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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Happy Caturday!! Mama (Sock), and her now 12 week babies on Thursday night. It's not often that she let's them nurse, and I'm pretty sure her milk is mostly gone. Top to bottom kittens are Miso, Jellybean (calico tabby), Sassafras, Mochi (largest at 4lbs), Cookie (smallest at 2lbs), and Dumpling.

Sock, a tabby mother, nurses her litter of six. Sock is laying on her side facing left, and the kittens are splayed out in a fanlike array as they nurse. She's doing this despite them each being half her size, 12 weeks old, perfectly capable and enthusiastic kibble eaters, and her arguably having little or no milk left. Seriously Sock, WTF.

The kittens, top to bottom are Miso, Jellybean (calico tabby), Sassafras, Mochi (the largest at about 4lbs), Cookie (smallest at barely 2lbs), and Dumpling.

The kittens are all tabbies of varying darkness and to the inexperienced eye (and often the experienced one) mostly undifferentiated in appearance and difficult to tell apart.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I colored my hair and it's making me very happy! Also: recently finished making a cardigan for daughter-in-law, and making real progress building strength & balance in physical therapy! I'm hoping to go back to work in August.

Me with my new silvery hair in the sun. I'm very squinty.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Without downloading anything new where are you mentally?

A white metal sign on a post reading "its a great day to be a dragon"

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This is Cookie, the runt of the litter from the stray we took in. Awake, she's a hyperactive pinball, asleep... well, you can see. She's been snoozing next to me in between bouts of chasing her littermates

A small tabby kitten with white feet sleeps, curled shrimp-like on a pink & gray comforter.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The kittens are 7 weeks old now, gearlessly exploring everything, watching and learning. (Like velociraptors) Last night 5 of them worked together to take down Large Prey - my laundry hamper.

Slightly blurry action shot of small tabby kittens pulling over a tall laundry hamper. The hamper is teal colored, and about 1/3 full. On the floor beside the hamper is a pile of red bedsheets.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

One more. The milk bar is open for a mid-afternoon snack and nap. All 6 here. They've started drinking water and eating solid food (when I can keep them from thinking it's a litter box), but mama's job isn't quite over yet

A tabby mother cat lays on a wooden floor, nursing her kittens. They're getting big and will be weaning soon

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

This is harder than it sounds. The little piranhas are 5 weeks now, and don't want to hold still Okay, we have 4 of 6 here: Jellybean (calico), Mochi (attacking mom), Dumpling (on scratcher), and Miso (murdering my leg, ow). A fifth, Cookie, is standing on my chest trying to eat my phone

A small calico kitten looks out from under a bookshelf

A cubby tabby kitten is laying on a wooden floor where he playfully attacks his mother. He is looking up at the camera with wide eyes

A small tabby kitten is sitting on a cardboard scratcher. She looks curiously at the camera, her head tilted to one side

A small, dark tabby kitten witha white nose is laying on a bed. He's looking up from over a leg

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

About 3 1/2 weeks ago the stray cat we took in had kittens. They're now tiny, rowdy little menaces on wobbly legs, gleefully learning to pounce

A tabby cat is laying on her side on a wooden floor with a blue rug. She is almost entirely covered by her kittens as they nurse. There are 5 kittens visible, all variations of dark tabby.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Cats are adorable little murder machines. Please keep them indoors. They'll be happier, healthier, and safer. And so will the local wildlife. Here is photographic evidence of Judith from Accounting not missing the outside, and not killing anything except a Sunday afternoon nap

An inky black cat with yellow eyes lounges in a cubby on a tall cat tree. She doesn't miss the outside, and enjoys her toys, treats, nutritious food, and free (for her) health care

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The kittens are two weeks old today! This little chonk is Miso

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I like to think that I'm fairly thoughtful, reflective and self-aware, and then I catch myself walking out of a craft store with three gigantic bags of yarn and *then* think "oh, I'm hypomanic right now." (I'm not returning the yarn)

Two large plastic storage bins are heaped with skeins of yarn in assorted colors

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Our big orange himbo is named in Jonesey's honor. Scrappy little survivor

A very small orange tabby kitten sleeping. He is folded like a shrimp, hugging his hind legs against his chin

The same orange cat, now grown, sleeping curled in a laundry basket. He's laying on dark teal sheets, and takes up most of the basket. He looks very peaceful

The same tabby kitten in a laundry basket, approximately 8 months old. He's looking alertly at the camera with wide orange eyes

The same chonky orange cat lying against a dark crocheted blanket

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The pregnant cat we took in had her litter! Six little squeaky kittens, already fighting over dinner. Mama Cat is doing fine, and proud to show off her babies 🥰

Sock, a light brown tabby cat lays on her side slightly turned toward the camera. She is nursing her newborn kittens

Six newborn kittens (about 12h old) lying in a pile on top of a light blue towel. They're all variations of dark tabby.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

KITTENS HAVE LANDED!! REPEAT: KITTENS HAVE LANDED!! We have, at first count, six, all tabby. More as the situation develops

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

From my personal collection. Of cats. The very pregnant Sock (brown tabby); Miss Maple (black & white); Pyewacket (tuxedo), Maple and Del (solid black) on the cat tree; and Snickers (marble tabby)

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We're now 3 1/2 weeks into "any day now." No kittens yet.

Sock, a VERY pregnant brown and white tabby cat looks alertly just to the right of the camera. She is standing on a soft, floral comforter. Her tail is upright in a "happy cat" position. You can't hear it, but she's purring.

The same cat from the previous picture, this time photographed from above. She is standing on a wood floor. Her belly is very, very wide. Seriously, how does she manage to do anything?

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Sock kittenwatch update, "within the week" +6 days. No kittens yet. Sock remains defiantly pregnant and resists all arguments as to why she should consider *not* being pregnant anymore (basically that everyone wants to meet the babies!)

A very pregnant brown tabby cat stretches out on her side. Her head is resting against a a white leg in blue denim shorts. Underneath her is a light brown towel

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Sock kittenwatch update: No kittens yet, and my confidence in the vet's "any day now" is dwindling as we're now at "within a week" +4

Sock, a very very pregnant brown tabby cat, stretches out on her side. She's laying on a blue rug, the roundness of her belly clearly visible.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Under the wire for Caturday, this time with actual kittens (not Sock's). Pyewacket, Maple & Del chilling on the cat tree

A tan cat tree with three kittens on it. A black & white tuxedo is in the fluffy nest on top, and on the padded shelf below her are two kittens curled together sleeping: one black & white, the other solid black.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Sock kittenwatch update: No kittens yet. Sock is grooming her belly, legs, and tail more, so... soon? Poor baby just looks exhausted

Brown tabby cat lays on her side on a white comforter. Her pregnant belly is very large, like she has swallowed a large grapefruit

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Sock update: oof. Mama is still hanging on-- no kittens yet!

Sock, a brown tabby, is laying on her side on a white comforter in soft light. She's looking curiously to the right. She is very pregnant

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Sock update: no kittens yet, but mama is very large and uncomfortable. The kittens are extremely active. She is "please pet my tummy" at every chance. Good news, she is accepting the towel-lined box we gave her. (Mostly because we took away her other options)

The same brown tabby, still very pregnant, lying on her side on a soft white & floral comforter. She is looking to the left

The same cat stretched out on her side. You can very clearly see the pregnant bulge of her belly.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I have an Anders body pillow that's lived on my bed for the last 5 years

An orange and white cat sleeps under a pink and grey floral comforter, on top of a body pillow printed with a drawing of Anders from Dragon Age 2, a blonde man with brown eyes.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Lots of movement in the belly today. I'm hoping it means the kittens are healthy. Sock is upset because we blocked off under the bed (where she really wanted to be) and she's not very interested in the bed we're offering. She sees the vet tomorrow

A slightly irritated brown tabby cat lays on her side looking up at the camera. Her belly is roundly pregnant.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

To recap: We had 6 cats Said goodbye to 3 last year Adopted 2 kittens Adopted another kitten TWO MORE kittens were delivered to the door by their mother (we're trying to TNR her, but she's slippery) So 8 cats (3 adult + 5 kittens), okay fine AND THEN...

Cartoon of a Trojan horse style cat with 4 kittens inside. The cat is saying "take me to your place, I'm just one cat"

Close up of a brown tabby cats head as she is being petted. She's laying on a white comforter and looks completely blissful

The same blissful brown tabby cat curled up on a dark blue pillow against a light blue wall

The same brown tabby cat laying in a sunlit window. From this angle it's clear that she is either very chonky or very pregnant. Spoiler: she is pregnant.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Maple is sitting on the end of the bed washing her face and I'm trying to fill myself with this peace

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Cookies and brandy. Earlier there was a cheap-ass Costco pepperoni pizza (god, it scratches an itch sometimes). I think the kids finished it off

Very large homemade peanut butter cookies with the classic criss coss fork imprint. They are resting on a wire cooling rack

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Stress baking today, and desperately trying to rehome cookies 😂 • Jumbo streusel topped lemon blueberry muffins & homemade lemon curd (not pictured) • 3 doz chocolate chip cookies • 2 doz white chip macadamia • 3 doz giant peanut butter

Homemade chocolate chip cookies stacked 2 deep on a wire rack

Pale golden homemade white chocolate macadamia nut cookies on a wire cooling rack

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

It's 2:00 and I'm sitting here watching Maple stalk and kill a stuffy mouse. I still need to return shoes to Costco, and have a therapy appointment this evening. I'm just gonna accept that I'm not making scones today and do a side quest in Horizon Forbidden West Maple:

Maple, a black and white kitten looks up at the camera with bug green eyes. Her markings give her a perpetual slightly derpy cross-eyed expression making her impossibly, knee-weakingly cute. She's laying on a folded blue rug which is on top of a box for an air fryer, which has been sitting there since last year. Behind her is a book shelf.

The stuffy mouse, presumably dead, is nowhere to be seen.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I'm in flannel pjs, playing a new-to-me game, and have a cat sleeping in my lap

Snickers, the Tiny Demon. A dark marble tabby with a white nose and throat is asleep in a lap. The person is wearing blue plaid flannel pjs.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Judith laying in the sun, showing off her baby stripes. She's so dark it's easy to forget she's really a black on black tabby.

A glossy black cat laying in a the sun on a tan rug. She's on her side, facing away from the camera. Her head is lifted alertly, ears perked forward. The sun is revealing subtle black on black stripes on her neck and side.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Sixth of eight. Pyewacket (9mo) found her own scrap of sun.

A black and white tuxedo cat lays in a small patch of sunlight on a tan rug. Behind her you can see cat toys,board games, and game consoles on a dark TV stand

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Five of eight. From left: Snickers, Del, Maple, Alistair, and Judith From Accounting (yes, that's her name) Maple (b&w) and Del (solid black against the screen door) are littermates about 16w old. She's normal sized at just over 4lbs. He's huge at 5 1/2.

Cats enjoying the spot of sunlight in an open door.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The Demon in repose. You'd never know that he was, all tasmanian devil-like, picking fights with Jones in the wee hours. They started in the kitchen, down the hall, and into my bedroom. Scattering my hamper, wastebasket, and recycling bins.

Looking down at a dark marble tabby cat with a white nose & whiskers is curled up, blissfully asleep on my lap. The only part of me visible is my blue plaid flannel pajama pants.

My frustration is unseen, but palpable.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Happy belated #Caturday Have some Maple & Del, 16 weeks. They're littermates, but in the 2nd picture you can really see how much bigger Del is than his sister. He already outweighs her by over a pound. (She's normal sized. He's just huge 😂)

Maple, a small black & white kitten, sits on a purple blanket next to a large orange carrot shaped toy. She is looking up at the camera with wide green eyes.

Two kittens, the black & white from the previous pic, and a solid black, sit in the sunshine inside a screen door. They're looking back over their shoulders toward the camera. Despite being littermates the black one, Del, is significantly larger than his sister Maple

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Maple and Del's well kitten check today! They're getting their grown up teeth, so about 16w old. Maple is a perfectly healthy 4 lbs, and Del "you're going to have a bruiser" is 5.5 lbs

From Dec 6. Two kittens: Maple, black & white, and Del, all black, are asleep on a small curved cat scratcher. They're impossibly cute.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Snickers (Tiny Demon) is asleep in my lap while I play HZD. I made that blanket myself maybe 12 years ago. It's the official household blanket of winter gaming

A dark tabby cat is asleep under a brown crocheted blanket. Only the top of his head and ears are visible, and the toes of one white paw

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Del has discovered how to tip my laundry hamper and that the pile of clothes is fun to play in

A black kitten lays in a pile of laundry at the opening of an overturned hamper. He is looking up at the camera with bright, interested eyes, ears forward. He looks very happy and self-satisfied. The hamper is teal colored mesh. The floor beneath it is terra cotta tile; a pale pinkish wall can be seen behind it.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Dinner, yo Salmon with lemon-dill-garlic sauce, rice pilaf, and fresh green beans grown about 6 miles from here

A dinner plate, with the portions each taking up 1/3 of the area. Clockwise from the top is rice, kinda tan/brown with darker flecks of almonds. Next, bright green green beans with a small amount of a white sauce on top. Top left is a salmon filet almost obscured by more of the sauce.

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Malus, the Bad Apple 🍏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @malus.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Here, have some kittens. Del (black) & Maple (b&w) getting bigger, but still derpy (Photos by Kid the Elder)

Two small kittens laying close together on a cardboard scratcher. They are looking at the camera. Very adorable

The same two kittens, but one is leaning up against the scratcher, looking at the camera

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