Saturday, May 11, 2013

EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY'S WEIRDO

Just a photo I took of a neighbor enjoying the warmth of the morning sun.

Even when he noticed he was on camera he didn't bother to unfluff or primp.

 How I get those great wildlife photos.

 I knew that....

Words of wisdom

And the experts can drive stick.

I just liked this one.

Happy Mother's Day and have a great weekend.

Monday, May 6, 2013

ROAD TRIP AND DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS


We made a quick trip to Utah and back over the weekend to visit family and see some outstanding piano playing by our grandchildren at a recital.


On our return trip I occupied my time shooting photos out the side window while DH drove.


The front window was splotched with bug bodies, even though we did what we could to clear the carnage when we stopped for fuel.


Overhead the hawks were out scaring up dinner for their new family.


The sun was sliding down the sky in the west, leaving behind all kinds of purple shadows on the hillsides.


Sunlight was flaring back from house windows.


Sheep shorn of their winter coats and other kinds of livestock, such as cattle and horses, grabbed an evening snack before heading home.


Spring leaves caught the light and turned it to gold.


Big center pivot sprinklers were spitting out rainbows as they watered the grain fields.


As time passed the shadows grew deeper, defining the folds of the foothills.


Even the towns we traveled through looked scenic in the evening light.


Traffic wasn't bad.  Along with a few cars we saw various kinds of trucks hauling everything from produce, to hives of bees on their way to new a new home, to freight like this load of tons of steel rebar.


Just before we reached home, the sun dropped down the horizon, turning the clouds all kinds of pinks and lavenders.

Friday, May 3, 2013

TIP-TOE THROUGH THE TULIPS

When we drove in and parked by the garden we discovered we were being raided.
I'd spent the afternoon digging up weeds and trimming my rose bushes.  When I was through, I'd turned on the sprinkler long enough to give everything a good drink.

We live next to a canal and our neighborhood ducks had discovered the fresh dirt and the food exposed by all my fluffing around.  DH complained the ducks were stealing his fishing worms.

I snapped a few shots with my cell phone before we got out of the car and went inside.

The drake and his wife realized they'd been discovered and tried to blend in.

I got my camera and took a few more photos of the thieves in my garden.

They soon had their fill of bugs and worms and then helped themselves to the seeds the other birds had tossed out of the nearby bird feeder.

They seemed to be pretty pleased with themselves and weren't in any rush to return to their nest building along the canal.  It has been a busy day for all of us.