Tag Archives: animals

I made friends with a giraffe yesterday, what did you do?

We went to the ‘world famous San Diego zoo yesterday… (you have to say it as: ‘the world famous San Diego zoo’, or they kick you out of San Diego… That is my daughter Mollie’s arm… the highlight of her day … Continue reading →

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Awwww… look at the little kitty cat… holy crap!!!

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Taking requests, because this is an interactive blog… sigh… part 1…

Well, once again, the crack squirrels living inside my head have gotten me in over my head… uh… so to speak… I say this is an interactive blog, where we have fun together… And then I told you I was … Continue reading →

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Mocking the mocking bird… (or): Making a mockery of mockery…

I have developed a strange… even for me… habit. Every morning, there are mocking birds in the backyard. They all seem to be engaging in a contest to see who has the best whistles and sounds. Now, for those of you who … Continue reading →

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What the heck is that?

On the way back to my daughter’s house, we stopped to get some food… I seriously suggest you try a calzone filled with spaghetti, meat balls, and a white cream vodka sauce, by the way… and while I was outside pacing … Continue reading →

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I swear, these are the last random pictures of the fancy hotel we stayed at last weekend before I start doing posts about why we stayed at that fancy hotel last weekend…

Yes… I know… that isn’t a picture of a fancy hotel… But I took these right out in front of the hotel. The hotel hires this nice lady… a licensed hawk trainer… to hang around the hotel with her Harris … Continue reading →

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The day I petted 68 dogs… a personal record… I’m pretty sure…

So… where to start… That’s our dog, Shiloh. I didn’t actually take pictures of all 68 dogs that I petted… that seemed like it would be rude… although I did count Shiloh as one of the 68 dogs. It was … Continue reading →

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Oh, and I petted 68 dogs the other day, and broke my previous record…

And my older daughter got engaged… so… I have some stories to tell…

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Birds and words… part 6…

Now, in our continuing story of our holiday camping adventure, we come to the majestic love dance of the western grebe. Grebes are adorable little water birds with bright red eyes. When they aren’t looking for food, they are looking … Continue reading →

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Birds and words… part 4…

Here is another of my weird bird experiences on our camping adventure over the Thanksgiving holiday. There was this little scrub jay sitting on a fence. I just kept walking slowly closer and closer to it. He let me get … Continue reading →

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