Air Traffic Control?

There are so many birds flying around my feeders the past few days, I feel there's a good need for professional air traffic control at times... I'm truly surprised there aren't many accidents, collisions, or raptors searching for appetizers...

Jackson, Stanley, and Joey

Remember Hailey?  I think I've told you if you mention Jackson to her, Hailey goes nuts...  Well, here is Jackson:

Stanley seems a little territorial with this particular ball this afternoon. Not sure if the reason has anything to do with the grass, the grime, or the slobber...

And here we have Joey engaging in a little intellectual mind game with one of her playmates:

Buddy on Halloween

You have to admit: dogs simply don't care. Whether they are at work or at play, they live in that moment, and damn the consequences.

Buddy was doing nothing more than playing with his canine pals at Beaver Lake on Satyrday. I suppose it wasn't his fault there were a few muddy patches on the green, but I seriously doubt he gave it a second thought...

Obviously. :)

He won't be lacking his minimum daily canine requires for mineral content today...  :)

Wow. An Honest Commercial!

You have to admire an honest individual...
[ thanx to grrlscientist for finding this jewel! ]

2009.11 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper

This month's desktop calendar wallpaper shows a fairly common event on Jetty Island during the summer:  an osprey taking a freshly-caught flounder back to its nest to feed its chicks.  For this photo, I was lucky enough to be fairly close to the target to see how its talons attach to the fish so it couldn't wriggle off the hook (if it were still alive).

It almost reminds me of how the NASA Shuttle attachs to the top of a unique 747 transport vehicle designed specifically to carry the Shuttle.  Of course, this flounder is in no condition to be capable of flying, much less transporting an osprey.

OK, bad analogy.  :)

Given the weather we have started to receive in the Northern Hemisphere, this image is a nice reminder of what we enjoyed back in August :)

Please feel free to download this photo for personal use on your computer's desktop. To download, just click once on the image, which will bring up the enlarged image on a new webpage. Then, right-click on the image and follow your operating system's instructions for pictures / images.

Enjoy!

Cleo and Breezy

From a few days ago at Beaver Lake, Breezy (Saluki) and Cleo (Borzoi)...  Gorgeous dogs standing still, impressive in flight...

Beatles Cover

This is one of the strangest covers of a Beatles tune I've ever seen...



As someone else points out, I'm not sure if I'm creeped out more by the puppets or their handlers...