June 2010

Muzzle Flash

muzzle-blast.jpgWe haven’t been to the target range in a while, what with the effort to build a home in Arizona and all. Today, I was rummaging through some old images from about a year ago. I found a video I made of Verna firing her S&W 686 357 magnum revolver. I was impressed by the muzzle flashes in the video, so I stopped it on one frame and made this image where the flash can be seen.

I wrote about muzzle blast in an article on our other (more political) weblog in February of 2008 that goes into a lot of detail about the auditory and non-auditory characteristics. Click on the image to enlarge.

Yellow and White Gazania

There are lots of flowers in the patio flowerpots today. This nice yellow and white gazania caught my eye, since most of the other gazanias are an orange color. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Another Picnic Today

Yipee! We got to have another picnic today. Lots of new news since this one was in a place called Quartzsite. My hoomins had salad with left over steak for lunch. I got to snack on the left over steak too. Click us to make us big.

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Picnic in the Park

The Mama and Daddy took me to a park today for a picnic and barbecue. I like the park because it has lots of news – you know – scent left by other dogs that I like to sniff and ‘read the news.’ After I do that, the Hoomins make food on the fire and I get some of the meat after they eat. This is a picture of me just before I took a nap. Click to make me big.

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Bird in a Yucca

We’re still not sure of this bird’s species, but we’re closing in on it with our guide to Arizona birds booklet. He has a yellow face and breast and is mottled browns on the back and wings. He is perched on a yucca bloom and was noted to pick on the blooms for either insects or the flower’s blossoms. Click on the image to see (slightly) enlarged.

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