Just as we were leaving the garden shop today, I snapped this picture of a Sachem Skipper as it gathered nectar from these pink lantanas.
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Critters
The Birdman
One of the weekly chores is to fill the bird feeders out back. Bob is getting ready to put the feeder back up on the garden crook. Our customers are sparrows and house finches most of the year.
The Bear Stair
We found this at Bed, Bath and Beyond – this fits the ‘beyond’ category.
Since Bear, our Shep/Lab mix dog is getting a little older, she has had trouble jumping into the back of the SUV. Solution? The “Bear Stair!” I’m sure it was not called that in the store, but it fits fine, considering the application and who it’s for.
We were picking Bear up from the kennel at the end of our vacation when Bob took this video.
Sentry Dog II
No, this isn’t a picture of doggie jail.
A week ago I wrote about our dog, Bear, who loves to be my constant companion. Well, today I got past her once again while she slept and went upstairs. When I came back down, she greeted me as usual and then positioned herself halfway up the staircase to make sure that wouldn’t happen again.
Sentry Dog
When I was doing the laundry on Monday, I took a basket upstairs without waking Bear up to go with me. A bit later, when I was downstairs again, she positioned herself so I couldn’t get away with sneaking past her again. She’s so cute – I just love her to bits.
A Brown Seagull
Looking closely at some of the photos I took last weekend at Point Vicente, I found this beautiful brown gull gracefully soaring on the updrafts along the cliff line.
