After the debacle of having our first giant saguaro cactus fall over, we are happy that the replacement cactus is doing very well. In a couple of months, we’re hoping to see flower buds appear on the tips of the arms. Click on the image to enlarge.
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.
Helene – A Trojan Moon of Saturn in 3D
APOD published this nice image of Helene, one of Saturn’s Trojan Moons. The moon does not orbit the planet, but rather orbits ahead of the planet at one of the Lagrange points leading Saturn in orbit. Both Jupiter and Saturn are known to have these Trojan moons.
Of course, you will need your free pair of 3D glasses to view the anaglyph image. Click on the image to enlarge.
If you don’t have a pair of 3D glasses you can see the 2D image here
Saturday Dinner
Verna prepared this delicious combination of broccoli cheese soup and a patty melt sandwich. It was a great comfort food treat on a cool but sunny Arizona day. 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.
New Family Portrait
We were just getting ready to go to the supermarket today, when I grabbed my little Canon A710-IS camera, set it on the courtyard wall and got this picture of us and the two min pins. The camera has an ingenious option to set the automatic delay timer countdown audio to sound like a puppy whining. Notice the dogs both alerted on it and faced the camera as the shutter snapped. Click on the image to enlarge.
