mascarasnake

Exactly this. I work with parents of very young children, and I always tell them that if they're buying something like a mobile or art for the walls, they need to lie on the ground and look up at it from a baby's perspective to know what it'll really look like.

Same reason that wall decor for babies and toddlers needs to be less than 3 feet from the floor. Otherwise it's just for the parents' benefit.

It takes a lot to make a stew...

My vote is on past trauma involving men. I know a cat dad whose 3 feline kids adore him, and I've had my cats be friendly to anyone who respects their space, regardless of gender. I've never seen them have a common predisposition to fear men.

Shout out to all my Generation X peeps--the first generation to spend our teenage/young adult years on the Internet. We still laugh at our Boomer parents who don't know anything about technology. Now we kinda roll our eyes and say "whatever" to all the younger folks who think that we don't either.

Very true! I viewed a solar eclipse under an arbor/pergola that was covered with leaves, and the entire length of the sidewalk inside was nothing but tiny crescent suns.

Ditto. I vetoed Starlink at home for the exact same reason.

Any colander/pasta strainer with round holes works wonders for this. One hundred little eclipses cast on the ground--it's like a free pinhole camera!

One of the greatest!

Beat me to it. I complain loudly and frequently to anyone who will listen.

in Texas

Such beautiful eyes. Great photo.