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Katherine Carleton

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I’m just here for the cats.

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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Whereabouts.
Shitty cellphone picture of a per with 4 Muskoka chairs on it, framed by a tree to the left and top. In the distance, you can see the water, an island, a slightly pink sunset-y sky, the full moon and its reflection on the river. It is absurdly beautiful.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
A hard-to-see dragon fly taking a break on some colourful washing hung out to dry. Ah, August.
An iridescent dragon fly taking a pause on a navy, teal, pink and white print dress hung out on the clothesline.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
can-d-man sightings, Winnipeg.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
À Winnipeg les nuits sont longues…
Shot from a borrowed bicycle. I’m on the pedestrian/bike bridge between St-Boniface and Winnipeg looking up at the bridge struts and across at the Human Rights Museum. Looking down a skeezy alley at a glorious 12 storey building from a grand proud era - Paris of the Prairies or something. What you can’t see? I’m eating a delicious falafel.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Innocence.
Orange and white tabby with very large eyes, sitting with his tail tucked under him and poking out between his front paws. It’s a mysterious pose, and I cannot explain it.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Sky stuff.
Trying to capture the 3/4 moon which is a weird shade of pink. Trees and powerlines, too.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Orange and white tabby in a highly unusual yoga pose, looking contemplative.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Smellovision.
A sun dappled close up of a mostly-in-bloom purple lilac clump. I can almost smell it.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
@fartycheddarcat.bsky.social I was cleaning out a kitchen drawer this morning and found this souvenir of some truly excellent catnip. Bite marks? Well, yes!
My hand holding an empty bag with bite marks on it. Label reads “Catnip - organically grown in Canada by expert kittehs”.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Current event.
Photo of a few bars of music, marked with the words ‘Tempo di “Brain”’
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
What the hell is this, #ptbo?
A photo of Peterborough’s safe injection site (soon to be defunded by our moronic provincial government) freshly tagged with the words “Dirt Box Greyhound for this Enablers”)
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Cat impersonating kangaroo. I don’t know why.
Orange and white cat, shaped like an Easter egg with limbs and a head. in an odd pose on a blanket-covered couch. Hard to describe, but I will try. Lying kinda propped up on one side. Back legs extended. Front legs looking super short and primly folded on his giant middle. Possibly he has a pouch?
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
walking time.
Photo of the side of a red brick apartment building with green plastic Muskoka chair and beautiful pink bird/insect/something as tree ornament.Winter stations at the beach, Lake Ontario. This one has fish eye mirrors and offers distorted reflection of self and landscape. Another winter station installation: big plywood hand reaching up from the sand. Black with rainbow edges. Optimistic!
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Sent by the cat sitter this morning. Oz wishes you all a happy #caturday
Orange and white cat licks his chops and looks expectantly for more.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Can confirm: it is warmer in Edmonton than Peterborough today. By about 30 degrees.
A photograph of a magpie - gloriously annoying black and white bird - in a dead leaved street tree. Blue sky behind. Feels like spring. On Feb 2 in Edmonton.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
A screenshot of Evan Solomon’s BlueSky “page”. Running to be Liberal member for Toronto Centre. 1003 followers, following 1 person. 0 posts.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Wild Kingdom.
Animal footprints in snow. Weirdly, one paw print is very distinct, and the other is not. Pegleg raccoon, or…?
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Orange and white cat caught in the act of cleaning himself in a favourite location on the back of the couch. One back leg is poised for action. Close up of orange and white cat in goofy “back leg up” pose.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I see it’s now “President Trump’s Federal Trade Commission“? Well, buddy, a $12.99 reimbursement for an Amazon prime account I may or may not have signed up for doesn't make me like you one iota more. (Even if it is in US dollars.)
Photo of an explanatory note that accompanied a cheque for $12.99 (USD) - the “result of a settlement reached by President Trump’s Federal Trade Commission with Amazon.com regarding allegations that Amazon violated the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act in connection with Amazon Prime.”
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Huh.
Merriam-Webster”Your 2026 Word”: moribund.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
How I’m walking out of 2025.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
And to you, Momb and Dade, and the Brown family, too, from me and Oz.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
My outfit (and posse) for the day it happens.
Margaret Dumont and Groucho Marx, all dolled up. He is leering. They are in the dance floor.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Christmas lights and frosty sunrise at my place.
Photo of an east facing sunporch corner. Orange horizon, outline of houses, strange multi-coloured pendant Christmas lights in the window. Best I could do.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
For some reason, Elvis’s version of Bridge over Troubled Water required Spanish subtitles (at Dusk to Dawn Brewing Company in not-very-Hispanic Millbrook, ON).
A lei-wearing, bespangled Elvis Presley sings on a television screen. Spanish subtitles appear below the image, saying Quando voce sentir derrotada. I could find an online translator or simply guess that it’s when people say mean things out loud.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Heavy metal-looking tshirt displaying recorders, fire and the words “Hot Cross Buns”.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
From 2013 as homage to gentolman @charliebrowntc.bsky.social the late, loved and missed Ezra (Holstein), Sam (orange), Boris (black), and Susie’s ears (brown tabby, shy). Oh the joy there will be at Charbles’ arrival! (Thank you for this: I’ve been so sad, and have never even been to Okrahamblone.)
Four very loved cats on a messy unmade bed, from 2013. All late and lamented. Meet Ezra (Holstein), Sam (orange), Boris (black), Susie (brown tabby, ears only)
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Um.
Photo of a fortune-cookie fortune that reads, “You will have an exciting business adventure.”
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Bwahaha! #ptbo
A plastic skeleton riding on the back of an equally plastic flamingo, on a lawn. Two plastic skeletons, one riding on a black flamingo (plastic), and the other riding and waving on a pink flamingo (plastic). The flamingos have reins!
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Delightful scenes from #Ptbo/Nogo Pride Parade! Sometimes this town delivers in joyful ways!
The Peterborough AIDS Resource Network truck, kitted out in rainbow colours. Start of the parade line up for Ptbo/Nogo Pride. Park, balloons, flags and marshalls. The delegation in front of mine: wizard hats, rainbow flags, bags, and a dog wearing a rainbow coat! Also a few wizard hats.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
NOT quite the #Caturday we were looking forward to.
Orange and white cat wearing a cone of shame. Head is invisible, paw is bandaged (as is his tail, to keep the catheter in place) and he is closely inspecting a beat up couch at the vet’s. Orange and white cat wearing cone of shame, but this time you can see his face. Catheter line in the foreground. He’s stoned out of his gourd.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Rocky and Bullwinkle!
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Coda: I just submitted a comment to the NHLPA website expressing my disgust. Have a look at the dropdown menu! Accessbitily!!!
Dropdown menu on the NHL Players Association website. Top item on the list? “Accessbitily Issue”.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Today, at the ORONO FAIR.
A colourful picture of people flying around in one of those midway rides where you sit in a bucket attached by chains to a giant central thing that spins around and makes you feel dizzy.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Huh.
A photo of someone (me!) holding a fortune cookie fortune between her thumb and forefinger). It reads: “A confidential tip will clue you in to a great financial deal. 49 1922 3246“
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Part of a thing we did on my porch yesterday! Alabaster calves belong to me. #PlayMusicOnThePorchDay
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Why, it’s Ted Baxter from the Mary Tyler Moore show.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Huh.
A fortune cookie message, reading “You enjoy sharing your dreams and plans with others.” Except you animals, I guess. You’d just laugh.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Are they carrying chocolate cover caramel filled eyeballs, or not? This is the only question.
Black bowl filled with foil-wrapped eyeball candy and a few super-bouncer eye balls.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Taking counsel from Oblique Strategies. Might be quite the weekend.
“Ask your body”“Give way to your worst impulse”
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Other is side even better, if possible.
Other side of 2 dollar coin on a stick. Bear!
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Life achievement unlocked!
The amazing Giant Two Dollar Coin of Campbellford. Photo of a great big bi-colour coin on a stick.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Here’s Oz!
Orange and white tabby in an uncharacteristically thoughtful pose atop an angora throw.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
#cat
Orange and white tabby sitting on the back of a couch on a blue and yellow angora throw (and similarly-coloured paintings on the wall behind him by Peterborough’s own John Climenhage), looking as though he’s about to talk.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Ohserase, commonly known as Oz. Also known as Edith MacDonald, Lambchop, Honus, and Goofball.
Orange and white tabby sitting in an awkward “I’m cleaning my tummy” position atop a yellow and blue plaid angora throw on the back of a couch. And glaring at the taker of the picture.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
A basket of ridiculously red, absurdly aromatic Ontario strawberries.
A photo of the season’s first Genuine (none of this ever-bearing crap) Ontario strawberries.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I am no gardener, but there is some pretty stuff in the garden today.
A streaky pink peony bud on the verge of exploding. Smoke tree top in the fog. A sea of fully bloomed white peonies with yellow pistils? Stamens? What are those things. They look like poached eggs.
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Aw shaddap.
A fortune cookie message held in someone’s left hand (mine).  The legend? “Be content with your lot. One cannot be first in everything.” (Lucky numbers 14 16 18 34 44 46)
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Katherine Carleton @kcarleton.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
“Art” over the toilet at the Bracebridge Pita Pit. Follow me for more great travel and dining tips!
Two pictures on a grey wall. One reads “roll with it” and has an image of a roll of toilet paper; the other says “go for it! Take the plunge” and depicts two dancing toilet plungers.
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