Verna and I went across the road to a neighbor’s place to check on his dog while he was away. I looked back across the road toward our house and got this panoramic image from the hill where the neighbor’s house is located. Click on the image to see the full panorama.
Verna put out a hummingbird feeder a few days ago. The little hummingbirds have been coming around to check it out. Today I got this brief footage of one of the little guys helping itself to some of the nectar.
Yes, that’s a railroad lantern hanging above the feeder. $3 at Family Dollar. 🙂
Today, four new flowers were open on our saguaro cactus. Two of them were on the lower arm, allowing me to get some close up photos. Click on the image to enlarge.
There was a pleasantly pink sunset this evening, so I went out and photographed the event with our beautiful saguaro cactus in the foreground. Click on the image to enlarge.
I was up in the wash this morning stacking up a few river rocks to divert flash flood water around the little burm that our contractor constructed to protect the RV pull-through when the monsoons come. When I was up there, a very small (six inches in length) ground squirrel stood up to beg for a handout (I think). It was a bold little so-and-so, standing on hind legs about four feet away. I took a photo of it and got back to work. Click on the image to enlarge.
This handsome fellow showed up in the back of the house today, much to the dismay of the smaller birds upon which he preys. He perched for a few seconds on a dead branch before flying away after his next catch. I managed to get this photo before he flew away. What a pretty raptor! Click on the image to enlarge.
