Phiala

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Science, string, science fiction… string fiction? All views my own.

Blanket-covered lap with “The Elecraft KX2” book and the KX2 owner’s manual.
Reclining woman in a red plaid flannel with a large stripey cat draped across her shoulders and chest.
Unimpressed gray cat looking up past a hand holding a small black box with a screen and MANY buttons and dials. The label is blurry but it’s the very portable Elecraft KX2.
Sleepy stripey cat nestled into an outstretched human leg.
Three new weaving shuttles. One white Sami band shuttle with a curved end, and two plastic boat shuttles, one green and one yellow.
Array of seed packets, some with art instead of photos. Peas, calendula, hot peppers, dill, marsh mallow, poppies, indigo, dahlias, lettuce, tomatoes, ground cherries, borage, dahlias, miniature cucumbers.
Human legs stretched out and covered in a dark blue fleece blanket. Gray cat is sitting loaf-style with her head up and back to camera. Stripey cat is farther down the legs, also loaf style but with her head bent down and resting face-first on a human knee.
Gray cat curled up on blanket-covered human legs. Her sleepy blinking face, one paw, and her tail fill most of the image.
Human legs stretched out on a recliner. A gray cat is lying along the legs with her tail towards the camera. The cat is sound asleep and snoring softly and endearingly.
Science Guest of Honor con badge with Panelist and Science is Real ribbons. A pile of Science is Real ribbons is next to it.
Smug large stripey cat in an open suitcase.
Large stripey cat resting along a reclining lap.
Large stripey cat bent over a mug sticking her paw in. At least it’s just water.
Beautiful gray lap cat looking sleepy and smug.
Woman with a large stripey cat draped across her lap.
Woman with her feet up in a recliner. A gray cat is draped on her legs glaring at the camera. The woman has one arm wrapped around the large stripey cat on her chest.
Head and shoulders of an alert gray cat watching the tv in the background.
Large stripey cat draped over a woman reclining on a couch.
Sleepy large stripy cat nestled into rumpled plaid fleece blanket on a bed.
Gray cat snuggled up on a fuzzy blanket, head up and looking very satisfied with herself. One back foot is tucked entirely behind her shoulders and sticking out on the other side.
Woman in a recliner. Gray cat is curled asleep against her chest, and stripey cat is draped on her legs.
Tall cabinet in front of a window. A cat ear and and the tip of the other are visible on top, backlit by the morning sun. The rest of the cat is hidden.
Gray cat snuggled into a lap covered in a blue fleece blanket.
Gray cat looking down from her perch on a tall bookcase.
Legs stretched out in a recliner. Gray cat is curled asleep on the thighs, and stripey cat is snoozing loaf-style alongside.
Black and white remote camera screenshot of gray cat glaring at stripey cat while stripey eats from the food bowl.
Angry large stripey cat sulking on a bed.
Large stripey cat looking smug from her position draped across my lap.
Legs covered in a gray blanket. Large stripey cat is draped across the lap with her head upside-down. In the background is gray cat curled up asleep with a paw over her nose.
Head and shoulders of a large stripey cat lying on a bed. She is on her side with her paws curled up and her fluffy tummy showing.
Large stripey cat lying on her side. Her front paws are curled around the human arm she’s using as a pillow.
Stretched-out legs covered in a gray fleece blanket. A gray cat is nestled into folds in the blanket.
Large stripey cat curled into the basket of a big cat tree. She has her head up looking over her shoulder at the camera.
Woman bent over, with her head turned to look at the camera. A smug gray cat is lying across her shoulders, head up and front paw outstretched possessively.
Large stripey cat almost entirely hiding the woman she’s lying on in bed.
Women with a large stripey cat in her lap. A motion-blurred gray cat is on the back of the chair.
Gray cat sitting up on a sunny windowsill. She is turned to look at the camera from between the curtains.
Gray cat curled up on her side. One hind foot is sticking out past her head, and both front feet are tucked over it. Tail is wrapped around her with the other back foot.
Woman in an overstuffed chair. She is mostly hidden by the large brown boxer dog sprawled on her. She has an arm around the dog’s shoulders and the dog is looking at the camera.
Large stripey cat snuggled in bed. She’s mostly on her back, wedged into a pillow with her front paws curled up.
Sleepy brown boxer dog tucked in with a leopard-print fleece blanket.
Front half of a large stripey cat snuggled in bed while she waits for her person.
Gray cat curled up with her head resting on her front paws. The photo is a close-up of head and paws, with tail sticking off to the side.
Gray cat emerging from a house portion of a large gray cat tree. She has paused and is staring intently to the side.
Brown boxer mutt resting his head on a pillow so he can better stare imploringly at the human who is not petting him.
Woman peering from behind a large expanse of gray fur; the cat sprawled on her chest.
Gray cat asleep on her side with a paw over her face.
Brown boxer dog on a leash sitting pretty on a sidewalk leading into a sunset-orange town park.
Large stripey cat lying on her back in a rumpled bed. Her front parts are curled up and her fluffy tummy looks very pettable.
Cranky-looking gray cat lying with one paw on an ereader and her back feet against a colorful hardback book on the Snartemo archaeological finds called Crafting Power.
Gray cat lying on a pile of random stuff. Her head and front paws are sticking out of the sturdy metal medieval-style (SCA) helmet that her back half is tucked inside of.
Woman in bed with a large stripey cat curled upside down on her neck and face.
Head and shoulders of a gray cat asleep on her side on a cushion. One front paw is curled in front of her.
Large stripey housecat stretched out next to the pillow in an unmade bed.
Round stripey cat sitting on her butt on a messy bed with one hind paw spayed and the other sticking up. She was clearly interrupted while washing her tail, and has the blank stare of a cat who may need a minute to figure out what she was doing.
Round stripey cat sitting on her butt on a messy bed with one hind paw spayed and the other sticking up. She was clearly interrupted while washing her tail, and has the blank stare of a cat who may need a minute to figure out what she was doing.
Gray housecat interrupted while bathing. She’s sitting on her butt. One hind leg is stretched out, the other up in the air. She is braced with one front paw between her legs and the other to the side. She is staring at the camera in annoyance.
Woman on her back in bed. A large (both big and fat) stripey housecat is draped across the woman’s body and face. One eye and her forehead are visible.
Solid monoculture of English ivy.
Office windowsill. The window is coated with patterned translucent film, and the many plants include Christmas cactus, jade plants, African violets, and magenta azalea flowers in a blue bottle.