After a very good dinner of delicious spaghetti and mozzarella-stuffed meatballs, we figured we needed a walk. The dogs needed the walk too. Verna did the cleanup and took the little ones back to the house. Click on the image to enlarge.
Critters
The Mama’s Lap
Sometimes Cabela and I like to get on the Mama’s lap at the same time. The Mama loves us both, but it gets crowded in her chair with the three of us. Click to make us bigger.
Upside Down Thistle Feeder
We have a new goldfinch feeder – a Perky Pet Upside Down Thistle Feeder. We got it from Amazon.com last week just to try it out.
The product description on Amazon follows:
Keep undesirable house finches and larger birds away from your finch feeders with this unique finch feeder. It’s designed to attract goldfinches, who can easily feed upside down while other species cannot. Holds up to 2 pounds of thistle seed or finch mix. Features plastic squirrel-resistant cap and perches. Cap slides along a hanging bail for ease of filling. Weather-resistant 18 inch feeder tube. Six upside-down feeding ports & perches. Feeder empties completely leaving no residue.
The feeder hangs from a garden crook just outside of the courtyard where we can see it through the front window. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Dog Park
Today, we took the dogs to the Wickenburg dog park. It was a beautiful high desert day with a few thin wispy clouds, a little breeze and temperatures in the mid sixties.
Video – At The Dog Park
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The dogs love to explore the park. Bay Bay and Cabela run around sniffing just about everything. Bear walks around, but she is old (14 years now) and slow. The outing is good for her.
We try and take them to the park every week, but sometimes our busy retirement schedule keeps that from happening. 😉 I guess we’ll just have to make the time since they enjoy the park so much.
Gambel’s Quail
When I replace the seed bell and block in the feeders on the hill behind our house, a few loose seeds spill down the slope. They aren’t wasted, however, since the quail find them and help themselves. This is a male Gambel’s Quail browsing the slope for seeds. Click on the image to enlarge.
Little Blue Dog
Daddy was fooling around with the camera that sounds like a puppy today. He got this picture of me in the great room just after I had my dog treat.
I am a “blue” miniature pinscher and quite rare – most people have not seen one like me. Yes, I am special. Click the picture to make me bigger.
