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The Newest Dog

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Beethoven (a.k.a. Bay Bay) has been with us for about nine months now. He is fitting in with our routine and gets along with the other two dogs (Bear and Cabela) just fine. He is a handsome little fellow and is very affectionate. He sings to us when he is anxious to go out or to be fed.

We’re his fourth home. He came to us when he was eighteen months old. It’s still a mystery why the other families brought him back to the Humane Society. But we’re glad they did and I think Bay Bay is too since he seems to love us and our home.

July 1, 2012 by Critters Family Photography

More Solar Photography

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I looked on Space Weather today and saw that there were several sunspots facing Earthward. I went out to the courtyard and snapped this image through my solar filter. I later annotated the spot numbers according to the solar image on the website above. My camera was not able to resolve all the spots, but I think it did OK. Click on the image to enlarge.

June 30, 2012 by Nerdliness Photography Something Shiny

OOPS!

spa-level.jpgI drained the spa a couple of weeks ago to flush the pipes out and clean the filter. Today, I went to refill it and accidentally let it overflow. Verna came to the rescue and bailed out a bunch of water to put on her garden plants and some of the shrubs around the house and courtyard.

The level in the picture is about five inches higher than it should be. Click on the image to enlarge.

June 29, 2012 by Arizona Home & Garden Retirement

A Red Rose

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I bought a bunch of flowers when we went shopping today. In it, there were a half-dozen stargazer lilies and a half-dozen red roses. I had some baby’s breath left over from the last flowers, so I placed the new ones in the vase with the old. This red rosebud in front looks very pretty. Click on the image to enlarge.

June 28, 2012 by Flowers Home & Garden Photography

Nest Duty

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I took this photo of one of the curve-billed thrasher parents sitting in the nest yesterday. Verna peeked in the nest earlier and saw that the three eggs still had not hatched. The cholla where the bird is sitting is about 20 feet in front of the courtyard where I captured the image. Click to enlarge.

June 27, 2012 by Arizona Critters Photography

Saguaro Fruit Raider

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I photographed what appears to be a dove snacking on the fruit of a saguaro up the road. We were on our way home from a short shopping trip as we passed this cactus about a block away from our driveway. Click on the image to enlarge.

June 26, 2012 by Arizona Critters Photography

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