Pets Are Us/Bringing It Home By "bunnylicious" Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

So, a couple of weeks ago, or so, my house 🐇 rabbit earnt her bunny angel wings, bless her!

So, here's a pic. of her:

I adopted her, and was looking to preferably adopt again, however, this time it wasn't meant to be Bcos when I went to, just have a look, like, call it animal therapy, whatevs, the ones that had been available to adopt weren't there anymore, but This One Woz!

So, needless to say, after just taking a look, and him introducing and affirming himself as The Cuddler, he's now made himself at home with me. Bless him!

Here he is doing his best Peace sign.  Obviously, he's still a kitten (term for a baby rabbit, as you all know), so I'm sure he'll learn in due course:

All photos, he says, are

c. S. Cox-O'Shaughnessy

2025

Though, he's already very responsive to the ball (well, it's got a bell in it, and you cannot take the musician out of the pet lover, evor).

Who know maybe this brought us good luck!

Cue CONGRATULATIONS to our female footballers UK ✌️ Well Done England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

#DogANDRabbitLover

Preston Windrush Festival By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

It was a pleasure to be able to attend this year's Windrush Festival, here, in Preston.  

Regardless of the spurts of "lashing it down" rain 🌧️, the music 🎶 , and in general, vibes were very cool and a bop, or two/three and more, was in order 💃!

It was lovely to see friendly, familiar, faces, again and connect with new, like-minded peoples!

SACHA (Southport African Caribbean Heritage Association) were the hosts of the event.  

Their cake 🍰 looked very tasty, I hasten to add, and they also hold a coffee morning, in Southport, my home town Yip yip! (where I grew up) - might have to pop back sometime, very soon - their hospitality was, exceptionally, pleasant.

My intention, in attending, this year, was, quite simply, to promote racial peace.  

This is, bcos, obviously, I am white, and this is a highly political event to acknowledge and attempt to put right the wrongs that happened in history, at a time where prejudice was rife, and, I believe if we show solidarity by mingling with our, one, human race, then, at least, I am, taking part in, contributing to world 🌎 peace✌️!

So, food for thought:

What is an immigrant?!  Someone seeking refuge from war/a hostile environment etc., etc..  Hmm., such is the every day news, it seems, these days: boats successful/unsuccessful - casualties of "a second war" - I think:- Where are our "United Nations"?! who could, ultimately, dispel, these atrocities If (and, here we have it, the artist in me) they (we) pulled their (our) finger out! 🤘!

#JustSayin'!

This is a pic. in which I was, yet again, "papped" - it seems to be happening more often these days!...  

Fortunately, the, very talented, photographer is a friend of mine, so I have asked permission to share his photo, "already" (as the Americans say!...):

Enjoy!

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#Artist #HaveYourSay #MakeADifference #Dance #Sing #Peace #MusiciansMakeYourUnitedInPeaceOpinionCount

🕊️✌️🎶🫂🌎🕊️✌️🎵🤘👏🙏👋💃👍🕊️

* Photo credit and c. to Joseph Gudgeon 2025 

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