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Just a few photos of some dog that I don’t even know playing on a beach…

Okay, I slipped another dog in, but I don’t know him either… I might as well throw in a few photos of Curry, whom I do know, because I met him yesterday for the first time. He belongs to good … Continue reading

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Throwing shade; A study in light and shadow… part 4…

I thought I would mix up our study of light and shadow with some digital filter magic. That is a black cat, looking at the shadow of its own belly. The same black cat and her shadow. Notice the two … Continue reading

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Dogs, clouds and a very Christmasy poop!!!

Wave clouds. Dogs waiting to bark at the mailman. Okay, I am really just clearing the photos from this week off my phone. She has her blanky, a pillow, and the remote control for the tv… life is good. I … Continue reading

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Some Halloweenie animal photos from my trip to the Bay Area to visit my mom…

Black cat, evil stare, what else is there to say? A lone crow in a dead tree making his mournful caw. I like crows. They have attitude. They are beautiful birds. Don’t confuse them with ravens. They hate that. Thus … Continue reading

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I even managed to get some good pictures of a bumblebee!

Bumblebees are harder to photograph than most birds and butterflies. To get one in focus in flight is a rare treat. It turns out that the garden next door has flowers that attract not only butterflies, but bumblebees as well. … Continue reading

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Forget all those stupid birds, I had the best butterfly day ever!!!… part 2… now with real words…

In that last post, I let the butterflys… wait… butterflies? Seriously, spellchecker, that makes them sound like flies… Anyway, I let those gorgeous insects speak for themselves. This time, I will be their spokesperson. I’m sure they won’t mind. I … Continue reading

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Forget all those stupid birds, I had the best butterfly day ever!!!

Details… and more pictures… to follow.

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Some perks of driving 500 miles in a motor home to visit my 97-year-old mother at the house in the Bay Area where I grew up, in a socially-distant, responsible manner… I mean the visit, not me when I was growing up, I was perhaps socially-distant, but no way was I ever responsible…

So I borrowed my mother-in-law’s motor home to visit my mom. Is that weird? Also, is it weird that for a 60-year-old guy my legs are still so sexy? First perk; Dew-speckled roses in the morning. Sorry, I know you … Continue reading

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Brief moments in the lives of random dogs, as told in words and pictures I took at the dog park while visiting my mother in the Bay Area…

Where’s my ball??? I got my ball. Where’s my ball??? I have a ball. Me too, and mine is newer. Can we keep it? I need a friend. Let’s dance! You smell like you would be a good friend. Oh, … Continue reading

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The garden where I played as a child…

The old plum tree on the top level of our backyard. Every year, mom would say “don’t eat too many plums” and every year at least two of us, my three brothers and I, would get tummy aches… or worse. … Continue reading

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