Betty Widerski (aka Betty4Cats)

@bettywiderski.com

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Rock violist in band GingerIbex.bandcamp.com 40+ years in IT Trumpet mentor in SchoolofHonk.org She/her, cis lesbian Owned by 4 cats

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Headline: Mental health ca suffer on hot days Subhead: Growing body of literature shows various disorders, anxiety, stress, substance abuse, hospitalizations rise with mercury. ["rise with mercury" is highlighted]
An email from the Juror Help site: Badge Number: [redacted] Dear [redacted] The Office of Jury Commissioner has now processed your submission requesting a disqualification from juror service for the following reason: Age 70 or older. You have been disqualified from service based on the information you supplied to this office. You will receive written notification of your disqualification by mail in 7-10 days.
A round cake with beige frosting and coffee beans placed around the perimeter. Dark brown lettering says “Happy 70th Birthday.”
View out my front door of a fierce downpour that suddenly manifested.
Phone screenshot showing time is 9:34 (pm) m, the temperature is still 89F and with the dewpoint the RealFeel is 96F.
Screen shot of a Pyle stereo amplifier with bluetooth and remote.
A silver earring back with the ear side down so the 2 curved pieces are facing you.
A young tree growing beside a white house. The branches are touching the roof. Less visible are the wires threading through it. There’s also an overgrown rhododendron bush in the foreground - I was able to chop that back myself.
Screenshot of the top of my eBird life list showing #195 Willow Flycatcher and #196 Virginia Rail
A rain gauge on the wood porch railing.
A rain gauge viewed through a water splattered window.
Screenshot of the top of the Spaghetti Lion signup page with a browser popup asking if I want to translate it from Italian.
An email addressed to me offering to send a free Garden for Birds sign if I agree to post it in a publicly viewable spot.
A round nest made of sticks at the intersection of several branches. In it two baby robins have their bills pointed up and open awaiting food.
Two signs on a pole in front of two 4 by 4 raised beds in my front yard: ““Cornell lab Bird Spot - This sanctuary offers essential habitat and native plants to support healthy bird populations” and “Native Plants provide food and habitat for birds, bees, and butterflies Learn how to support biodiversity in your own yard at grownativemass.org”
Video focus is me, a white woman, playing violin and a white male trumpet player.
A Red Fox curled up on the ground on a path mowed through tall grass.
A calico cat sitting on a lap facing away and looking towards a TV screen. Her ears are up and listening critically.
A gray shorthaired tabby stretched out between two human jeans=clad legs. his left paw is forward, holding onto a black stick which is part of a cat toy.
Screenshot from Birdweather PUC app showing 645 detections today of Tennessee Warbler song.
A calico and white cat stretched out asleep on a lap.
A round nest about a foot tall, made out of twigs and a few shiny bits, sitting in the intersection of 3 thick and one medium branches.
partial screenshot of the Birdweather app report for my PUC: Detected Species Black-and-white Wa... 7 May 2026 at 12:59:47 PM 205 Detections Nashville Warbler 7 May 2026 at 9:06:58 AM 92 Detections Cape May Warbler 7 May 2026 at 9:14:01 AM 3 Detections Bay-breasted Warbler 7 May 2026 at 9:59:07 AM 2 Detections Tennessee Warbler 7 May 2026 at 8:55:47 AM 1 Detections Warbling Vireo 7 May 2026 at 10:27:18 AM 1 Detections
A bunch of leafy branches. Between two trunks behind leaves is a blurry barred owl.
A yellow-headed blackbird sitting on dry reeds in a marsh.
Ebird.org my life list showing this trip’s new lifers so far: 191. American Kestrel View All 29 Apr 2026 W29078 WIS-35, Trempealeau US-WI 44.06999, -91.53069 | US-WI 190. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker View All 29 Apr 2026 Perrot State Park, Trempealeau US-WI 44.02345, -91.48575 | US-WI 189. Yellow-headed Blackbird View All 28 Apr 2026 9 Whitewater WMA (Wabasha Co.) | US-MN 188. Broad-winged Hawk View All 28 Apr 2026 Whitewater WMA (Wabasha Co.) | US-MN 187. American White Pelican View All 28 Apr 2026 Whitewater WMA (Wabasha Co.) | US-MN 186. Sandhill Crane View All 28 Apr 2026 Whitewater WMA (Wabasha Co.) | US-MN 185. Blue-winged Teal View All # 27 Apr 2026 • Frontenac-Co. Rd 2 West | US-MN
A gray backpack with a gray fleece draped over. Behind there is the extended handle of a rolling suitcase with a bag over the handle. A soft water bottle hangs off.
A tree covered in pink blossoms next to a sidewalk and a blue car.
Two 4 foot square 7 inch high wood frames on the ground, partly filled with soil, leaves, and sticks.
Screenshot showing the number 1 trending topic currently is “Challenger Trauma”.
Screenshot from the B&N landing page when following a link. It says "Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now (link to Microsoft IE download, which is probably broken or redirects to Edge)" - I am using Chrome.
A pair of 6 inch high 4 foot square wood frames on mostly bare ground next to a paved driveway.
An image of my score: 0.0059 "Better than most. You can see differences that half the population would swear don't exist. Your opinions about colour palettes are now legally binding."
A graph of outage reports over time for Amazon's commerce site, showing a large spike at in the most recent timeframe.
A very tall skinny yew type tree with multicolored lights next to a porch railing covered in a strand of white lights. The tree is leaningto the right slightly over the railing. Closer to the top of the railing is some clothesline rope which is secured around the tree to hold it up.
A gray couch with two blue pillows, two gray pillows, and a round fuzzy “pillow” that is a sleeping cat.
A gray tabby is balanced precariously on a wood eagle statue. Red straps around the eagle’s neck holds a white bag containing cat wand toys.
A calico cat loaf sitting on a blue mat with the sun hitting her face.
A desaturated/black & white photo of a small longhaired cat curled up asleep on a blanket on a couch.
A lengthy pile of discolored older snowbank. There are multiple shovel-sized slits penetrating to create more exposed surfaces.
Two small takeaway seasoning packets, Sriracha and Tajin Clasico.
A small open front porch, lit by white rope lights on the railing and multicolored light on a small evergreen next to it. A beige package delivery box on the porch has about 8 inches of snow on top, and the porch, steps, and walkway are covered with snow.
An 8-inch square glass baking dish containing my latest improvised casserole. The top is visibly browned chunks of feta. Spinach is partially visible beneath them, and under that are white beans.
A map of my neighborhood overlaid with a green blob showing the affected area of the water main break.
A steel sink containing several dozen open emptied glass spice bottles of different sizes and their screw tops and shaker tops.
Foreground the back view of a calico cat on my lap. Left background a longhaired dilute tortie asleep on a black blanket on a gray couch. Right background a longhaired gray tabby with white bib sits up on the couch arm with eyes closed.
Text message: Wegmans Rx: Hi ZOE, we need to order your Alendronate Sodium 10 MG TAB. It will be ready for pick up in 1-2 business days. We'll text you as soon as it's ready. If you have any concerns, please contact us.
A white house built above the level of the street. The stairs to the front door are the equivalent of two full flights of interior stairs.
4 concrete steps up to a small porch. Two narrow metal ramps going from the top step down to the sidewalk about 4 feet from the bottom step.
3 1-gallon jugs with tops off sitting in a planter tray in the sunlight on a leaf-covered porch.
Image of Merriam-Webster account with a GIF that rapidly flashes through numerous words. Text is “Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026. Let's. Go.” The word in the screenshot is GOAT.
A calico cat curled into a circle sleeping on jeans-clad lap. Human legs are stretched out onto a footrest, where a gray tabby sleeps resting his head on human's ankles.
A calico cat on a tile floor next to a blue tray containing only a water dish but no dry food.
A person’s jeans-clad legs stretched out with feet on a hassock. Foreground lap contains a round sleeping calico cat. A gray tabby is asleep on the hassock with his face resting on the human’s shoes.
Red tee shirt with colorful words: Platelet donors have heart.
A longhaired gray tabby sitting upright in a cardboard box with eyes closed.
A cat carrier covered with an orange fleece jacket sitting on one of two black chairs. Sign on the wall says “Cats Only Waiting Area - No dogs, please”.
A longhaired dilute 3-color tabby standing on my lap observing a calico (only her butt visible) already sleeping on it.
3 plastic gallon jugs without lids sitting in a rectangular planter against a lattice fence with another planter upside down against the front of the first planter. Dried leaves on the ground around them.