two Halloween trick-or-treaters under umbrellas take candy and potatoes from my porch)
I had nearly a 50% rate of people who partook.
Utterly unexplainable! I am absolutely doing it again next year.
(Video: two Halloween trick-or-treaters under umbrellas take candy and potatoes from my porch)
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I tried the "give away potatoes for Halloween" thing.
I had nearly a 50% rate of people who partook.
Utterly unexplainable! I am absolutely doing it again next year.
(Video: two Halloween trick-or-treaters under umbrellas take candy and potatoes from my porch)
I had nearly a 50% rate of people who partook.
Utterly unexplainable! I am absolutely doing it again next year.
(Video: two Halloween trick-or-treaters under umbrellas take candy and potatoes from my porch)
And a happy Black Cat Day to my own parlor panther, Ulysses. He is an alumni of the cat rescue I have volunteered with for 15 years (same one housing Midnight, posted earlier this evening). He vexes me a great deal sometimes, but I still wake up every morning with him curled behind my knees. 🐈⬛ ❤️
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
And a happy Black Cat Day to my own parlor panther, Ulysses. He is an alumni of the cat rescue I have volunteered with for 15 years (same one housing Midnight, posted earlier this evening). He vexes me a great deal sometimes, but I still wake up every morning with him curled behind my knees. 🐈⬛ ❤️
Happy Black Cat Day to shelter kitty Midnight, who shares his opinions (loudly and repeatedly) with me last night. Maybe if I had listened I could have avoided a trip to the Emergency Room? 😜
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Happy Black Cat Day to shelter kitty Midnight, who shares his opinions (loudly and repeatedly) with me last night. Maybe if I had listened I could have avoided a trip to the Emergency Room? 😜
Nine sutures later, I am sent home looking literally like the 🤕 emoji.
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Nine sutures later, I am sent home looking literally like the 🤕 emoji.
Ooops, I goofed up. There goes the rest of my night...
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Ooops, I goofed up. There goes the rest of my night...
So this just went down on my personal cell. The fact their garbage spam machine recognizes vulgarity aside, "you have successfully unsubscribed" sure is a hot take since I never had subscribed in the first place.
We fought an entire decade-long campaign on the internet over email like this....
We fought an entire decade-long campaign on the internet over email like this....
October 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
So this just went down on my personal cell. The fact their garbage spam machine recognizes vulgarity aside, "you have successfully unsubscribed" sure is a hot take since I never had subscribed in the first place.
We fought an entire decade-long campaign on the internet over email like this....
We fought an entire decade-long campaign on the internet over email like this....
Sally got the first of two daily steam sessions during my lunch.
October 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sally got the first of two daily steam sessions during my lunch.
Sally has arrived. She has bronchitis and pneumonia but won't stop purring and is exploring her temporary accomodations after batting around a jingle ball. She barely stopped moving long enough for these blurry photos.
This is gonna be interesting...
#catsofbluesky #kitten #cat #catsofbsky #rescue
This is gonna be interesting...
#catsofbluesky #kitten #cat #catsofbsky #rescue
October 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Sally has arrived. She has bronchitis and pneumonia but won't stop purring and is exploring her temporary accomodations after batting around a jingle ball. She barely stopped moving long enough for these blurry photos.
This is gonna be interesting...
#catsofbluesky #kitten #cat #catsofbsky #rescue
This is gonna be interesting...
#catsofbluesky #kitten #cat #catsofbsky #rescue
I love old neon signs like this, whether they work or not. I would like to think it does.
May I offer you a Rt 66 neon sign from Willowbrook, IL? It isn't old and still works (they refurbished it in 2015, I think it was) but it is cool.
May I offer you a Rt 66 neon sign from Willowbrook, IL? It isn't old and still works (they refurbished it in 2015, I think it was) but it is cool.
October 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I love old neon signs like this, whether they work or not. I would like to think it does.
May I offer you a Rt 66 neon sign from Willowbrook, IL? It isn't old and still works (they refurbished it in 2015, I think it was) but it is cool.
May I offer you a Rt 66 neon sign from Willowbrook, IL? It isn't old and still works (they refurbished it in 2015, I think it was) but it is cool.
If you see this, post something monochromatic.
October 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you see this, post something monochromatic.
It's The Doctor Effect.
September 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It's The Doctor Effect.
As! Seen! On! TV!
For me it has been the "OpenIt!" plastic package opener. It actually does what it says, and gets me through all the ridiculous thick plastic packaging. I ended up buying one for my mother, she also swears by it.
For me it has been the "OpenIt!" plastic package opener. It actually does what it says, and gets me through all the ridiculous thick plastic packaging. I ended up buying one for my mother, she also swears by it.
September 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As! Seen! On! TV!
For me it has been the "OpenIt!" plastic package opener. It actually does what it says, and gets me through all the ridiculous thick plastic packaging. I ended up buying one for my mother, she also swears by it.
For me it has been the "OpenIt!" plastic package opener. It actually does what it says, and gets me through all the ridiculous thick plastic packaging. I ended up buying one for my mother, she also swears by it.
Clarification - he "would consider" banning LGBTQ+ flags. We know under his regime what "would consider" is code for. If he thinks he can, he will. I've had my flag flying since Dec 2024.
In their own words, "Come and take it."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
In their own words, "Come and take it."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
September 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Clarification - he "would consider" banning LGBTQ+ flags. We know under his regime what "would consider" is code for. If he thinks he can, he will. I've had my flag flying since Dec 2024.
In their own words, "Come and take it."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
In their own words, "Come and take it."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
I will do my best to share more of Ulysses. Thank you.
September 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I will do my best to share more of Ulysses. Thank you.
I would attribute / credit the artist, but they no longer wish to be associated with this piece.
The scene and theme was suggested by this same song.
The scene and theme was suggested by this same song.
September 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I would attribute / credit the artist, but they no longer wish to be associated with this piece.
The scene and theme was suggested by this same song.
The scene and theme was suggested by this same song.
I had a rough night, was awake through the Hour of the Wolf, finally fell asleep at dawn. A small moment of joy in my day today when I was covering another volunteer's shift at the cat rescue this afternoon. Our sweet shy Elena came out of the kennel all on her own & begged for pets! Made me glad. ❤️
September 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I had a rough night, was awake through the Hour of the Wolf, finally fell asleep at dawn. A small moment of joy in my day today when I was covering another volunteer's shift at the cat rescue this afternoon. Our sweet shy Elena came out of the kennel all on her own & begged for pets! Made me glad. ❤️
I had a rough day, but when I was covering another volunteer's shift at the cat rescue this afternoon, our sweet shy Elena came out of the kennel all on her own, and begged for pets!
September 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I had a rough day, but when I was covering another volunteer's shift at the cat rescue this afternoon, our sweet shy Elena came out of the kennel all on her own, and begged for pets!
Oh, Lola was so lovely! Coincidentally, my tabby was named Autumn because that was when she came into the shelter in 2018. She passed of CRF in 2023 - I knew she was Stage 3 when I adopted her. She was my adventure-kitty. Loved outdoors on her harness and stroller.
September 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Oh, Lola was so lovely! Coincidentally, my tabby was named Autumn because that was when she came into the shelter in 2018. She passed of CRF in 2023 - I knew she was Stage 3 when I adopted her. She was my adventure-kitty. Loved outdoors on her harness and stroller.
Warning: The audio includes me baby-talking to my #cat. You have been warned.
Sock sorting day is Natasha's second favorite day, surpassed only by every morning when she gets fed.
This is #video of her playing the part of a "sock dragon" while I try to sort and fold socks on the bed! #catsofbsky
Sock sorting day is Natasha's second favorite day, surpassed only by every morning when she gets fed.
This is #video of her playing the part of a "sock dragon" while I try to sort and fold socks on the bed! #catsofbsky
September 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Warning: The audio includes me baby-talking to my #cat. You have been warned.
Sock sorting day is Natasha's second favorite day, surpassed only by every morning when she gets fed.
This is #video of her playing the part of a "sock dragon" while I try to sort and fold socks on the bed! #catsofbsky
Sock sorting day is Natasha's second favorite day, surpassed only by every morning when she gets fed.
This is #video of her playing the part of a "sock dragon" while I try to sort and fold socks on the bed! #catsofbsky