A Praying Mantis In The Hand...
July 31, 2016 - A Praying Mantis climbed up on me while I was sitting on the deck in the afternoon. She was very friendly, and posed for...
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Spunk, Hummingbird, Crow
July 30, 2016 - A hummingbird teased Spunk early in the morning while a crow cawed and pecked about in a cottonwood. You can see an anim...
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Monarch Mimic
July 28, 2016 - I spotted this butterfly out in the meadow playing with a monarch butterfly. I noticed it has a similar structure in the...
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More Critters
July 27, 2016 - Three times four calling birds
Incoming
Skinny Praying Mantis
Two times four calling birds
Peek-a-bo...
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Spider & Snake
July 26, 2016 - This spider had spun its web across the path just outside our front door.
Laurie came across this garter snake on t...
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Monarch in the Wind
July 25, 2016 - This Monarch Butterfly was very determined to feed on our white and pink butterfly bushes growing on the edge of our dec...
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Black on Yellow
July 23, 2016 - A rusty black butterfly was feeding on our yellow butterfly bush, and a dragonfly with tiger stripes was hanging out und...
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It's a Hot One
July 22, 2016 - 109º F (42.8º C) @ 5:59 pm
My car registered 109º F (42.8º C) outside in the late afternoon. When I got home, the kit...
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First Zipper
July 21, 2016 - Our first zipper spider of the season is small and thin.
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Toad-n-crantz
July 16, 2016 - Rosencrantz checking out the newly mulched path
In the morning I chopped and pulled weeds in the path the runs throug...
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Common Nighthawk
July 13, 2016 - Common Nighthawks are fast, and change direction constantly as they fly after insects, making it very difficult to get c...
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All the Buzz
July 12, 2016 - Bees wrestling
The bees are all a buzz about our first sunflower to bloom.
Blue dragonfly illuminated by my flas...
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PET Scans
July 11, 2016 - Injecting radioactive sugar into my system
I had a follow up PET scan on Friday, July 8th to see where I stand after...
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The Latest Sit / Stand Desktop
July 10, 2016 - My latest sit / stand desk has been much more of a challenge than the enlarger based desktops I've built recently, becau...
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Ratatouille
July 09, 2016 - Laurie made ratatouille and potato wedges this afternoon while I worked on a sit / stand desk.
Ingredients weighed, c...
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High Desert Forests
July 08, 2016 - Pearl Crescent butterfly in a forest of wild flowers
Wild flowers with bee
Hummingbird feeding at the top...
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Fireworks
July 04, 2016 - Albuquerque's 2016 4th of July Fireworks Show as seen from Corrales on the west bank of the Rio Grande.
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2016 Corrales 4th of July Parade
July 04, 2016 - The Sandoval County Princess, Sweetheart and their lovely friend welcome you to the 2016 Corrales 4th of July Parade...
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Wet Paint
July 03, 2016 - I put a little "WET PAINT" sign on the board I painted out in the catio the first thing this morning to see if it would...
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Dark Shadows
July 02, 2016 - Hummingbird in the dark shadows of the trumpet vine. Another busy day. I am getting a post in between what will be late...
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Staying Alive: Wales Wins
July 01, 2016 - Spunk and Sasha practicing their kitty soccer moves
If you haven't seen the music video Ready to Monday: The Band Of...
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