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Last Post on Zenfolio
December 31, 2018 -
Due to ongoing problems with uploading files and image processing on this site, I am moving all blog activities back to...
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Walk, Run, Splash, Fly
December 30, 2018 -
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A Walk in the Snow
December 28, 2018 -
Laurie We got between two and three inches of snow Thursday night, with light snow flurries most of the day today. We...
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We Wish You a Merry Catmas
December 24, 2018 -
Sasha pondering the paparazzo before getting involved in a swat at ornaments and tear up tinsel play session. In the...
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Cranes, Train & A Full Moon on Winter Solstice
December 21, 2018 -
Sunset on solstice at Beaver Point. Crane Point at dusk a half mile north of Beaver Point. A mile north of Bea...
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I Had A Dream
December 20, 2018 -
Old chicken shed built around 1948. My dad and I lifted the roof on the north side in the 1970's so we could walk in the...
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Shrink Wrapped
December 17, 2018 -
Spunk's though for the day: "Is shrink wrap as good as a tinfoil hat?"
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Fly Away
December 13, 2018 -
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Fire & Phantasm
December 07, 2018 -
Corrales had a bonfire at the end of their Twinkle Light Parade on December 1st. Walking home along Corrales...
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First Snow on the 2nd
December 02, 2018 -
A nice smile from the red VW Bug. We got our first snow of the season early this morning. About an inch and a half of...
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Calf Butts Ass
November 27, 2018 -
The Calves are back. Who's that sticking his nose in our photo? It's a little wise ass. Get out of our ph...
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Monochrome & Monobath
November 24, 2018 -
Back in prehistoric times, I fondly remember when Kodak, Fujifilm, Ilford, etc. would announce a new film, I would discu...
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Thanksgiving Landscapes
November 23, 2018 -
Dawn on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day was one of those rare days in the Albuquerque area when we had cloud cover and...
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Cranes Under Full Moon
November 21, 2018 -
The "full" Full Moon doesn't happen until tomorrow, but the moon is 98.6% full tonight, which is close enough for cranes...
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November Moon — Sliver to Half
November 17, 2018 -
November moon eight evenings from the 9th through the 16th.
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sPods
November 16, 2018 -
Seedpods (sPods) from the trumpet vines hang down over the path to the front door. The path is rather long, and the sPod...
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Once Upon A Wormhole
November 12, 2018 -
If you are familiar with relativity and/or paranormal phenomena, then you might know something about wormholes. Among th...
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Quarter Moon on a Cloudy Night
November 11, 2018 -
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Silly Silver
November 10, 2018 -
Silver is a silly kitty. He really gets the most out of hammocking. He also makes the best out of lying on the shelf wai...
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Owl in Darkness Sliver Moon
November 08, 2018 -
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Election Day
November 06, 2018 -
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Cranes Lindy Hop
November 04, 2018 -
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Inside Looking Out, Outside Looking In
November 02, 2018 -
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Stormy
October 31, 2018 -
We had stormy weather that started last night, and we are supposed to have freezing temperatures tonight. We've had ligh...
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Murals
October 25, 2018 -
Murals along the Canal in the 19th Arrondissement, Paris, France.
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Bells
October 24, 2018 -
Bells in Notre Dame's southwest bell tower.
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Lok & Lol Unplugged
October 23, 2018 -
Loki and Lola unplugged
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Flew Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
October 22, 2018 -
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Bosque in Daylight
October 21, 2018 -
We went out for a walk in the bosque this afternoon. Today you can see the colors in daylight.
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Lavender Edged
October 20, 2018 -
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Cloudy Night Cranes
October 19, 2018 -
ƒ/6.3, 1/30, ISO 6400 Low clouds blew through the sky at a fast pace last night, hugging the Sandias as they rolled o...
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Like a Sasha out of Sheol
October 18, 2018 -
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Get Your Cranes In A Row
October 17, 2018 -
The cranes started flying over our house last week, but with the Balloon Fiesta, bad weather and getting home late, toda...
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Living a Dream
October 16, 2018 -
On Saturday, OC&NE correspondent Diana Duran got to fly in a balloon. Who is Diana? Diana is an intern architect, and ar...
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Saturday at the Balloon Park was Kind of like the Forth of July
October 14, 2018 -
Today was the last day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, and it got rained out; however, Saturday morning...
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A Great Pumpkin Fest
October 13, 2018 -
While there happens to be an extra million people in Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta, Wagner's Farms is having their...
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Christ Rises Again
October 12, 2018 -
The morning began with the earth shaking. Then... Christ rose from the crowd. While most of the re...
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Balloons in TechColor & TunnelVision
October 11, 2018 -
Wednesday morning I borrowed an 8mm-15mm fisheye to super-wide-angle zoom lens from the Canon Tent. The weather was iffy...
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MAID in the SHADE by Rosy the Riveter
October 07, 2018 -
Maid in the Shade B-25J Bomber that was on display at the Double Eagle Airport on Albuquerque's Westside. MAID in the...
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Vincent
October 07, 2018 -
The wind was to strong for the balloons to fly today, so they just all inflated on the field. That allowed me to get the...
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Reflections from the 1st Day of the 47th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
October 06, 2018 -
The Rio Grande is very low, and reflective. The 47 th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta kicked off toda...
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Jeremiah
September 27, 2018 -
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Hanging Out
September 26, 2018 -
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Full On Rise
September 25, 2018 -
98% full moon rising Sunday evening. It was too dark to get detail in the moon and detail in the landscape. Full moon...
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A Talk With Mr. pT
September 24, 2018 -
Pesky Paparazzo: "Hey Mr. pT? What's going on?" Mr. pT: "I'm standing on one foot. What does it look like I'm doing?"...
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Looking
September 23, 2018 -
What do you see, Silver? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? AAAaaah! It's Sasha!
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Bosque Butterflies
September 22, 2018 -
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) I went for a walk in the bosque around noon. There were lots and lots of Clouded S...
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Tangled Heart Tree
September 21, 2018 -
Little Owl perched on a tangled heart tree, watching the stars, chirping at jet lights as they clawed the sky.
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Osprey
September 20, 2018 -
Western Osprey (Pandion Falco [Rock Me Amadeus] haliaetus) I was not the only one out surveying the damage done to th...
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They Done Done in the Dam
September 19, 2018 -
The beaver dam when it was first built in November 2017. The Conservancy couldn't take it any longer, and after 11 mo...
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Owl Goes Abstract
September 18, 2018 -
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How to Photograph Your Dragon
September 17, 2018 -
Najar looks sweet, innocent and playful but it's just a ruse to draw you in closer before she attacks. Najar is one o...
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Four Planets and a Moon
September 16, 2018 -
I've been trying to get a panorama of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus in an arc across the night sky for several nights...
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www.chatchaifican.net
September 15, 2018 -
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Crocs in the Clear Ditch
September 14, 2018 -
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Thread-Waisted Wasp
September 13, 2018 -
A Thread-Waisted Wasp was foraging on the garlic chives in the late afternoon. These wasps are considered to be extremel...
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Under a Sliver Moon
September 12, 2018 -
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In Coming Out Going
September 11, 2018 -
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Backlit
September 10, 2018 -
In case anyone has been wondering about the owls, Little Owl says hi! We see owls almost ever night, and I often photogr...
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Rorschach Pterodactyls
September 09, 2018 -
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Buzzing the Sun
September 08, 2018 -
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Bleach Blonde
September 07, 2018 -
What's your problem Paparazzo? Haven't you seen a bleach blonde porcupine before?
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I'm Blue
September 06, 2018 -
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The Commute
September 05, 2018 -
I usually go home by a different route, but with Labor Day officially closing the summer holidays, the public schools an...
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Lok & Lol
September 04, 2018 -
Lok Loki (lok) and Lola (Lol) are kind of like a Rock & Roll pair of kitties. When I'm in bed, if one is on my legs,...
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Bottom Dwellers & Redneck Ways
September 03, 2018 -
Raccoon prints in the mud. Or new refrigerator that we purchased 16 years ago on June 2, 2002 passed away sometime af...
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Najar
September 02, 2018 -
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Storming on a Friday Night
September 01, 2018 -
With my raincoat in one hand and my camera in the other, I walked out under cloudy skies and caught the stormy action th...
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The Landing
August 31, 2018 -
Duck landing on the Rio Grande at sunset. Reminded me of a few airplanes I've been on. Snowy Egret skimming the wa...
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Shrink Wrapped
August 30, 2018 -
Loki
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Hay
August 29, 2018 -
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Misty Morning Spotlights At Sunrise
August 28, 2018 -
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Road Repairs with a Roadrunner
August 27, 2018 -
I was repairing my lonely road. When a roadrunner came walking by alone. "Whatcha doing?" he asked. Filling up...
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Through the Grapevine
August 26, 2018 -
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Day in the Garden
August 25, 2018 -
Spunk Here's a series of photos from the garden today. The sunset and moonrise were taken from the levee last night....
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Slaughterhouse to Arts and Science
August 24, 2018 -
Mairie Du XIX Town Hall Continuing our tour of the 19th Arrondissement in northeast Paris, on the 19th of July 2018,...
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A Whole Lotta Grooming Going On
August 23, 2018 -
Swim Get ready. Get set... Groom Lick Gnaw Hug Groom Wash Preen Clean Finished !Hasta l...
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Burning Ball of Fire
August 22, 2018 -
I gazed into a burning ball of fire...
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Gargoyles Then & Now
August 21, 2018 -
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More Smoke From Another Distant Fire
August 20, 2018 -
Smokey skies from distant fires turned the sun into a large spot above the trees near the horizon last night. The pin...
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The 19th on The 19th
August 19, 2018 -
One of many locks on the canals in northeast Paris. On July 19, 2018, we met Anne, who I know from blogging, at Répub...
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Birds, Bees, Flowers, Butterflies, Cats
August 18, 2018 -
Spunk Loki Spunk eyes Sasha Marble...
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Along the Way
August 17, 2018 -
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont Catholic Church Along the way to the New Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement, Paris, France. Alta...
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Bagworm Ballet
August 16, 2018 -
Bagworms are a real problem. We made a major assault on them last year by picking them off of everything we could reach,...
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Walking in the Rain
August 15, 2018 -
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Ode de Toilette
August 14, 2018 -
The above style toilette is fairly common on the streets in Paris. But when you are out on the street they are not alway...
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Bitten by a Tse-tse Fly
August 13, 2018 -
I was lying on the deck, and... Thinking about things to come, and... I was minding my own business mind you. And.
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Peachy Keen
August 12, 2018 -
I didn't have time to prune the fruit trees back in February. As it turned out, 2018 is the first year in the past 12 ye...
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Inside the Castle
August 11, 2018 -
A lot of photos of the interior with views from the interior of Vincennes Castle on the eastern edge of Paris, France....
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Selfie
August 10, 2018 -
The Natural History Museum in Paris had a special exhibit with a skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex that they were making a b...
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Sunset 'n Cats
August 09, 2018 -
Spunk: "Oh brother! Not another series of the stupid sunset photos! Don't you have, you know, like cute cat photos?"...
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Them Bones
August 08, 2018 -
Lots of bones in the Natural History Museum in Paris. Love this guy. Views from th...
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Whoo's There?
August 07, 2018 -
"Who who whoo goes there?" "Hey New Owl it's me!" "Whoo are you? I don't believe I know you." "Oh New Owl. Don't y...
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Fire in the Sky
August 06, 2018 -
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A Different Sunset
August 05, 2018 -
The first time in almost a week that we were able to go out for a walk at sunset without thunderstorms threatening to dr...
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Humming
August 04, 2018 -
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Inside The Holy Chapel
August 03, 2018 -
The write up on The Holy Chapel in the brochure about the Vincennes Castle reads "Founded by Charles V in 1379, the chap...
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Drive-by
August 02, 2018 -
Paris, July 2018
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Wild Wild Skies
August 01, 2018 -
When I started my walk yesterday afternoon, before I ran into the Mr. pT on the ditch bank, there were thunderheads over...
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Pterodactyl Tuesday
July 31, 2018 -
I went for a walk in the bosque around 4:30 pm to avoid the evening thunderstorms that have been dumping heavy rain and...
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Article Dyslexia
July 30, 2018 -
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The Call
July 29, 2018 -
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Captive
July 28, 2018 -
Apparitions once thoughts Whipped by winds Cling to rain drops Caught by web One by one Millions of dreams Held ca...
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Les Oiseaux
July 27, 2018 -
gull These are most of the various birds I photographed in Paris. Carrion Crow Pigeons Black Hea...
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No Longer In Seine
July 26, 2018 -
After going through Notre Dame's towers, we walked to the Eiffel Tower along the Seine. On the way we came across severa...
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Labyrinth
July 25, 2018 -
The labyrinth garden you encounter when you walk into the courtyard foreshadows what you will experience in the building...
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Contraband from Notre Dame
July 24, 2018 -
The rather explosive words on the votive candle from Notre Dame roughly translate to "Here I am Lord before you." We...
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Gone With The Gargoyles
July 22, 2018 -
The famous gargoyle We are leaving to the airport in a few hours, so we my be gone with the gargoyles when you see th...
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Fashion Wheels
July 21, 2018 -
A family waiting at a crosswalk on their wheels. They rolled across the street with the pedestrians and turned into the...
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A Long Walk Into The Past
July 20, 2018 -
The Holy Chapel We walked fives miles east to Château of Vincennes, which is outside of Paris proper. With all the ph...
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Gargoyle in a Bubble
July 18, 2018 -
After the conference let out yesterday afternoon, we stopped by a boulangerie patisserie and got a bocadillo, quiche and...
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The Twelve
July 17, 2018 -
Apostles on the SW corner. There is an effort going on the clean up and restore the exterior of Norte Dame. The twelv...
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World Cup Madness
July 16, 2018 -
Watching the game at one of many bars. If, by chance, you don't know the outcome of the World Cup Soccer final, Franc...
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Fly, Fly Away
July 13, 2018 -
We are flying off to Paris tomorrow. I most likely will not post a blog tomorrow, and it depends on what's going on Sund...
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View From The Parking Lot
July 12, 2018 -
Monsoon season is underway. I had to stop by the pharmacy on the way home. The afternoon thunderheads were building up o...
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Cat Trap
July 11, 2018 -
We are off to Paris, France on Saturday, and the cats are going to be shut in with the catio being their only connection...
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Big & Small
July 10, 2018 -
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Najar @ 6400
July 09, 2018 -
Close ups of Najar illuminated by the lights over the counter — 200mm, ƒ/5.6, 1/80, ISO 6400.
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Western Tiger Swallowtail & Sunbeams
July 08, 2018 -
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A Portrait of the Hummer as a Young Bird
July 07, 2018 -
Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, there was a hummer sitting on a branch outside the window and this hummer...
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Summertime Blues
July 06, 2018 -
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Towhee Talking
July 05, 2018 -
"Ciao Paparazzo!" This young spotted towhee had a lot say when we walked past him the other night. "Blah blah BL...
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4th of July
July 04, 2018 -
Annual Corrales 4th of July Parade. Hooray! Unicorns Unicycles We've been like waiting for...
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Night Hawks
July 03, 2018 -
Night Hawks are fast and erratic flyers, much like bats and hummingbirds, as they catch insects on the wing at sunset....
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Five B's
July 02, 2018 -
Beetle, Butterfly, Boa, Bovine, and Birds are the Five B's Snake eyes I waited for Blue to stick out her t...
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Purple Haze
July 01, 2018 -
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Blue Grosbeak at 3200
June 30, 2018 -
Images of Blue Grosbeaks after sunset. The raw files are cropped, but not processed, leaving the grain. The photos are s...
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Life Was A Highway
June 29, 2018 -
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Waiting for the Moon
June 28, 2018 -
Subtle pinks and purples covered the Sandias while I waited on the beach for the full moon to rise. Moonrise A...
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We're Cool
June 27, 2018 -
Besides occasional smoke banks rolling in and a few thunderheads building up for a short time in the late afternoon, we...
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Bullfrog Reflecting
June 26, 2018 -
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A Persistence of Hummingbirds
June 25, 2018 -
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Dreaming
June 24, 2018 -
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Beauty & The Barf
June 23, 2018 -
Spunk in grass by the Beta Rose. Photo by Laurie. "¡Hola pesky Paparazzo! ¿Qué pasa?" "Excusez-moi, je dois al...
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Peekaboo Green & Blue
June 22, 2018 -
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Like Snow in June
June 21, 2018 -
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The Blue Wasp
June 20, 2018 -
Blue Wasp: "Here's a promising hole." If you are old enough, you might remember "The Green Hornet" TV series from the...
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Super Sliver Moon
June 19, 2018 -
Super sliver moon balanced above the power line. I got these photos last week, but owls, cats and insects got in the...
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The Irresistible Cuteness of Owls
June 18, 2018 -
Sister Owl and New 3rd Owlet who we had not seen before. We walked north to where the New Owl Family hangs out at 7:3...
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Spunk
June 17, 2018 -
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What to Do on a Rainy Day
June 16, 2018 -
Silver checking to see if it's raining on the west slide of the house. Anyone who follows this blog knows we get very...
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Have Macro Will Bug
June 15, 2018 -
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Beaver in Jetties on Bank
June 14, 2018 -
Smokey air under stormy skies You can see an animated GIF of the beaver on the bank at https://photoofthedayetc.wordp...
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Sasha & Silver on ICE
June 13, 2018 -
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Rest for the Weary
June 12, 2018 -
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R-9 After 9:09 Lost in Open Space
June 11, 2018 -
Lost in Open Space 8:18:32 PM: We began our usual evening walk by checking out the sunset colors on the Sandias....
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Owliance Famille
June 10, 2018 -
Little Owl earlier in the week giving me mad dogs. Fat Owl snoozing on a branch in a cottonwood across the ditch fr...
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Seven Rose Saturday
June 09, 2018 -
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The Bearable Lightness of Butterfly
June 08, 2018 -
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Spunk Goes A-Viking
June 07, 2018 -
Vikings eh! They are tough ones, you say? We'll just see how tough those Icelandic Vikings are....
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New Owl
June 06, 2018 -
After checking on Big Owl, Little Owl, and Fat Owl, who were all in different spots, in different trees from the tree th...
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Kranky Kitty
June 05, 2018 -
Silver was quite the cranky kitty on Sunday having to wait under the canopy for it to stop raining before he could go ba...
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The Beaver that Fell to Earth
June 04, 2018 -
Pink light fading sun Ducklings scamper jettis safe Beaver falls to earth
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Fashion Snake
June 03, 2018 -
Western Hognose going into warp speed. We found this new born Western Hognose snake crawling along the trail in the b...
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Owls & Cats
June 02, 2018 -
Fat owl and Little Owl. Big Owl has moved to the tree next door. Najar Little Owl: "Wake me up when he go goes...
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ABC Macro View
June 01, 2018 -
Chuckles A = Assassin bug. B = Bee. C = Chuckles. Macro View = Up close and personal view. ABC Macro View = Assassin...
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Photographic Maneuvers In The Dark
May 31, 2018 -
Under the light of a peachy moon, my camera helps shed a little light on activities in the dark Blurry bats flit ba...
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Economy Crime Politics
May 30, 2018 -
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Owl Update
May 29, 2018 -
A Sense of Scale Big Owl (on the left behind leaves), Fat Owl and Mama Owl together in the late afternoon. Five...
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Go Go Catzilla
May 28, 2018 -
Coyote 102.5 FM plays their entire song library from A to Z over Memorial Day weekend. They happened to be on the Gs whe...
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Black-Crowned Night Heron
May 27, 2018 -
We have a new heron on the block. This one flew up out of the clearwater ditch, crossed over into the bosque and landed...
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Smoky Sun Cloudy Moon
May 26, 2018 -
Sun cutting through a smoky sky Smoke from a fire in the Gila National Forest southwest of Albuquerque blew north tod...
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Blue Skies & Damselflies
May 25, 2018 -
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SNAKE!
May 24, 2018 -
S Sn Sna Snak SNAKE! I heard rustling around in the bathroom, went to investigate and Najar was Jumping straight up i...
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The Little Owl Who Couldn't
May 23, 2018 -
Little Owl: "I'm going to break out of this hole!" Fat Owl: "Okey Dokey." Big Owl: "Go for it." Little Owl: "H...
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White
May 22, 2018 -
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We Got a Little Rain Today
May 21, 2018 -
After months of zero precipitation, we got a little rain today. An afternoon thunderstorm pelted us with large drops of...
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Muskrats Abstracts
May 20, 2018 -
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Fifth Annual Corrales Rose Society Dr Huey Tour
May 19, 2018 -
We had our 5th Annual Corrales Rose Society Dr Huey Tour today. With so many of our other roses blooming early and almos...
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Let Us Entertain You
May 18, 2018 -
Ooh! Do you see what mama has? The owlets and their mama have become the nightly entertainment this week. Mama o...
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Inside Looking Out
May 17, 2018 -
Entrance “Ice cold water is runnin' through my veins. They try and drag me back to work again. Pain and blisters on...
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Two Doors Down...
May 16, 2018 -
Two owlets looking at us gawking at them. Two doors down the owls have owlets that are cute and having a party poking...
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TBA
May 15, 2018 -
Three Bat Abstractions are the result of bats buzzing me last night after sunset.
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Repo Man
May 14, 2018 -
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Macros 4 Mother's Day
May 13, 2018 -
Solar system balloon Loki, Lola and I were still in bed at sunrise. Loki was sprawled out from my thighs to my stomac...
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Open 4 Mother's Day
May 12, 2018 -
Spunk and Lola think it's about time I got my butt into gear, cleaned and opened the deck. I got new flowers to plant...
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A Tail and Two Temperatures
May 11, 2018 -
Lola There are really four temperatures represented, but I'm comparing two each of the temperatures — 1) indoor/outdo...
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New Fountain
May 10, 2018 -
I was following the demolition of the old fountain and construction of this new fountain last year (http://photos.tandlp...
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Rough Love
May 09, 2018 -
Love. Rough around the edges. Tuscan Sun America Pink Iceberg Betty Boop
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Bovine, Bats & Beaver
May 08, 2018 -
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Osprey Overhead
May 07, 2018 -
The osprey were silhouettes against the cloudy sky. We were on the beach when Laurie said "what bird is that?" A very...
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Big Balled Wizard
May 06, 2018 -
The AWB are at it again with another parody video. This one is lamenting Sliver’s big beautiful balls, which he lost whe...
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Beaver Spotting
May 05, 2018 -
Munching on and along the bank on the other side of the river. Beaver like to come out and play after sunset, when th...
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Hawk Spotting
May 04, 2018 -
Cooper's Hawk roosting at the top of a cottonwood. Bothered by the paparazzo pointing a big lens at it, the hawk ta...
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Goose Spotting
May 03, 2018 -
A pair of geese had four goslings on the beach this afternoon.
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Train Spotting
May 02, 2018 -
There is "Train Spotting" where you spot a train, photograph it, and mark down the number on the locomotive. In Britain...
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No April Showers, Still Have May Flowers
May 01, 2018 -
Double Delight We got zero measurable precipitation in April; however, today, May 1st, we have a lot more roses and f...
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Phalacrocorax brasilianus
April 30, 2018 -
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus on a log in the middle of the Rio Grande in Corrales, NM. The Phalacr...
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Batty
April 29, 2018 -
Collage of silhouettes of bat flying under the almost full moon. The bats were out last night flying around while we...
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Hoodooing
April 28, 2018 -
Red-eared Sliders hoodooing while a Mallard quickly swims by. Some of the Red-eared Slider turtles that live in the d...
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First Blooms and Fuzzy Moon
April 27, 2018 -
Lady Banks Lady banks started blooming late last week. This week, while we were attending the annual spring medieval...
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Springs Preserve
April 22, 2018 -
On our way out of Las Vegas last Sunday morning, we stopped by the Springs Preserve nature center to see the botanical g...
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UNLV
April 21, 2018 -
There are several curious aspects to the University of Nevada Las Vegas, UNLV, we noticed the first time we walked onto...
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Elvis & Priscilla
April 20, 2018 -
Priscilla on the left, Elvis on the right. Meet the Embassy Suites Swans, Elvis and Priscilla. They are beautiful whi...
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Sweet Suite
April 19, 2018 -
View of interior courtyard from outside our room on the 6th floor. The suggested hotel for people attending the MAP/R...
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Dam Bridge
April 18, 2018 -
Looking toward the Arizona side of the Colorado River canyon. The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge spans...
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Tunnel Vision
April 17, 2018 -
Hoover Dam Lodge standing among the volcanic rock. We stayed at the Hoover Dam Lodge, which is 17 stories with a casi...
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Road to Hoover Dam
April 16, 2018 -
We drove to Boulder City, NV from Corrales on Wednesday, November 11 on our way to Las Vegas for the joint MAP/RMMRA con...
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Viva Las Vegas
April 14, 2018 -
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So Much for Liberty
April 10, 2018 -
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Blossoms & Blooms
April 09, 2018 -
Peach Tulip Daffodils Nectarine Tulip
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Ray-O-Sunset
April 08, 2018 -
After having little or no color at sunset last week, Saturday's sunset was quite nice.
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Spunk's Turn
April 07, 2018 -
Spunk is the last of the kitties to have a post this week. He got in Laurie's bag this morning when she was on her way t...
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Marble in the Mix
April 06, 2018 -
Continuing with the solo kitty series, Marble wanted to get in on the mix. "Wow! That is a really big noisy bir...
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Najar Happens
April 05, 2018 -
Najar, who is usually camera shy, was not going to be outdone by Lola, Silver, Loki and Sasha, especially when it comes...
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Where in the World is Sasha Sandiego?
April 04, 2018 -
While on the subject of vintage computer games from the 1990's, Sasha wanted to be like Carmen Sandiego and posed in mys...
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Leisure Cat Loki Hammocking Like A Lounge Lizard
April 03, 2018 -
When Loki heard about the old computer game Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, he did his best to do...
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Extreme Lounging
April 02, 2018 -
Silver, determined not to be outdone by Lola's lollygag-style lounging, showed off the nuances, subtleties and his maste...
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Lounging with Lola
April 01, 2018 -
We spent Easter Sunday doing various chores, feeding the snake, and working on papers and presentations. Between the var...
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Two Pterodactyls at Twilight
March 31, 2018 -
Two pterodactyls in treetops on opposite sides of the clearwater ditch. We were out walking on the levee long after s...
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Spunk in the Middle
March 30, 2018 -
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Keeping With Tradition
March 29, 2018 -
Water in my irrigation ditch after I cleaned out the cottonwood leaves so the water flowed freely. I cleaned out the dit...
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Frosty Foggy Morning
March 28, 2018 -
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For A Few Dollars More
March 27, 2018 -
"What's wrong with this camera?" I asked as I listened to the shutter click off at different speed settings. "It's broke...
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Hanging Green
March 26, 2018 -
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Today's Flowers
March 25, 2018 -
White in yellow crocus. Since a sunset happened yesterday, preempting flowers, here are today's flowers. Color c...
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Sunsets Happen
March 24, 2018 -
Thirty minutes before sunset, the sky was completely overcast with thick, dark clouds. I started preparing photos I had...
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Magnificent Seven
March 23, 2018 -
Loki Lola Marble Najar Sasha Silver Spunk
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Icy and 77
March 22, 2018 -
It was 77º F (25º C) when I took this icy photo. Sunset from last night. The color change daffy was orange tod...
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Dried Flower on a Grid
March 21, 2018 -
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Tell Tail Tale
March 20, 2018 -
Many meows and three and a half years later, Spunk's tail is still one of his favorite toys. He uses his tail to tell us...
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Peachy Keen
March 19, 2018 -
Peaching. Three of the frilly yellow daffies opened and turned to a frilly peachy color. Daffy not open is still...
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Seven Minutes on the Seventeenth
March 18, 2018 -
On the beach at 7:13:19 pm, 03/17/2018. A sliver of dusty pink on the Sandias as the sun started slipping behind the hor...
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Of Pancake & Macros
March 17, 2018 -
Tiny daffodil in the catio. As macro season continues to rev up, tiny daffodils are blooming in the catio. I made a C...
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Holy Macro
March 16, 2018 -
Blue bee working a blossom It was a nice day for a another macro tour in the white plum blossoms. One benefit of...
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Blue Night
March 15, 2018 -
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Chasing Butterflies
March 14, 2018 -
Spunk sees something dark fluttering around in the distance. After cleaning the grasses I chopped, and digging the go...
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Macro Mugs
March 13, 2018 -
Marble Sasha Loki Silver Spunk
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Burned Out
March 12, 2018 -
One of Lowe's trucks had an electrical fire and got burned out.
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Macro Madness
March 11, 2018 -
Early blooming tulips are coming up and our five-on-one plum tree bloomed yesterday. We had sunshine and 72º F (22.2º C)...
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Hammocking Fun 101
March 10, 2018 -
Silver demonstrating how to have fun while hammocking.
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Marble
March 09, 2018 -
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Rays
March 08, 2018 -
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Macro Dry
March 07, 2018 -
Working in the yard inspired me to get out my macro lens and photograph some of the dry "winter interest" before cutting...
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Sasha
March 06, 2018 -
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Crow-Magnon
March 05, 2018 -
crow wave picture From the Off Center & Not Even Ministry of Made-up & Silly Physics, a crow-magnon is a quasi-crow-p...
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First Flower
March 04, 2018 -
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Gata Bonita
March 03, 2018 -
Another activity at the car show was face painting. The newly transformed kitty's father asked me to photograph her. So...
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Four
March 02, 2018 -
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Didn't Get The Memo
March 01, 2018 -
A lot of changes seem to happen close together. After the Park-It Place decided to raise monthly parking fees by 44% for...
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Remembering Rozencrantz
February 28, 2018 -
We buried Rosencrantz next to Guildenstern under the light of the moon last night. I bought Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...
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Dish Network
February 26, 2018 -
Lola
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Cat O' Blinds Tale
February 25, 2018 -
While I was waiting for my new, used Macbook Pro to come in, I cleaned up a lot of dead foliage out of the wisteria and...
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KIMO Moon Green Red Go 11 Stop 11
February 10, 2018 -
KIMO Moon Green KIMO Moon Red Go 11 11 Stop 11
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Blue Shed
February 09, 2018 -
Blue shed her skin, so now she is shiny, iridescent and beautiful.
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Another One Bites The Dusk
February 08, 2018 -
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Knee Deep
February 07, 2018 -
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You've Got Gull
February 06, 2018 -
Eagle-like "No! It's NOT flamingo! It's called 'Flamenco'!" Ostriching ¡Hasta la vista Baby!
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Mya's Love
February 05, 2018 -
Vintage Indian Motorbike Vintage and custom bicycles at the car show. Mya's "Love" lowrider bike Raggedy An...
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Crow Show
February 04, 2018 -
Crows had gathered in the trees above the path to the beach. They perched, flew, landed, cawed, laughed at us, and carri...
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WAR 600
February 03, 2018 -
I have never seen Breaking Bad, but this 1962 Chevrolet Impala is an impressive tribute to the show.
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Giving a Hoot
February 02, 2018 -
A pair of Great Horned Owls are on a branch way back in the center of the photo. It was quite a bit darker than the phot...
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Dawn Comet Dusk
February 01, 2018 -
Fiery dawn Icy comet Painterly dusk
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A Bloody Touch of Blue
January 31, 2018 -
I shot the first moon at the top of the photo at 3:58 am, and I shot the last moon disappearing behind the tree at 6:47...
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Whaazz Up?
January 30, 2018 -
Sasha taking control of my computer with Najar at the right and Lola on screen. You can see a cute gif involving this s...
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Dueling Hammocks
January 29, 2018 -
Spunk is the first one to check out the new hammock The kitties got tired of fighting over the single hammock and beg...
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Perspective on the Sandias
January 28, 2018 -
Sandias from North Beach at the north end of Corrales.
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Tim Dandy to the Rescue
January 27, 2018 -
Sasha has been putting on a feline damsel in distress act by getting stuck on the roof of the house, and acting sad and...
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Doing Time
January 26, 2018 -
Poor Lola had to go to the vet today, which meant doing time in the kitty slammer (carrier) for the eternal ride to the...
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Seagulls In Our Midst
January 25, 2018 -
On my way home from doing research on land grants in Sandoval County, I stopped by north beach where Corrales and Rio Ra...
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Dragoning
January 24, 2018 -
Najar "Dragoning" on Laurie's shoulders.
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View from the Top
January 23, 2018 -
Looking to the northwest Views from the rooftop of the Old First National Bank Building at 3rd Street and Central (Ol...
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Red Tailed Hawk
January 22, 2018 -
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Stormy Sunday
January 21, 2018 -
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Dawning
January 20, 2018 -
1/19/18, 6:46:51 AM
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Loki Sees The Light
January 19, 2018 -
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Tanglewood Owl
January 18, 2018 -
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Trashy Crow
January 17, 2018 -
This crow was pulling trash out of the trash bin around the corner from Pets Mart and throwing it all over the sidewalk.
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
January 16, 2018 -
Rosencrantz and Spunk If you are familiar with Pedro Almodóvar's movie of the same name, you will know there is no...
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Dawn @ 17, Dusk @ 40
January 15, 2018 -
Dawn @ 17º F x 17mm Dawn @ 17º F x 33mm Dusk @ 40º F x 40mm
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Cute Coot
January 14, 2018 -
American Coot on the Rio Grande
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Golden Showers
January 13, 2018 -
Spunk was here!
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Synchronized Sleeping
January 12, 2018 -
Silver and Lola getting in a little synchronized sleeping Drone view Lola's awakened by the presents of a pesk...
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Broken Water
January 11, 2018 -
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On the 97th Day...
January 10, 2018 -
A puddle from rain after 96 consecutive days without precipitation. Buzzed by a crane The landing Snow on...
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Corn
January 09, 2018 -
Popcorn of phone at 20:55. One my way home last night I was flipping between radio stations to avoid commercials, whe...
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Drought Stricken Triathlon
January 08, 2018 -
With no precipitation for over 90 consecutive days in the middle Rio Grande Valley, "Run, Bike, Swim" turned into "Run w...
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Way To Fe
January 07, 2018 -
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Kinda Like a Photo
January 06, 2018 -
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Jugging, Cuteness, Kitty Control Energy Dissipator
January 05, 2018 -
Sasha jugging Spunk putting on the cute Trying out the kitty Control Energy Dissipator Laurie got this ph...
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Morning Glow
January 04, 2018 -
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You're Bothering Me Boy!
January 03, 2018 -
Silver hammocking
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Super Moonset
January 02, 2018 -
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Seagull & Crow
January 01, 2018 -
A seagull was flying around the parking lot at the grocery store. It finally landed on a light pole. A crow soon joined...
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Adiós 2017
December 31, 2017 -
The last pink of 2017 The last sunset of 2017 The last photo of a beaver swimming of 2017 The last glow o...
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The Year in Review — I Kissed a Calf (I didn’t like it)
December 30, 2017 -
There were some good times and high points in an otherwise difficult year. Envy and intolerance bring out evil in what y...
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Sliding
December 29, 2017 -
With all of Laurie's family in town, Liz and Leah pulled out slides, a projector and a slide sorter, and we all gathered...
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Jay in the Jetties
December 28, 2017 -
Western Blue Jay in among the Jetties
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The Thinker
December 27, 2017 -
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The Day After...
December 26, 2017 -
Rosencrantz: "Is that it?" Loki: "Do you see anymore stuff in there?" Spunk: "It's awfully dark in here!"
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Christmas on the Rio
December 25, 2017 -
Late afternoon Christmas day 2017 on the Rio Grande at the south end of Corrales, NM, USA. Had...
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We Wish You A Kitty Christmas
December 24, 2017 -
Spunk All the kitties, Laurie and I wish everyone a kitty Christmas. Najar Sasha Rosencrantz Caug...
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Prey in the Mist
December 23, 2017 -
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Sunlight Kisses
December 22, 2017 -
Sunlight kisses mountains goodnight Day is done Clear sky cold Dressed in blue Tries on pink under gray Night likes...
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Take Off
December 21, 2017 -
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Stranded
December 20, 2017 -
Spunk: "Listen carefully PAPARAZZO. Put down that stupid camera and get me off this stupid roof!"
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Pterodactyl & Sliver Moon
December 19, 2017 -
Hunting pterodactyl under sliver moon Leafless branches claw at cloudless sky Dusk turns dark shivering cold Primordi...
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Full House
December 18, 2017 -
The lights on in the empty baseball stadium south of the pit had a nice shine to them. Tristan graduated with a Bache...
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Fencing
December 17, 2017 -
Not to be foiled by walking narrow planks, Loki was determined to show off his fencing skills. Abou...
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Two Santas, Dos Equis
December 16, 2017 -
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A New Trail
December 15, 2017 -
A new trail! Where does it lead? The Rio Grande, of course. View looking to the northeast. View looking south.
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Pile of Cats
December 14, 2017 -
Silver, Marble, Lola and Sasha
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Winged Encounter
December 13, 2017 -
I was standing in a clearing in the bosque photographing a Red-tailed Hawk circling over head, when a flock of cranes fl...
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Frosted Prints
December 12, 2017 -
As temperatures drop into the single digits on the Fahrenheit scale, kitty prints are frosted. Although, it has been so...
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Washboard Sky
December 11, 2017 -
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Incoming
December 10, 2017 -
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Caballera Andante
December 09, 2017 -
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Conversation with Santa
December 08, 2017 -
Santa: "Hmmm! I'll have to think about that." Bruce: "I'm having my doubts."
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Light Writing on the Wall
December 07, 2017 -
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Red & Green, Package From Beijing
December 06, 2017 -
The body clips I ordered for Laurie's Mazdaspeed 3 from China, and the new "Chile Capital of the World" license plate I...
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Ten plus One
December 05, 2017 -
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The Sound of Cranes
December 04, 2017 -
Behind ripples, branches grab Super moon in liquid clouds Breaks the hold, trees and pother Sets the night alight Da...
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Assorted Cats
December 03, 2017 -
Sasha (bottom), Silver (middle), Lola (top) making like a packaged deal.
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Super Soft
December 02, 2017 -
The almost super moon rose over the Sandias behind thin clouds that gave it a soft, fuzzy look. The last of the cranes s...
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Bird Line
December 01, 2017 -
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Apple & Cinnamon
November 30, 2017 -
Manzana Verde with a cinnamon sucker.
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Enchanted House in the Hills
November 29, 2017 -
I photographed a property in Santa Fe, NM that the owner calls "The Enchanted House in the Hills!" It's a very beautiful...
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All Studied Out
November 28, 2017 -
Spunk is all worn out from his long hours of studying and mastering catography (yellow), catology (purple), catanomics (...
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A Gathering of Angels
November 27, 2017 -
Like a gathering of Angels Circling high into the heavens Making joyful noises They call out to everyone “We are on...
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Bovine in Black & Bull
November 26, 2017 -
We went out at the same time and the calves where waiting for us. The black calves started acting up and big daddy Bull...
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Jet Streams
November 25, 2017 -
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Cuddly Calf
November 24, 2017 -
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Thanksgiving Sunset
November 23, 2017 -
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Golden Hour Cranes
November 22, 2017 -
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Happy November Birthdays From Tesla
November 21, 2017 -
Putting it up or taking it down? Tesla wishes everyone born in the month of November a Happy Birthday! How'd tha...
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Dam
November 20, 2017 -
Busy beavers' latest dam on the clearwater ditch under the bridge we us to access the bosque. We'll see how long it last...
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Fly By
November 19, 2017 -
A Red Tailed Hawk flew over me while I was in the yard, made one circle over head and headed south.
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Poofed
November 18, 2017 -
Sasha stalking Spunk.
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Glowing in Stereo
November 17, 2017 -
Two balloons doing a private glow on the soccer field in Corrales, NM.
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Sandias in the Mist
November 16, 2017 -
Fujifilm X-E1, 27mm ƒ/2.8 pancake lens I took a detour on my way to work this morning to get a few shots of the Sandi...
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The Wonders of Beer
November 15, 2017 -
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Endorsed by the Birds
November 14, 2017 -
This sign is posted on the east side of the bridge we cross the get to the bosque.
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Into the Void
November 13, 2017 -
Pterodactyls circle overhead as horsemen ride into the void at dusk.
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ONLY...
November 12, 2017 -
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Birds at Dusk
November 11, 2017 -
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Horseless Carriage
November 10, 2017 -
Carriage chained up on the porch of the house next door to where we stayed in Tucson.
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Stairway To...
November 09, 2017 -
The science building on the AU campus has an arch at the front with what appears to be a history of science.
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Color Change
November 08, 2017 -
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LOL Cats
November 07, 2017 -
Spunk: "Pull-eeze let me in so I can save you from those weirdos!" Loki: "What 'weirdos' are you talking about? Lik...
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Another One Bites the Dust
November 06, 2017 -
I received another thin envelope from a medical group in the mail this afternoon. This is the fifth letter I've received...
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Red Track Green Track
November 05, 2017 -
Tuscsn Street Car.
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Cat Napping
November 04, 2017 -
Marble and Loki sharing the hammock to get in some cat napping.
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Bite 'Em ON The Old Shin Bone
November 03, 2017 -
Anyone who has followed this blog for any time has seen various photos of the beavers and beaver dams in the clearwater...
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Lark VIII, The Desert Ark
November 02, 2017 -
When you arrive at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, you are greeted by The Desert Ark, a 1960 Studebaker Lark VIII Wago...
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Bear Canyon Critters
November 01, 2017 -
When I hiked 13 miles in Bear Canyon while we were in Tucson on October 21st, it was hot with temps in the 90's. Therefo...
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Spunk Was Here
October 31, 2017 -
Spunk left creepy paw prints for Halloween. Interesting Halloween sunset
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Gray Hawk
October 30, 2017 -
Gray Hawk, also know as the Mexican goshawk. ¡Adios muchachos,...
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Sandhills and Pink
October 29, 2017 -
The Sandhill Cranes are back — flying up and down the Rio Grande at sunset every night on the way to their roosting spot...
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The Watcher
October 28, 2017 -
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Barney
October 27, 2017 -
When Barney the Barn Owl flew out of the aviary, all the crowd went "Aaahhh! How cute!" He is certainly adorable. He fle...
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Bluebird of Happiness
October 26, 2017 -
This Western Blue Jay loved being in front of the camera. After another photographer and I were finished photographing h...
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Fish, Lizards, Spider, Snakes
October 25, 2017 -
Big silver What's a desert museum to do if it doesn't have tropical fish on display? Not only does the Arizona-Sonora...
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Harris Hawks
October 24, 2017 -
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has a raptor free flight exhibit, which we happened to be just in time for. The stars o...
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Cougar, Coyotes and Boars...
October 23, 2017 -
One nice thing about the roads in the scenic area west of Tucson is they have pullouts every 1/4 mile or so where you ca...
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Bear Canyon Trail
October 22, 2017 -
Saguaro, prickly pear cactus, and landscape along the Bear Canyon Trail, Tucson, AZ The destination in the distance...
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As the Crow Flies
October 21, 2017 -
A crow flying in Bear Canyon northeast of Tucson, AZ.
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"Abandoning That Which Once Defined" — Austin Martin, 2011
October 20, 2017 -
Plaque near the giant hobo knapsack sculpture. There is an interesting sculpture of a giant knapsack on a stick, ster...
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Way to Tucson
October 19, 2017 -
We drove to Tucson today. These are a few photos along the way.
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STOP
October 18, 2017 -
Cat prints on the windshield Sky at dawn
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Miscellanies
October 17, 2017 -
Whooping it up at a birthday party. Lola in her "Catzilla" persona bristling at Spunk while giving him mad dogs and...
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Trapped
October 16, 2017 -
Once it danced and floated free Tumbling on the wind Grabbed by wire twisted links Loosely bound iron grip Held fast...
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Up from the Mist
October 15, 2017 -
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Lick It. Lick It Good!
October 14, 2017 -
Spunk grooming in the morning sunshine. All clean and beautiful
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Oh, Fudge
October 13, 2017 -
A macro of fudge frosting on Friday the 13th. An aerial view. Oh, cupcake.
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Let em Glow
October 12, 2017 -
Glowdeo as seen from the escarpment on the borderline of Corrales and Rio Rancho. You can see an automated gif of the...
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Muddy
October 11, 2017 -
Prints from me and pterodactyls walking around in the mud on the sandbar in the middle of the Rio Grande. Balloons,...
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Good Question
October 10, 2017 -
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Early Boaters
October 09, 2017 -
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Ghosts of Balloonists Past
October 08, 2017 -
Sid Cutter, Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, Larry Newman, Ron Clark, Carol Rymer Davis, Richard Abruzzo, Steve Fossett, Dav...
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First Frost
October 07, 2017 -
Spunk and I went out at sunrise to see if the balloons were coming our way. We didn't see balloons this morning, but we...
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Pre-Flight Friday
October 06, 2017 -
The 2017 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta officially starts tomorrow, October 7, 2017. However, Friday's pre-fli...
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Let the Light Shine Down
October 05, 2017 -
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Wet Plates Dry Place
October 04, 2017 -
The collodion process was invented in 1851 by Frederick Scott Archer and Gustave Le Gray independently and pretty much s...
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Llámame, Alpaca
October 03, 2017 -
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Perros del los Muertos
October 02, 2017 -
Corrales held its annual Harvest Festival over the weekend and the festivities began with the pet parade. This year's th...
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Soft White
October 01, 2017 -
After cycles of cloudy, lightning, thunder, rain, clear through the day and night, we woke to a soft white filtering the...
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Cotton Balls
September 30, 2017 -
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Social Hour @ 12K Feet
September 29, 2017 -
One of these things is not like the others. Once we finally got to Cumberland Pass in Laurie's Mazdaspeed3 just befor...
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The Rain this Time Gave Point Nine
September 28, 2017 -
Downpour downtown The rain began with a downpour in downtown Albuquerque starting around 4:30 PM yesterday afternoon.
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Classic Rock
September 27, 2017 -
On the way to Cumberland Pass, CO. Napoleon Mountain on the right and Fitzpatrick Peak on the left. Mt. Democrat, F...
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Orbit of Anaxyrus and Stenopelmatus
September 26, 2017 -
In the microcosm of universes painted in circles of light and dark, Anaxyrus woodhousii and Stenopelmatus fuscus made th...
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The Molybdenum Mambo
September 25, 2017 -
The Climax Mine on the Fremont Pass, 11,318 ft (3,450 m), is quite an operation with an interesting history. As the sign...
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Night Spider
September 24, 2017 -
Orb spider rebuilding her web on the bridge over the clearwater ditch. The web is gnarly because it gets blown apart by...
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How to Move a Buffalo
September 23, 2017 -
Ralphie, CU Boulder's mascot The year two-thousand seventeen marks the 50th Anniversary of having Ralphie the buffalo...
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Pitkin
September 22, 2017 -
Sunrise in the mist over Pitkin Originally named Quartzville, Pitkin, Colorado was founded in 1879 and renamed to hon...
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Tailgating One Oh! One
September 21, 2017 -
This is one of the first large tailgating operations I came across. They asked if I wanted to try some of the food, and...
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Warped Law
September 20, 2017 -
The CLASP V conference was held in the Wolf Law Building at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Many of the walls in da...
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Home by Milky Way
September 19, 2017 -
High speed drivers Sun falls low Catch that light Stop, click, go High plains drifters Night swallows day Follow s...
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The Rockies
September 17, 2017 -
The common room at the Pitkin Hotel in Pitkin, CO where I processed photos and put this blog together tonight. We lef...
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Across the Tracks
September 16, 2017 -
I had quite a adventure in Boulder, CO today, but we got home so late, I only had time to look at a few of the photos....
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The Dark Horse
September 15, 2017 -
We are in Boulder, CO at CLASP V, an Interdisciplinary Conference on Culture, Language, and Social Practice, where Lauri...
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VT
September 14, 2017 -
360º panorama of The Beach on the Rio Grande that I used to create a virtual tour. One of the photo ventures that I h...
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Waiting for Koйot
September 13, 2017 -
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Spam
September 12, 2017 -
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Sick
September 12, 2017 -
Yes Sasha. The world is sick*, depressing. *Note: Sasha is not sick. She is making a comment on the state of the worl...
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Smile
September 10, 2017 -
Interesting treatment of concreting an irrigation ditch around a cottonwood tree. The irrigation ditch, bosque and Ri...
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Eye Shine
September 09, 2017 -
Walking under moonless sky Flashlight pokes Through clouds on high Face to Face Black cows on black Eyes...
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Pieces of Blue. Primarily.
September 08, 2017 -
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Royal Fork
September 07, 2017 -
This is one of the tacky old landmarks that persist in Albuquerque. The Royal Fork Buffet Restaurant was at the corner o...
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DISK — O — DAWG
September 06, 2017 -
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Smoking Up The Skies
September 05, 2017 -
Sunset on Sunday, September 3rd. The smoke is adding color but there was not a thick haze. We are now getting a lot o...
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Spunk Fought the Mouse and the Mouse Won
September 04, 2017 -
Spunk and I were making our rounds on the property together about mid-morning. We were by the wood fence on the south si...
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The Persistence of Green Chile Gloves
September 03, 2017 -
After posting the blog and working on the third sack of chiles, while the AWBs continued to party on the deck, my iPhone...
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The Persistence of Green Chile
September 02, 2017 -
Back, left to right, front: green chile martini, green chile beer, green chile milk, green chile red wine, green chile m...
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Gladiolus
September 01, 2017 -
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The Few and the Flatulent
August 31, 2017 -
I ran out to the river, then down to the beach to see if I could get the pink on the Sandias from the setting sun. There...
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Birds Birds Birds
August 30, 2017 -
Seven Flycatchers in Mia's tree I walked out to the river in the late afternoon before sundown and a nice variety of...
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Soft Sunset
August 29, 2017 -
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Smiling
August 28, 2017 -
Laurie got a photo of Spunk having sweet, happy dreams.
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Of Cows & Coyotes
August 27, 2017 -
Three coyotes on the ditch bank watching the paparazzo approach. One steps down, the others look around. Two coyote...
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Sin Água y Solo
August 26, 2017 -
Standing prickly on barren ground Sin água y solo Beads and bangles mark a roadside passing Sin água y solo Dusty pr...
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Sliver Moon Bloody Sky
August 25, 2017 -
The sliver moon was facing down a bloody sky this evening. Earlier, a muskrat was swimming in a northerly direction, pro...
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Rose is Red Spider is Blue
August 24, 2017 -
Veteran's Honor Orb Spider High Society pulled to the ground by a porcupine Tuscan Sun Lovestruck...
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Thunderheads
August 23, 2017 -
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Bottle of Wine Socks are Divine
August 22, 2017 -
Wine and socks I won in a raffle I went to a Network After Work meet and great after work this evening. Since it was...
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World Without End Amen
August 21, 2017 -
Alpha As the world ended, yet again, I thought about the last line in the "Gloria Patri" — "World without end. Amen"...
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Here We Go Again
August 20, 2017 -
The world is coming to an end again because there will be a total solar eclipse tomorrow. Albuquerque is not in the path...
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Low Down Downtown
August 19, 2017 -
Riding low Trash in tow Walking Tall Lecture hall Smoke break
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Gone to the Gold
August 18, 2017 -
In the deep recesses of my simple mind, vague memories of a commercial for hair color said “Only your hair dresser knows...
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Lost Our Bearings
August 17, 2017 -
We have all lost our bearings — the bearings went out in our swamp cooler on Monday, and the bearings in Tristan’s Maste...
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Choose Your Dock
August 16, 2017 -
At least we can still choose a dock.
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No JOy
August 15, 2017 -
We went down to check out the goings on at Civic Plaza and there was no more JOy.
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Drained by the Swamp
August 14, 2017 -
The swamp cooler gave out this afternoon, so I set out to rebuild it. Two motors, new spider bearings, three trips to Lo...
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Working Inside The Box
August 12, 2017 -
Loki spills over but manages to fit. It doesn't seem to matter what size the box is, cats have a way of working insid...
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White on White
August 11, 2017 -
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Cattle Ramp Quandary
August 10, 2017 -
Main gate on the irrigation ditch It's just always been there. Never gave much thought about who it belonged to. Simp...
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Call of the West
August 09, 2017 -
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Daisy With A Mohawk
August 08, 2017 -
If you are the type who believes yellow daisies are pansies, well think again. These babies are feisty florals, sporting...
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Rigor Dormitus
August 07, 2017 -
Loki got a severe case of rigor dormitus while catnapping.
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The Monarch & The Queen
August 06, 2017 -
Monarch Queen
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Hair
August 05, 2017 -
Laurie has gone for a new look on her hair. This is an ombré style that will be a rose gold ombré when they are finished...
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Nails One Oh? One
August 04, 2017 -
Lola guarding a new bottle of Rose Gold nail polish Here's an easy guide to doing your own nails: 1) Clean off the c...
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Jugging
August 03, 2017 -
We have a fountain, bowls of water, plus we often leave a bathroom faucet dripping so the cats can get a variety of wate...
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Taken by the Night
August 02, 2017 -
A soft stripe of pink kissed the top of the Sandias at eight-fifteen. A cloud floats lighted behind a tree laid bar...
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And The Rain Came Tumbling Down
August 01, 2017 -
Downpour @ Four River in the alley Blue skies and sunshine @ Four-Thirty
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Sandias in the Mist
July 31, 2017 -
At ten till eight the Sandias were covered by heavy rain as we stood in light rain on the west side of the river. F...
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Selfies with Sophia
July 30, 2017 -
Sophia, who is Tristan's Congo African Grey, came out to play this afternoon when we dropped some stuff by Tristan's hou...
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Hammocking in Stereo
July 29, 2017 -
Silver and Loki were hammocking in stereo, when Marble got up on the shelf and distracted Loki. He couldn't resist playi...
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Paparazzo & Chicks
July 28, 2017 -
July 8th. Loppers ready to cut down a tree limb. I had the loppers ready to slice through a large branch when my subc...
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Day in the Life of a Rainbow
July 27, 2017 -
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What's Bugging You?
July 26, 2017 -
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Walk Under A Sliver Moon
July 25, 2017 -
The Sandias, bosque and Rio Grande at dusk. Twilight afterglow Sliver moon peeking out from behind black cloud...
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Walking the Dog
July 24, 2017 -
Walking the dog at the corner of 3rd Street and Central (Old Route 66), Downtown Albuquerque.
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A Touch of Orange
July 23, 2017 -
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Four Winged Wonders
July 22, 2017 -
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Rain & Shine
July 21, 2017 -
Standing in the sun Soaked by the rain Rainbows double up Arc over trees Framing mountains Sun falls down Rain dri...
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Light Queen
July 20, 2017 -
Queen Black Swallowtail Queen Pearl Crescent Queen Painted Lady
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Repeat Offender
July 19, 2017 -
Some of you might recall that about a year and a half (1.5, 1 1/2)* ago, I was banned for life from the parking garage a...
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Compact ING
July 18, 2017 -
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Keep on Truckin'
July 17, 2017 -
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In The Slammer
July 16, 2017 -
Lane's kitty, Tesla, is in the slammer. Tesla has been on the blog before playing with balloons, and on his cat tree in...
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Pairs
July 15, 2017 -
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Beach, Bosque, Cone Heads
July 14, 2017 -
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Not So Good Vibrations
July 13, 2017 -
A tongue tested 9 volt battery. One of the lingering side effects of chemotherapy is nerve damage, and bouts with ner...
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Blue to Gray
July 12, 2017 -
Blue sky with clouds building up in the east at 6:30 pm Dark sky to the west at 8:00 pm Sun breaks through and...
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The Persistence Of Donut
July 11, 2017 -
The first time I posted a photo of this donut was March 22, 2017. See it at Big Red Road Kill. Bruce called this "T...
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Lounging
July 10, 2017 -
Silver and Spunk lounging in the catio.
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A Tell Tail Beaver
July 09, 2017 -
Beaver slipping into the foliage on the sandbar in the middle of the river. A walked out to the river shortly before...
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A Helping Hawk
July 08, 2017 -
Copper's Hawk: "Hey there! Whatcha doing?" Me: "I'm looking for my glasses that got knocked off my face cutting down elm...
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Newborns
July 07, 2017 -
Three newborn Western Tiger Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio rutulus) paid us a visit to feed on one of our butterfly bu...
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Rorschach Crows
July 06, 2017 -
Unsettled inkblots taken flight Overhead high desert sky Rorschach crows fly on by Caws call spirits Oedipus and Fre...
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Fourth Fireworks on the 5th
July 05, 2017 -
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Hot Dogs, Mad Dogs, Get Your Goat
July 04, 2017 -
Hot dog Mad dogs Get your goat Where's my Bud, Bud? Hot dogs Walking around a slow dead end...
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Floral Fireworks
July 03, 2017 -
Evel Boll Weevil the Assassin Bug invites you to a floral fireworks extravaganza. Enjoy the show....
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Damsels in Red
July 02, 2017 -
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Let Them Do Stairs
July 01, 2017 -
Spunk checking out the stairs before his first ascent. Even though hammocking is the perfect lounging behavior for ca...
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Hammocking
June 30, 2017 -
The kitties heard that Hammocking was all the rage, and asked me if I could get them a hammock. I searched the property...
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Hardhats & Half Moon
June 29, 2017 -
Nice fashion statement on the hardhat in the foreground. "It's stuck!" Walking the lines.
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Missed Steps
June 28, 2017 -
I forgot my Fitbit Oh this mourn Steps wasted Throughout the day Heavy steps Up down stairs Accumulate floors Unr...
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Yellow & Blue
June 27, 2017 -
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Nighthawk Sliver Moon
June 26, 2017 -
Nighthawk fluttered here and there as it flew around a sliver moon Overhead, buzzed by a bat as the phone sounded nine...
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Spunk in the Wild
June 25, 2017 -
Spunk chewing on grass in the black bamboo. Hanging out on the deck rail. Getting ready to drink water fro...
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Saturday Night's All Right for Writing
June 24, 2017 -
Another parody music video production by The Average White Boys that is very appropriate for a Saturday night. The words...
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Jetties in the Rio
June 23, 2017 -
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The Scoop
June 22, 2017 -
The latest scoop on happenings in Downtown Albuquerque. It was another scorcher in the parking lot with temperature...
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Selfie, Snow, Sunset on Solstice
June 21, 2017 -
Of all things, today was national selfie day. Being the cranky contrarian that I am, I did not do a selfie today. But La...
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Shakespeare on the Plaza
June 20, 2017 -
Bruce and I went out around lunchtime to checkout the progress on the various construction projects downtown. As it were...
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Spunk Log
June 19, 2017 -
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White Did You Say?
June 18, 2017 -
First white lilies Checkered Beetle on a Shasta Daisy Beetle goes into biplane position, ready for take off....
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It Was A Hot One
June 17, 2017 -
The post sunset glow of smoke from a fire in the Jemez northwest of Albuquerque. The thermometer mounted six feet off...
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Scenes from a Tamale Western
June 16, 2017 -
New Mexico has been referred to as "Tamalewood" for all the movies and hit TV show filmed here. These women on their gal...
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Persistence of Cute
June 15, 2017 -
Spunk and Marble in all the cuteness.
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The Magical Military Mystery Machine Gun Tour
June 14, 2017 -
Never trust a man in a straw hat driving a 1926 Chevrolet The dream seemed real enough at first, the guy in the straw...
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Renovating the Renovation
June 13, 2017 -
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Wait a Second
June 12, 2017 -
A one second exposure Crawfish or Crawdad, whichever you want to call it Bullfrog
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Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
June 11, 2017 -
Four horses hangin' in a field Three disappeared The horse that was left turned and fell to the ground in an i...
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The Cat That Ate My New Shoes
June 10, 2017 -
I gave lyrics inspired by my new shoes and Spunk to the Average White Boys to see what they could do with them. They tea...
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Gardening In My Good Shoes
June 09, 2017 -
Digging up a walnut tree in my good shoes I've worn out all my shoes and boots (the newest pair are over four years o...
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Green Back
June 08, 2017 -
Mia, who has Copper Cranes blog, and I were discussing the green backs on the hummingbird, and I mentioned that their fe...
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Hovering
June 07, 2017 -
Hummingbird and cotton hovering over the clearwater ditch \ Intense glow after the sun had set Af...
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Baby Flyer
June 06, 2017 -
I saw this juvenile Great Horned Owl moving around before he saw me, so I was able to get pretty close to him before he...
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The Drama Queen
June 05, 2017 -
At first she didn't seem to mind the camera — S and circle pose While out on my walk on the river, I came across a li...
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New Cat on the Block
June 04, 2017 -
Mystery kitty looking in the kitchen window sticking his tongue out at me. I think he might belong to the neighbor's...
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In the Garden
June 03, 2017 -
Altissimo Painted Lady Elle Honey bee Chestnut rose Towhee Chuckles Towhee Altis...
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The Barn
June 02, 2017 -
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Black Mustangs and a Hen
June 01, 2017 -
Big sky after sunset Lonesome dove
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Rectangular Square Perspective
May 31, 2017 -
All squared up perspective in a rectangle Convention Center Square in the middle in the alley
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Under the Bridge Through the Wire...
May 30, 2017 -
Under the bridge Through the wire Off to the Rail Yards we go
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Stormy Monday
May 29, 2017 -
Memorial Day I walked out to the Rio Grande a 14:25. The weather was partly cloudy and about 80º F. Clouds wer...
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Beaver on the Bank
May 28, 2017 -
I'm not sure the beaver could see us, but he seemed to hear us talking. I was talking to a couple who live two proper...
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Living on the Edge
May 27, 2017 -
Rosencrantz kitties like living and sleeping on the edge of things. The only kitty I did not get a photo of on the ed...
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Home Is Where The...
May 26, 2017 -
When I saw the graffiti on the lower edge of the fence a couple of things came to mind. Earlier in the month I was switc...
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Pink On The Water Fire In The Sky
May 25, 2017 -
Fire after sunset Starting to burn Closer view of pink water and fiery sky The river's down. I can stand...
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Cattle Egret
May 24, 2017 -
I believe these are Cattle Egrets that were flying high hover head.
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Fatboy Express
May 23, 2017 -
Four locomotives pulling one passenger car Gloves holding up a shovel Sandias through the looking glass lightl...
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Hooters
May 22, 2017 -
While on our evening walk along the river, I spied this pair of Great Horned Owls sitting high in a cottonwood. The...
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Bullfrogs & Billy Momo
May 21, 2017 -
Bullfrog peeking out at me through the moss and algae. Billy Momo Released a new video today, Following Me Follow...
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Celebrations of Life
May 20, 2017 -
There are various things we do to celebrate people's lives — weddings, when our children are born, and funerals, for exa...
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Garden View
May 19, 2017 -
Part of our parking lot. These Salvia spread from three plants. Here are various views of our garden just before the...
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Albuquerque On The Move!
May 18, 2017 -
On Gold between First and Second Streets View of the historic marker on the building at the corner of First Street...
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Into the Void
May 17, 2017 -
Into the void Altered reality Coyote at a discontinuity Handicapped giant black spider On point...
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Old Houses
May 16, 2017 -
At the Rail Yards. Corner house on Second Street close to the Rail Yards. On Second Street a few doors down fr...
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Achieve New Balance
May 15, 2017 -
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Sunrise Splash-n-Dash
May 14, 2017 -
I was out at the river at sunrise. After I walked back from the river, I was hooking up the drip system, when I saw...
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Flight of the Flicker
May 13, 2017 -
A Flicker takes flight in the bosque. Perched in the top of a dead elm tree. Takes flight. Wings spread f...
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Snakes in Love
May 12, 2017 -
Western Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum, mating ritual on the ditch bank. Laurie and I went for a walk on the ditch...
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Another Boring Beaver
May 11, 2017 -
From a distance it could have been a muskrat. But as I ran up on it as quietly as possible, I could see it was a be...
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High Water Like Chocolate
May 10, 2017 -
Rio Grande running high this afternoon, May 10, 2017. There has been a lot of thunderstorm activity over the past few...
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Am I Beautiful or What?
May 09, 2017 -
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Iris on Parade
May 08, 2017 -
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Hawks
May 07, 2017 -
Hawk in the distance flying over the bosque. This very large bird looks like an Osprey, but it doesn't seem to have...
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Moonlit Hide & Seek
May 06, 2017 -
Well after sunset, in the darkness lit up by a three quarter moon, a beaver dove under a thicket along the opposite bank...
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19:05:43 — 19:41:50
May 05, 2017 -
Muskrat. 19:05:43 Wood Ducks. 19:12:19 Clear ditch. 19:14:01. Tamarisk. 19:25:18. Backlit elm. 19:27...
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Dream Catchers
May 04, 2017 -
Sweet dreams!
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Duckies, Sunsets, Shooting the Moon
May 03, 2017 -
Laurie photographed a mama duck with her ducklings paddling around in the Duck Pond at UNM. Clouds after sunset las...
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Aroma Therapy
May 02, 2017 -
Sasha thinks there's nothing like snorting and rolling around on the floor with a stinky pair of socks to help her unwin...
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And The Fountain Comes Tumbling Down
May 01, 2017 -
View looking north Demolition of the fountain on Civic Plaza in Downtown Albuquerque started this afternoon. I took p...
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La Gata con la cara de Mala Leche
April 30, 2017 -
Lola giving Spunk mala leche Lola is really a sweet kitty to people, but when it comes to most other cats, watch out.
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Saturday on the Ditch Bank
April 29, 2017 -
Looking south at a volcano in the distance. Wild poppy A swallow of some type Towers in the clouds on the...
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Iron Knot
April 28, 2017 -
Rain fell hard against the threatening darkness, making craters in the water as we walked to the river. An iron knot som...
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For The Birds
April 27, 2017 -
Cooper's Hawk Jack Sparrow Swainson's Hawk
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A Walk Up Old Route 66
April 26, 2017 -
Looking east from the corner of Union Square and Central (Old Route 66) just east of the railroad tracks. I walked up...
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Noses
April 25, 2017 -
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Bullfrog, Butterfly, Arachnid
April 24, 2017 -
Big Bullfrog sunbathing Tiny little butterfly Spider waits for prey
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Rio Grande Beaver
April 23, 2017 -
A big wet critter across the raging waters of the Rio Grande on the now flooded sandbar. We went out for a walk on th...
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Record Store Day
April 22, 2017 -
Time to dust off the turntable I celebrated Record Store Day by going to Charley's 33's & CD's on the corner of Menau...
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Fish, Flowers, Falling into Darkness
April 21, 2017 -
Fishes frolicked in the shallows Splashing spirals colors rippled Fluid gems against currents swim Flowers danced in...
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1969 Mustang 351
April 20, 2017 -
I know for sure that this car is a Ford Mustang. I pretty sure its model year is 1969, and the hood scoop indicates it h...
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Window Cats
April 19, 2017 -
Doves on the fence just outside the window teasing Spunk Sasha outside looking in The dove's view of Spunk...
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Change Your Perspective
April 18, 2017 -
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I Taw a Putty Tat
April 17, 2017 -
The neighbor's cat reminds me of Sylvester. I got my shots today, which included: Hepetitis B Vaccine, Pneumococcal P...
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The Battle
April 16, 2017 -
Prepared for battle, backs to the sun The phalanx stood before me Hundreds of tall, thin wooden warriors Against shar...
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Bunny, Butterflies, Surprise
April 15, 2017 -
Easter Bunny out at sunrise Started to hop off when I got too close And quickly got into full bunny run S...
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Lizard Love
April 14, 2017 -
Hmmm! Looks like a little hanky-panky going on down there! The shady side of Susan's east wall turned out to be a h...
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Running on Empty
April 13, 2017 -
When Bruce and I were in the parking area under Civic Plaza photographing the supports, Bruce suggested we go through th...
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Slippery Slider
April 12, 2017 -
Slippery slider sunning itself. While I was out walking on the bank of the clearwater ditch, I spied at a distance wh...
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Mayor Berry, Tear Down This Fountain
April 11, 2017 -
The fountain is behind the "Hard Hats Required..." sign. How do you go about preparing to tear out a leaky old founta...
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Diné, 1999 — 2017
April 10, 2017 -
We lost Diné this morning to old age. We got her in the summer of 1999 after we got back from living in Spain for three...
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RepenT
April 09, 2017 -
Since the old guy is standing on the median with cars passing by, is he using Repe N T as a "transitive" verb in an atte...
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Floral Fire & Ice
April 08, 2017 -
Tulips on fire Icy white tulip Lady Banks came into full bloom today Austrian Copper starting to bloom to...
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The Buzzards and the Hummingbird Moth
April 07, 2017 -
Buzzards flew above my head today Flew so high they kissed the moon A hummingbird moth buzzed round my feet today Cur...
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Søren & Spunk
April 06, 2017 -
Søren decided to come and and be social. Originally he wanted to sit on my shoulder, but the shirt I was wearing was too...
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Frost Bites
April 05, 2017 -
We had some of the best wisteria in years. But a biting frost last night took care of the wisteria. White tuli...
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Suavecito & Spunk do Sennheiser
April 04, 2017 -
Suavecito got a new pair of Sennheiser headphones and thought they were pretty cool. Turned out they are the exact same...
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Fastening Systems
April 03, 2017 -
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Fish, Flowers, Landscapes
April 02, 2017 -
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Guilty
April 01, 2017 -
“To paint or to photograph — That is the question: Whether ’tis more to my advantage to color Photographic accidents...
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Big Sky Calling
March 31, 2017 -
Sun crashes to the ground Throw colors far and wide Yellow into red consumed by graying blue Fleeting moments embers...
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Eye of Loki
March 30, 2017 -
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Five Finger Perspective
March 29, 2017 -
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The Doctor's Dog
March 28, 2017 -
My primary care doctor is retiring. I stopped by his office to pick up my medical records. I didn't see my doctor, but I...
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cats Cats CATS
March 27, 2017 -
Najar: "Can't a lady get a little beauty sleep around here? Stupid paparazzo!" Marble has no problem getting her be...
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Silence of the Frogs
March 26, 2017 -
I stood on the bank Called for the frogs Frogs? Hey frogs are you there today? The sun is shining, rays are warm Can...
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Red Green
March 25, 2017 -
The Rio Grande is running high and fast from spring runoff. The muddy water has a lot of red in it from the red soils fo...
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Kitty with a Curly Tail
March 24, 2017 -
Loki the black kitty formerly known as Midnight
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First Water
March 23, 2017 -
30 degree free fall Warm skies turn cold Blue to gray, gray to white Hailstorm blinds Muddy water Speed slowed a re...
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Big Red Road Kill
March 22, 2017 -
Murder in the alley A bloody mess Dead donut impaled C# concertina Stollen wheels Sad loss for homeless Infinite a...
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Mr. Muskrat
March 21, 2017 -
Mr. Muskrat swimming in the clearwater ditch.
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Silver Kitty
March 20, 2017 -
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Signs of Spring
March 19, 2017 -
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Worms Then & Now
March 18, 2017 -
Left to right: Laurie, Ann, Jim, Liz, Leah, Lane circa 1985. ` Thirty years ago when I was photographing weddings for...
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Bicycle Love
March 17, 2017 -
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Lightscapes
March 16, 2017 -
Civic Plaza. Downtown Albuquerque, NM. Convention Center. Downtown Albuquerque, NM.
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Too Bad
March 15, 2017 -
O n cold gray walk H ot tamales spilled C old winter sun R ays slowly soften A ride to hitch P oor unsuspecting s...
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π Down, Billy Momo Up
March 14, 2017 -
Sunset for Π day The sun has set on Π Day. Some people brought in pie, because many people pronounce Π as "pie"; but...
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Muskrat Speed
March 13, 2017 -
I saw a muskrat at warp speed today Disturbed the light Made it fray Split water streaked by light Illuminating spar...
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Street Cypher
March 12, 2017 -
At the corner of 4th Street and Central (Old Route 66) in Downtown Albuquerque
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Ach Nein! Nine Gnari*
March 11, 2017 -
The black kitty formerly known as Midnight† We enter the age of Aquarius Clawing at the cuffs of Heaven Fluorine fe...
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Dirt, Deals, Surreal
March 10, 2017 -
Seal the deal Scene behind the screen or painted?
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Jake's Space
March 09, 2017 -
Looks like Jake has a new truck sitting "Off Road" in the space reserved for Jake.
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He Lit Up Our Lives
March 08, 2017 -
In the summer of 2011, I was getting spam mail from Kevin, the secretary and Kevin's boss at RKL about a big architectur...
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Cold Cat Morning
March 07, 2017 -
When I got up this morning at 06:20, the temperature in the bedroom was 52º F (11.1º C), and the outside temperature was...
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First Butterfly 2017
March 06, 2017 -
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The Beach
March 05, 2017 -
Our own "private beach" — just a hop, skip and a jump away.
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Another Saturday in a Life
March 04, 2017 -
A letter from my grandfather to his mother, France1918. Aujourd'hui j'ai vu l'aube dis donc un anneau de feu empliss...
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Hot Wheels
March 03, 2017 -
On our way out to lunch this afternoon, a Sheriff's Deputy was putting money in the parking meter before he went into th...
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Help Wanted
March 02, 2017 -
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Foaming at the Chase
March 01, 2017 -
Chase behind the ladder with framing for a new chase to cover the new sewer pipe near the ceiling. The Dictionary o...
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Flight of the Blue
February 28, 2017 -
A great blue heron flew up out of the ditch in front of me and landed in a cottonwood tree along the levee a few hundred...
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Stuck in the Middle with Gray
February 27, 2017 -
Dawn Sunday morning looked much like the first photo from our property, but we couldn't see the mountains because of low...
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Tracks
February 26, 2017 -
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Flight of the Cinnamon Ducks
February 25, 2017 -
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Orange on Black
February 24, 2017 -
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Joy
February 23, 2017 -
Bruski and I went out and made joy over Shia LaBeouf shutting down his camera. The JOY art project on Civic Plaza is muc...
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It's Half the Poem it Used to Be
February 22, 2017 -
You can see the complete poem by Hakim Bellamy of Albuquerque at Cycles & Sights on Route 66 fourth photo down. Stu...
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Wait
February 21, 2017 -
Sometimes Wait You Wait Just have to Wait sit and Wait For Wait A light Wait To come on Wait For Wait An...
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LaBeouf & the Back Side of Route 66
February 20, 2017 -
Shia LaBeouf installed a live feed video on the west side of the El Rey Theater at Central Ave (Old Route 66) and 7th St...
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Fetch
February 19, 2017 -
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A Saturday in a Life
February 18, 2017 -
I saw the dawn today oh boy A ring of fire filled morning sky Yellows push reds purples into gray Sunlight fought Cl...
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A Touch of Color
February 17, 2017 -
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Off Center & Not Even
February 16, 2017 -
A really good example of being "off center and not even".
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Shelby Cobra on Route 66
February 15, 2017 -
I photographed this car parked on Central Ave (Old Route 66) in Downtown Albuquerque from across the street. I didn't bo...
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Valentine's Day Downtown
February 14, 2017 -
ESP First Plaza A three point play Love in the twilight Sunset
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History Corner
February 13, 2017 -
This bronze plaque on the old Sears Building on the corner of 5th Street and Central Ave (Old Route 66) in Downtown Albu...
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Surreal Sunrise
February 12, 2017 -
I was awakened by colors brewing in the eastern sky. I extracted myself from the furry purrs snuggled in from head to to...
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Cycles & Sights on Route 66
February 11, 2017 -
Chopper and beer Renovation @#%&!#© paparazzo! Whoa! Street poetry. Get your kicks, Asian food, mass...
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Snow Moon Eclipse
February 10, 2017 -
Waiting for the moon to rise, we watched the Sandias as crows flew by. Crows fly off into the sunset over cranes se...
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Today, 6:01:09 PM
February 09, 2017 -
On my way home today at 6:01:09 PM.
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Walk That Funky Staircase / Average White Boys
February 08, 2017 -
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As The Cranes Dwindle
February 07, 2017 -
We see and hear fewer and fewer cranes these days as they are starting to make their way northward to Canada where they...
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Find the Bunny
February 06, 2017 -
There's a bunny in plain view in each of these photos. Can you find the bunny?
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After Sundown
February 05, 2017 -
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R 1200 R
February 04, 2017 -
Tristan's friend asked her to take a motorcycle course with him a couple of weeks ago. Tristan took to motorcycles like...
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Taking It Higher
February 03, 2017 -
As the sewer saga continues, the pipes connecting from the east were full of dirt, so they were most likely old floor dr...
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Perfect PET
February 02, 2017 -
Spunk with the coasters Susan Graham created. I had Spunk's coasters looking over me the whole time I was in the hospita...
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Cat Scan
February 01, 2017 -
I had a PET scan this morning for a three month check after the stem cell transplant. A CAT scan was originally schedule...
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Cat Lovers On Board
January 31, 2017 -
I do believe the people who drive this car like cats.
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Cone Head Style
January 30, 2017 -
The dried echinaceas, with the help of the finches and other critters, come up with some pretty creative cone head style...
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Amoeba & Sliver Moon
January 29, 2017 -
Amoeba suspended Floats in space simple life form Plasma bound Moon tugs At the earth Pulls against the spin One...
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Crows
January 28, 2017 -
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¿Qué Pedo Guey?
January 27, 2017 -
"¡Fuchi capesta! My eyes are burning!"* And thus the sewer saga continues. Less than a week after digging up the sewer l...
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Red White & Blue
January 26, 2017 -
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It's Alive!
January 25, 2017 -
A box of old 3.5" floppy diskettes. We have boxes and boxes of floppies. After painting the office, and between sewer...
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CSI
January 24, 2017 -
People who have been flying off the handle over Trump are sissies compared to Lobo Louie, who flew into a rage after he...
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Pantera In The Wild
January 23, 2017 -
I really liked the Pantera when I first saw one in the early 1970's. This one, that I photographed in a drive by leaving...
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Bench With A View
January 22, 2017 -
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Color, B&W, Sunset
January 21, 2017 -
Rain fell all night, turning from wet to icy to light hail that left a thin covering of white on the ground in the early...
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Kaleidoscopic Rain
January 20, 2017 -
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How To Slice Irish Soda Bread
January 19, 2017 -
"Here, Laurie, take this knife," "How is this, Spunk?" "Move it over just a little." "Let get some of these cr...
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Great Blue Reflecting
January 18, 2017 -
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Find Your Strong
January 17, 2017 -
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Cut The Crap / Average White Boys
January 16, 2017 -
It was not an easy job, but the plumber finally cut a section a section of the sewer pipe out. The clog was not...
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Last Call, Saul
January 15, 2017 -
Valliant Printing Company, a couple of blocks from our office on Gold in Downtown Albuquerque, and, from what I've heard...
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Sex Panther
January 14, 2017 -
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Cutting up on Friday the 13th
January 13, 2017 -
What do you do when you have to cut a hole in the floor to dig up the sewer line in the back of the office on Friday the...
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You're welcome for the nightmare
January 12, 2017 -
I found a large brood of daddy longlegs under a computer desk I took apart to give away. After photographing the little...
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Fire in the Sky
January 11, 2017 -
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Looking Through Plastic Lightly
January 10, 2017 -
Laurie brought home a new plastic box for organizing, but before anything could be organized, Spunk had to to do his who...
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Silly Cranes
January 09, 2017 -
I don't know if these two cranes were drunk from eating fermented apples in the orchard or there are just a couple of jo...
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Cattitude
January 08, 2017 -
"Go ahead. Make my day!" Spunk, Rosencrantz and "L'Italiano Medio" by Articolo 31. "Got Cattitude?"...
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Spider in the Mist
January 07, 2017 -
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First Snow
January 06, 2017 -
Rosencrantz making a triangle in the snow. Los Reyes Magos and La Befana brought us snow for Epiphany. A dusting...
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Roadkill
January 05, 2017 -
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Treetops in Winter
January 04, 2017 -
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Five F's
January 03, 2017 -
STTT — Spunk testing the twine Spunk does the five F's — F inally F inished F ixing F rail F alling apart winnowing...
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Great Blue Heron On White
January 02, 2017 -
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The Things We Do For Luck
January 01, 2017 -
Spunk checking out the original sewing on the winnowing basket I notice a lot of people do photo challenges on their...
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New Year
December 31, 2016 -
The year of our Lord two-thousand sixteen was a strange year with many celebrity deaths, increased violence all over the...
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Spunk Stew
December 30, 2016 -
Spunk stew is very easy. Just set out a large stock pot and wait for Spunk to jump in. He WILL jump in (guarantee...
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What I Did On My Christmas Break
December 29, 2016 -
Reception area before One of the advantages to closing the office between Christmas and New Years is I can do things...
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"America Needs You Harry Truman"
December 28, 2016 -
I can't imagine a bumper sticker surviving 70 years in the New Mexico sun and being at all legible, but the faded and cr...
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Abstraction
December 27, 2016 -
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Winter Black & White
December 26, 2016 -
X marks the spot Cold winter light Trees, mountains, towers Reflections Black and white Thin clouds hang Pull on t...
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Cat—Opoly
December 26, 2016 -
We got Cat—Opoly for Christmas. Playing the game with six players was long and drawn out, going on past midnight.
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Christmas Season Cats — Meowy Christmas
December 24, 2016 -
Sasha's Christmas Card Twas the night before Christmas... Spunk's Christmas card
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Christmas Season Cats — Cooking With Kitties
December 23, 2016 -
Sasha: "Ahhh! It smells like Heaven." Spunk: "Whoa! Look! I think I see Santa." Sasha: "Did you see Santa?" Na...
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Christmas Season Cats — Spunk Helps Decorate
December 22, 2016 -
We hadn't put up any Christmas decorations this year, so Spunk made himself useful and decorated our gnarly bonsai. I go...
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Bikes in Paris — Chained
December 21, 2016 -
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Bikes in Paris — Locked
December 20, 2016 -
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Bikes in Paris — Skirts
December 19, 2016 -
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Bikes in Paris — Blue
December 18, 2016 -
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Bikes in Paris — White
December 17, 2016 -
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A Closer Look
December 16, 2016 -
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Fly-by
December 15, 2016 -
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Camera Shelf Cats
December 14, 2016 -
Spunk with Spunk, Spunk, Spunk and Spunk Najar trying to stare down the camera
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Sunsets & Super Moons
December 13, 2016 -
Patti called last night on her way home to tell me the Sandias were pink and the moon was rising between the mountains a...
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Fire Rainbow
December 12, 2016 -
There was a really nice fire rainbow on my way to work this morning. These colorful clouds probably fall into the catego...
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Lola Loves Limp Celery
December 11, 2016 -
It's hard to disturb Rosencrantz when he's having a good catnap. Never ask a twisted photographer like me if he thi...
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