Amy W. Ando

@awando

Personal account only. Professor and Chair of applied econ department at Ohio State; AERE Fellow and AAEA Fellow; studies conservation, restoration, valuation. Fan of cats and nature. Former X handles: AmyEcon and AndoAW

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Amy W. Ando@awando· 19d

This innocent boy ate and then regurgitated five -5! - small gold pompoms today. 😑 #Caturday #onebraincell

An orange tabby cat lies curled up in a padded rocking chair, sleeping with a paw over his face

Amy W. Ando@awando· 22d

High drama.

A large white cat sits on the top level of a cat tower. (She is growling) A grey tabby kitten crouches on the level below her looking intently outside. There is a doe and two fawns in the yard outside happily munching all the plants

Amy W. Ando@awando· 23d

I guess his brother is a hint

A kitten with pale grey fur and black tabby stripes is lounging on a blanket

Amy W. Ando@awando· 23d

Our new grey kitten is secretly a tabby!

A grey kitten with a white spot on his tummy is lying on a tan carpet, looking up at you.

This is a cat tail that is dark grey with black stripes

Amy W. Ando@awando· Jul 10

We started using Surefeed feeders when our oldest of three cats developed illnesses that needed special diets. It extended his life by about two high-quality years, including going into remission from diabetes so we could stop insulin. So grateful. ❤️

A very fluffy and beloved grey cat lies in a red blanket

Amy W. Ando@awando· Jul 7

A timeline break: these three visited my yard this evening

A female deer and two fawns are walking away from you through trees with a grey fence behind them

Amy W. Ando@awando· Jun 24

Just two kittens enjoying a summer evening breeze

Two dark colored kittens are lying on a tan carpet platform looking away from you out the window. Their ears are perked up

Amy W. Ando@awando· Jun 18

They are overpopulated in our town, but the baby a doe parked next to our front door is awfully cute

Amy W. Ando@awando· Jun 14

I read Endurance, by Alfred Lansing, when I was finishing my dissertation decades ago. It’s a good time to re-read it, though I see through different eyes now

The cover of a book, photo of a large sailing ship that makes the ship look like a white skeleton against a black background.

Text reads:

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing, with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick

New York Times Bestseller

“One of the great adventure stories of our time”

Amy W. Ando@awando· Jun 10

I planted native rose bushes in spring. One of them now has a single blossom.

A scraggly climbing rose vine sprawls on a dark wire lattice with white fence behind. There is one small pale pink rose blooming

Amy W. Ando@awando· Jun 8

Monday vibe

An orange tabby cat with white chest sits on top of a very high kitchen cabinet. He does not know how to get out of this situation and is regretting his life choices

Amy W. Ando@awando· Jun 2

Offering everyone a paw of encouragement today

A soft orange and white cat lies on his back with eyes closed, accepting scritches. One paw reaches up with toes spread out

Amy W. Ando@awando· May 18

This is a cat check point. Relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone

An orange tabby cat stand on a woman’s shoulder, looking at her and asking for pets

Amy W. Ando@awando· May 18

This spring we planted two mountain laurel bushes in our shady clay-filled deer-infested front yard. -They are growing! -The deer are not eating them! - They are about to bloom! I take hope where I find it.

A small green mountain laurel bush sits in a mulched yard. The top has inches of light green leaves showing new growth, and there are clusters of small pale pink flowers on lower branches

Clusters of small pale pink mountain laurel flower buds

Amy W. Ando@awando· May 11

Same, ducks… same.

Two mallard ducks sit in the grass with their heads tucked under their wings.

One is a male with a green head, and the other is a female all brown and white.

Amy W. Ando@awando· May 8

I am thinking about all the people for whom Mother’s Day this weekend will be very difficult, for a while host of reasons. Putting warm thoughts into the universe

Clusters of pink flowers in front of the glossy green leaves of a strong red buckeye tree

Little white flowers dance atop sprawling green stems low to the ground. These are possibly weeds, but they add brightness to the day

Amy W. Ando@awando· May 2

Gasoline prices in Athens, Ohio - in the Appalachian part of the state. 😬

Cars and pickups are parked at a gas station with a McDonald’s sign in the background. Above the cars, the price sign reads:
Unleaded 4.99
Mid-grade 5.49
Diesel 5.99

Amy W. Ando@awando· May 2

I went on a long walk this cool and sunny morning. This bit of lawn art brightened my day.

A small pile of rocks sits on a lush green lawn. A bright pinwheel stands happily in the middle. Several rocks are painted, including a rainbow, a smiley face, and the words “You rock”

Amy W. Ando@awando· May 2

A lazy start to a chilly #Caturday

On orange tabby cat lies in the top of the back of a red plush chair.

Amy W. Ando@awando· Apr 29

More rain today. More stress and chaos. But a new restaurant opened in a lovely old building in my town, and I snuck in to have a drink and chat with some friendly people. This is most definitely a marathon.

A big mirror behind a row of wooden beer taps reads “Wolf’s Ridge” in simple gold letters. And has a black figure of a wold etched on it. This is a cosy bar.

Amy W. Ando@awando· Apr 24

Flowers are blooming outside, but kudos to my little indoor plant, blooming it’s heart out

Amy W. Ando@awando· Apr 12

Please enjoy these fat koi swimming in their pond. Seek peace in the world to carry you through the challenges that must be met.

Amy W. Ando@awando· Apr 12

I took my 93yo mother to the conservatory. One of the butterflies sat on her a while - after it flew off, a man nearby smiled and said “peace to you both”. And while we were admiring this waterfall, a woman on the other side snapped a picture of us and then asked me if she could send it to me.

Gorgeous tulips wave in a green garden - a mass of bright orange a purple with pops of white

A beautiful bright blue butterfly sits with its wings open on a white leaf, with cool green leaves clustered in the background

A waterfall is nestled between warm cream rock walls. Behind is is a black gap in the stone. Around its base is bright green moss where the water keeps the rock damp. Imagine the calming sound of the water running

You are looking through a gap in a dark stone - through the gap is water falling, with moss below and the rest of the indoor garden beyond. A woman with short brown hair is standing holding the handles of a wheelchair in which a grey haired woman sits and smiles. They are looking towards you but don’t see you through the waterfall.

Amy W. Ando@awando· Apr 3

Good morning friends. Here is 30 seconds of Momo kneading his favorite blanket on my lap before I go to work. The weekend is almost here!

Amy W. Ando@awando· Mar 17

Yesterday I saw our neighborhood groundhog for the first time this spring. And here is the first sighting of our chipmunks. I choose Hope.

A chipmunk is sticking up out of the snow, looking around

Amy W. Ando@awando· Mar 13

Anyone need a cat to sit on you?

A white cat is lying in front of the face of a woman with glasses and short dark hair

Amy W. Ando@awando· Mar 6

Before you go out into the world this morning, Momo would like to sit on your lap and purr for a few minutes.

An orange tabby cat with white chest and face is sitting on a lap, looking at the camera, and head butting the person’s hand.

Amy W. Ando@awando· Mar 1

Just back from a heartbreaking memorial service for a wonderful 16yo young man. So many of our young people are carrying such heavy burdens. Be kind, and check in.

Amy W. Ando@awando· Feb 23

encyclopediavirginia.org/wp-content/u... For reference: A schematic of the ship Brooks which was used to transport enslaved people in the Middle Passage

A black ink on sepia paper drawing of a ship from the Middle Passage and how enslaved people would be arranged in it with hardly any space between them

Amy W. Ando@awando· Feb 22