Spunk is the first one to check out the new hammock

The kitties got tired of fighting over the single hammock and begged me to put up another hammock. I finally gave in, shortened the longer shelf and added a second hammock. The kitties are much happier now.

Spunk testing the shortened shelf

Loki approves

Sandias from North Beach at the north end of Corrales.

Sasha has been putting on a feline damsel in distress act by getting stuck on the roof of the house, and acting sad and helpless until I climb up on a ladder and rescue her. Today, she escalated her act by getting stuck in a tree in the no cat's land where an irrigation ditch runs between our property and our neighbor to the south. I had to get out my 15 foot long extension ladder, climb over the fence with it, and I duly discovered it was not long enough to reach Sasha. I got the loppers and cut a few branches, which allowed me to get the ladder a little closer where I could step in the fork in the tree, reach up and work her around the branch and rescue her.

The incident reminded me of Black Oak Arkansas' song from the mid 1970's "Jim Dandy". I got the first verse of a parody written:

Sasha was stuck up in a tree top
Twenty feet or so to the drop
Got a ladder climbed to the fork
Pulled her down in due course
Tim dandy to the rescue
Go Tim Dandy Go!

But when I looked up the song to remind me of how many verses it has, I found a video of BOA performing Jim Dandy on "The Midnight Special" in 1975, and realized they were like a parody unto themselves. I remember when Jim Dandy was played on the radio in the mid 1970's, but I don't know how many people would know the song today. Having to rescue Sasha from a tree was as silly as BOA's song.

Poor Lola had to go to the vet today, which meant doing time in the kitty slammer (carrier) for the eternal ride to the vet and back. I noticed she was getting crankier than I am, so I figured a trip to the vet was in order. She has a slight infection, so now I have to risk my life twice daily to give her antibiotics.

On my way home from doing research on land grants in Sandoval County, I stopped by north beach where Corrales and Rio Rancho meet at the river. The was a flock of seagulls hanging out in the river, and they were very clown-like as they dived for fish in the shallow waters of the Rio Grande.

Najar "Dragoning" on Laurie's shoulders.

Looking to the northwest

Views from the rooftop of the Old First  National Bank Building at 3rd Street and Central (Old Route 66) in downtown Albuquerque, New Meico.

Looking to the northeast

Looking to the south

Looking at the letter Box

Looking to the East

Looking to the west

Looking to the southwest

1/19/18, 6:46:51 AM

This crow was pulling trash out of the trash bin around the corner from Pets Mart and throwing it all over the sidewalk. I only had my carry camera with a 40mm lens on me, so when I tried to get close to the crow, he flew up on the building and cussed at me until I backed away from the trash bin. Hence he would fly back down and resume pulling trash out of the bin. I tried a few more times to sneak up on him while he was preoccupied, but each time he noticed I was closer and flew back up on the parapet and rained his crow curses down upon me. I finally had to settle for wide shots from a long way off. I zoomed in 200% in camera raw to show the trashy crow at work.