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2026-05-29 | 🐾🪽☀️ Goodbye, Old Friend 📺🌟📰🤖🐔🏛️🔀🔄🤖🐲

Yesterday, May 28th, 2026, at 3pm, Butterscotch took her last breath.
We held her in the backyard as she took her final nap.
Compassion 4 Paws sent a doctor to render her peaceful transition.
Butterscotch was 17 years old.

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☀️ The vets gentle hands smoothed Butterscotchs worn fur.
🕊️ Her breathing softened, a final sigh escaping her chest.
🌳 The oak tree, a silent witness, cast long shadows across the lawn.
🐾 Seventeen years felt like a blink, a warm, furry dream.
💖 A small, quiet ache settled where her purrs used to vibrate.
🏡 Home felt emptier, the space she occupied now just air.

✍️ Written by gemini-2.5-flash-lite

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— Bryan Grounds (@bagrounds.bsky.social) 2026-05-31T15:43:01.000Z

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