Charlotte

@berkeleyfarm.bsky.social

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Simple country girl from the midwest of California, now in the city. Sysadmin/infosec, food maven, spoonie, Episcopalian, recovering CA political junkie and Oakland A's fan, history maven, foster cat mom, CFB fan, too many books. Ally. Let's roll

An extremely beautiful calico cat is against a white background. She has green eyes, a mostly black face, and white whiskers. Meet Callie!
Annabella was one of the cats from the rescue. She was brought into the rescue near death, rallied a bit, but her condition was pretty bad and she didn't make it.
Luna/Leetus, an old calico cat, is in a cat tree that has been strung with leaves and colorful Christmas lights. She is looking lovingly at the lights. She was seventeen here and got to enjoy her Christmas lights all year round for over a year.
Hallie (Halloween Kitty) is a beautiful tortie cat who is very friendly. She is approaching her visitor.
Peanut, a mostly white cat with brown tabby spots, is sitting alertly in a yard by a fence. He is behind a tree. (He is alert because Maggie is out on patrol and even at seventeen she could kick his butt. He went under the fence shortly afterwards. )
a lilac point Siamese cat is standing on a driveway. He is looking at the camera a little cross-eyed. Meet Angel, he is a big sweetie pie
Maggie, a light tortie point Siamese cat, is resting her head on a white human hand on a blue towel. The cat and the human are wearing remarkably similar blingy rhinestone bracelets/collars - Maggie's is all blue and the human's has blue, green, and orange on black leather.
Maggie, a tortie point siamese cat, is sitting on a bed with a pink blanket. Her face is in shadow and she looks tired. (It was the morning of her last day. She was 18 1/2.)
Jade, a young tabby calico cat, is standing up and has her tail curled. She appears to be next to a black cat who also has a curly tail. She has a cute little caramel smudge around her nose.
Lucy, a calico cat, is in the "window" of a gray blue cat tree. She has green eyes and a pink nose. She looks pretty happy.
Brigid, a gray tabby cat with a red collar, is sitting on a fancy wood chair with an needlepoint chair seat.
Beanie , a Birman cat with black, brown, and white coloring, is sitting on a chair arm. He is chargin his lasers.
A light Siamese cat with dilute tortie point coloring is sitting on a bed on the floor covered with a green towel. She is looking to the side and looks tired. Maggie, 18 1/2, on the day before she crossed over the rainbow bridge. She had let me know it was her time and we were spending the day together. I have this picture on my phone lock screen. Brave and loving to the end.
Parker, a fluffy black cat, is sleeping comfortably on a couch with a floral throw. He has two bags of Chamomile, Honey, and Vanilla tea in front of him and a book behind him. The tea was as sweet as he is!
Shelby, a tortoiseshell cat with green eyes, is sitting on a pile of blankets on a bed. Her facial coloring looks like a little heart.
Parker, a fluffy black cat, sleeping on his back on a pink and white striped quilt. His foster human is under the quilt. This was like his second or third day. He looks completely comfortable and trusting.
A black cat with plush fur and greenish eyes is lying on a dark pink/light pink spread.
Ed, a small orange cat, is cuddled happily next to a human arm. He has a congenital eyelid issue so his eyes look squinty.
A cat carrier (labeled "Pet Taxi") is stacked on top of another cat carrier next to a white wall. This was the carrier I originally had for Maya, long long ago.
Alina, a gray tabby cat, is sitting comfortably on a chair with pillows and a colorful quilt. She is looking contentedly at the camera. One of the pillows is a Lucky Cat and she really is!
Alina's first day with me! A gray tabby cat is on a striped blanket on a bed. She looks very content and happy.
Two young cats are curled up together sleeping on a pink plush blanket. Alina (bottom) is a spotty gray tabby and Biscuit (top) is an all black cat.
A calico tabby cat is curled up comfortably on some pink bedding.
A calico tabby cat is sitting on a bed with pink bedding. She is wearing a black floral collar.
A young calico cat, on a white background. Her tail is curled up behind her. She appears to have a black cat friend next to her. She has a little caramel smoodge on her nose area.
Four cats in the picture! Jack (tuxedo), Cypress (orange), and Cypress' brother Ash (gray tabby) are cuddling on a bed with Grace (dilute torbie) on a cabinet behind them.
Ash, a young gray tabby cat, is on a quilt on a bed. He is looking sideways.
A white woman with brown hair and glasses is sitting in an arm chair in a bay window by a bookshelf. She is wearing a red tunic, black pants, and a colorful scarf.
Duboce Park in San Francisco on a sunny winter day. The grass is green and the trees are bare.
Jack, a tuxedo cat, is sitting like a gargoyle on the edge of an open door. He is wearing a red bow tie.
a large fluffy black cat is looking at the camera with a very surprised expression and BIG EYES. he is dapper in his red bow tie
Jack, a tuxedo kitten with a black beard, is in a red 49ers t-shirt upside down on a comforter. He is looking lovingly at the photographer. This was on his adoption flyer! SO CUTE
A black kitten and a tuxedo kitten with a beard are resting very comfortably together on a bed with a lot of blankets and comforters. The tuxedo cat has his belly exposed and is very comfy looking. This was two days after they arrived.
Gizmo, a small very fluffy all black kitten, is sitting on a leopard print cloth against a white wall.
Short video of a smoke gray kitten sitting and observing. Meet Mikey, five months old
Two cats on a bed. One is an orange Abyssinian, one is more of a gray tabby. Meet Ginger and Roxy!
Ellie, a gray tabby cat, on her second birthday. She is resting on a pink flowered comforter.
Grace, a torbie with white cat, is sitting in a window looking outside. This was taken the afternoon that Maggie died. I came home from the vet without her, let the girls out of the back room and told them Maggie was gone, and after a little bit I went out to run some errands I'd been putting off to spend every possible moment with Maggie. Grace greeted me at the window as Maggie so often had when I returned.
Two cats Grace (L, dilute torbie) and Ellie (R, gray tabby) are resting comfortably on a pink flowered comforter.
A gray tabby (Alina) and a black cat (Biscuit) are cuddling on a pink plush blanket.
A gray tabby with green eyes and wild whiskers sits in a cat crate. This is Ellie's "adopt me" picture. She looks a little tired. She had been going through some weird medical stuff.
Two adorable kittens in a basket on a bathroom floor! One is a gray tabby, one is a dilute torbie. They are curled together and looking happily at the camera.
A young dilute torbie with a white bib and a pink nose is standing on a wood bench, with her head tilted up at the camera. She has yellow green eyes and enormous ears.
Drawing of a calico cat with BIG green eyes on a white background. The cat's rail is tucked under the sitting cat and the cat looks scared/concerned. Artist @saracastically
A drawing of an annoyed looking tortoiseshell cat giving the viewer the side-eye. Sara Litzenberger (sp)
Ruthie, a tiny tortoiseshell cat, and Maggie, a light Siamese cat, are lying end-to-end on their human's body. Ruthie is on her mom's chest, and Maggie on the lap. Mom is wearing a white and green top. Maggie-cat looks huge but she was only 8 lb - Ruthie was a whopping 4 lb (under 2 kilos). This picture was taken on the morning of the last full day of Ruthie's life. She knew she was winding down.
Ruthie, aged 18, is a determined-looking tortoiseshell cat with yellow green eyes and one white whiskery. She is on a human lap and has her paw possessively through a drawstring closing. This lap is hers!
An annoyed-looking tortoiseshell cat is walking on grass near a concrete path. The picture doesn't show one of the other house cats following her around!
Ruthie, a tortoiseshell cat with green eyes, is sitting on a human's lap on a bed in a messy bedroom. She is looking lovingly at the camera.
Lucy, a beautiful calico cat, is lying on a burgundy blanket in a vet's office. Her back is to the camera so you can see her beautiful back and head coloring, and her blingy jeweled collar. She is resting comfortably during her "going away party".
A very pretty calico cat is sitting under what appears to be a computer desk, with lots of cables hanging down. She is wearing a surprised expression and is staring at the camera.
A calico cat with a pink nose is sitting in the hole of a blue cat tree. She looks very pleased with herself. The cat tree was new to the house at the time and became one of Lucy's favorite spots.
two kittens are stretched out comfortably on a blue comforter with gold stars. The kitten in front is a calico with green eyes and huge ears. The kitten in the back is a black cat with a long tail.
Picture - mostly white cat with a beautiful blue jeweled collar sniffing wet leaves on a fence planted with ivy. Maggie, age 18 1/2, on her last big trip around the yard. New Year's Day 2023. It was the last sunny day before she crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Jan 5.
Maggie shortly after her buddy Lucy's death. She was super cuddly and we mourned together. Picture of a light Siamese cat on a pink bedspread, looking lovingly at the camera. July 2022, around the time of her 18th birthday.
"Sniffin is livin" - Maggie, a light tortie point Siamese cat, is standing in a grassy lawn and sniffing the grass. It is a sunny day.
Maggie, a tortie point Siamese cat, wrapped in a blanket in front of a steering wheel. We were at the Kitty ER and waiting for a tech to come get her. She was in a lot of pain but purred when she got cuddles. Feb 2021, she is 16 1/2
Maggie, a dilute tortie point Siamese cat with light gray/light orange/white coloring, is sitting on a burgundy blanket, looking admiringly at the camera. Spring 2020, aged almost 16
A dainty Siamese cat is sitting curled up on a "Grandmother's Flower Garden" quilt. She is light gray, light orange, and white. She is wearing a blue heart collar tag to match her blue eyes. She has sleepy eyes and pointy ears