🐾Orion🌈&sm9eb📚🏺

Thank you all for your kind words & overwhelming love & support. Please consider honoring Commander Orion's memory with a donation to @CASPCA, @ObservatoryCats, or @CihangirCats. (I'm not aware of any Urfa cat charities; tell me if they exist!) This is my last photo of Orion.

Gregory NO

Today, 5 years ago, I brought this little guy home from Homeward Trails animal rescue. I named him Barney, but I call him "Barnacles" more often than not. He has approximately 113 nicknames. I didn't like cats per se, but a friend of mine persuaded me to give them a try. I saw an ad (first photo) and he looked so majestic with his ring tail. He looked like a good friend. The next photo is the day I got him. He was shy at first, but eventually came over to me within a day or so and got to know me better. I have never found anything so affectionate, loving, snuggling, and an overall improvement to my life. Had I known I would have got a pet decades earlier. He doesn't want to do anything but lay next to me. My friends have remarked he doesn't act like most cats. He doesn't like catnip or empty boxes. He doesn't knock things off tables or shelves. He just... chills out. When I come home from work each night, he gets on his back and shows me his belly which I come over and rub. It's the best feeling to come home to that. He tends to know when I'm not feeling well and will come over to check in on me, like when I'm working at home and stressing out over something. My best friend 5 years in, Barney is the best decision I've ever made in life.

@avry_wilson That's the Bent Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur. egymonuments.gov.eg/monuments/the-…

❤️‍🔥BREAKING❤️‍🔥 LADIES and GENTS, I give you the NEWLY discovered pyramid of Akhenaten!! Hiding in the deep Sahara, and missed because the area is never travelled nor explored! Unbelievable!!!!

I have spoken with several agencies regarding the impact of the #Iran war on archaeological teams that recently left #Iraq swissinfo.ch/ara/%d8%ad%d8%…

It’s getting hotter outside, and also at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The two giant pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — at D.C.’s zoo are flirting, a sign that means the two bears could successfully mate in the coming years, zookeepers said. wapo.st/4bD36oH

The weather's looking good for tomorrow's Artemis II launch, and our teams are getting the rocket ready for liftoff! Read the latest updates on our mission around the Moon: go.nasa.gov/4tiFY4P

@PenguinSix He's just coming out of hibernation and he's hungry. You can't blame him!

Where fun goes to die. A tree on the National Mall has eaten seven kites in recent days.

About 70% of the cherry trees in the park are Yoshino, but there are several other types, including Kwanzan, Akebono & Weeping. Blooming at different times with various shades of blossoms, each variety is a treat to discover. Learn more: nps.gov/subjects/cherr… 🌸🌸🌸 #CherryBlossom #WashingtonDC

@AJamesMcCarthy I knew you and Gregory wouldn't let us down.

Gregory is standing by to watch the Artemis II crew flyby, and has been strongly advised not to bat at them

The Tongass is the worlds largest intact temperate rain forest IN THE WORLD, and a globally significant ecosystem as it serves as a major carbon sink, storing more biomass per acre than many tropical jungles. You don't hate this regime enough. #PublicLands

Bronze Age shield found in peat bog to go on display bbc.in/4tdBJrb

In just two days, four astronauts will launch on a mission that will take them around the Moon. They will travel farther than any humans have in over 50 years. Meet the historic crew of Artemis II in four new blogs from the National Air and Space Museum ⬇️

@ARCAngela0519 Be kind to yourself. I'm so sorry. x.com/i/status/15909…

My cat died today. Suddenly. Very traumatically. I can’t have kids, and he was literally my everything. He followed me everywhere, really. I can’t believe he just won’t be here to do our routine in the morning, or any other morning. I thought we had so much more time. 💔

Update: Cherry blossoms have reached Stage 6 peak bloom in my condo courtyard in Alexandria. Fortunately, they are fresh enough to have survived today’s gusty winds so far. @capitalweather

It's Magnolia season, and don't we love it! 💚

Yesterday's warm weather gave a boost to the Cherry Blossoms, leading them into the puffy white stage.

Embark on a journey both treacherous and profound. Don't miss The Count of #MonteCristoPBS, starring Sam Claflin, TONIGHT at 10/9c on MASTERPIECE @PBS, the PBS app, and PBS MASTERPIECE on Prime Video.

They've arrived. Get ready to meet The #ForsytesPBS, the new series premiering TONIGHT at 9/8c, only on MASTERPIECE @PBS.