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it was nice to visit california. my favorite parts were the cool air, the sound of the waves and the beautiful vegetation.
i definitely enjoyed the beach time! here are some scenes from an evening on the pier:
so, that’s a sea gull. moving on…
a crab. a couple people were tossing their net and bringing up these tiny little guys.
snacks?
fish n’ chips, bait AND clam chowder!
oh and here is a man and his dog on the pier
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more details and pix to follow.
had fun…but so good to be back home with the merry pupsters!
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i had gone to the lake with a friend to photograph dragonflies when all of a sudden a large shadow could be seen over the water in the background through my viewfinder.
once it landed i walked down to the shore, but he was on to me. he kept wading farther away.
slowly wading. i really wanted to get a picture of him spearing a fish for you guys, but he was not really into giving me a photo op. i got bored, he got farther away, i went back to my dragonflies.
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today is cody bear’s birthday! i’ll be posting more about that later, naturally.
my boss gave us yesterday off for cody bear’s birthday…well, acutally, for 4th of july, but whatever.
so buzzy and i grabbed the macros and embarked on a quest for bees. as i was waiting patiently at some purple flowers for bees to land, i looked to my left and saw this guy…
i love gold finches.
in other bird news, my curved bill thrashers are back. after last month’s tragedy, the adults are back in my yard and trying to rebuild their lives. trying to rebuild their lives at 5:30 in the morning on a saturday when i can sleep late. well,….i’m still glad they’re back!
i better get going. have to feed the dogs then empty some cf cards for this morning’s shoot. a poodle and a schnauzer….
stay tuned for cody bear’s birthday post!
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oh man.
every year i have a family of curved bill thrashers that live in a nest in a cholla bramble in my back yard. 6 feet in the air, surrounded by spiny branches, the thrashers have raised their babies, safe from the neighborhood cats, safe from my dogs.
yesterday i saw this at lunch:
either an owl in the night or a hawk in the morning had obliterated my resident thrashers. they were a fixture in our back yard and they are greatly missed! thrashers have my favorite bird call. it is terribly quiet today…
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yesterday was the annual garlic harvest. we drove out to y’s farm in the middle of nowhere. d. pulled over so i could grab shots of this guy.
we harvested for hours in the heat. if they made us go another hour…this guy and his friends would have been hovering over me!
he let me get pretty close before taking off. i was kind of nervous because i was standing in the middle of the road like some dopey looky-loo.
it was a fun day and they rewarded us with pounds of garlic and a tasty meal afterwards.
so many nice people just chatting away while pulling garlic out of the ground. but i’m quite dehydrated today….
good day to be lazy!
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sheesh.
oy.
wow.
i PROMISE to start blogging more regularly again. and so much has happened: events to discuss. opinions to express.
but instead i shall give you a little info on last week.
first of all, pickles had dog day care friday. that went great for her, but meanwhile, when i came home at lunch to give cody bear medicine, home dog majorly cracked a back toenail running after a car by the fence. poor little nut.
pickles and a shiba inu named chase at dog day care
the woman who runs the day care is a friend of mine and, well, she doesn’t necessarily love birds. they freak her out and they’re always trying to be her best friend. well, wouldn’t you know: some doves decided to set up housekeeping right outside her front door on her patio furniture.
mourning dove eggs . . . on a chair
here’s where we talk about natural selection. do these doves not care that they are plopping their posterity down in a high traffic area. not only that….but on a chair…right at dog muzzle level at a dog day care. sigh.
i have to get back to a project, but will say, i’m busy but a good busy. i know many of you are too because blog alarms aren’t ringing off the hook.
i plan to blog alot this weekend.
have a good week all.
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the day continued.
work went well, then i took the dogs to their favorite park. it was a beautiful evening to practice stay…
then we walked and someone started yelling at me! it was this guy:
a cooper’s hawk.
duck pond:
duck pond with mandarin collie tail:
i don’t know what kind of ducks they are. i’m more of a raptor girl, if ya know what i mean…
now i’m going to feed the dogs then ride my bike to meet a friend at my favorite pizza place.
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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME BIRD SEED!?
i have cardinals at my house, but no steelers. and i have a friend at the game cheering for arizona. so i guess that makes me a cardinals fan by default. plus…i always cheer for the underdog. in sports….and in life.
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disclaimer: before you read this post, please consider refraining from offering veterinary advice.
sunday night and i’m feeling pretty blue. cody bear’s condition has taken another serious down turn. it started tuesday and has gotten worse. we go to the vet tomorrow. i spent today at urgent care and am now suckin’ down antibiotics. i thought i would cheer myself up with a few images from christmas. i know, i know. that was days ago. but humor me, ok? you may see something cute…
ok, first of all, my favorite harbinger of the holidays, the cardinal…
and now, “faux faux faux, merrrry christmas!’….
my mom decorated her christmas tree, which was actually a 7 ft high aloe plant, with fake birds and fake votive candles.
next we have the “successory” shot.
it would probably says “serenity” beneath it. but my version would say “expletive expletive cold!”
oh, and the christmas merriment with symbolism:
romping under santa’s scrutiny. and…
frolic on a poinsettia rug. how festive.
of course, we have christmas tchotchkies…
i’ll update y’all on cody bear tomorrow night.
