Had to make a trip to Idaho. Unfortunately for me the worlds largest Basque festival started the day I arrived. I could not get a car rental reservation to save my life. I ended up taking a taxi for a 50 mile drive… $150 each way. This took so much time that I missed my …
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Free Concert
Tonight we spent our evening at San Jose State University enjoying a free concert on the lawn. It’s rare that photography is allowed at the concerts and I’ve been trying to get a photo of Jon playing the piano. Never have I captured the intensity of the moment. I’ll keep trying it’s only been 12 …
A couple from this morning…
Spamage
In anticipation of lunch at the new Indian restaurant on the west side, we decided to eat a small breakfast. That means… yes Korean Spam from Freda.
Determined
In recent years we haven’t seen very many ducklings grow to become adults. When they are hatched the ducklings are led to water within the first 24 hours. This is when we see them, all nice a fluffy and unfortunately bite size. We try not to get too excited as they only live for a …
Spider
Saw it on the garage door, had to shoot it.
Pee Wee
The baby birds we cared for are a species called Black Phoebe. The weaker of the three didn’t make it. Sandy named him Pee Wee. PW was buried last weekend and was given a proper burial complete with calla lily grave marker.
Fowl Family
They started out at 9 and now down to 7, which explains why Mom looks so stressed. Unfortunately they are still bite size.
Injecting Color
Tired of the drab lower patio we planted some flowers to add a bit of color.
Burd Raising
Last night I heard a thump outside our door. When I opened the door I found 3 chicks in a half destroyed nest. Obviously they were from that stupid punk bird that made a nest over our porch light. Bird crap aside, we spent the evening going to the pet store to purchase bird food …