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A Ride in the Country, Part 2, Wordless Wednesday
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Inside and Outside: Fauna of Wyoming
I’ve been in Wyoming for 4 days and here are some of the animals I’ve seen.
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My sister’s yard
Fatal Wonder
Fatal Wonder
Where’s that naughty kitty been?
Even though it’s nearly ten,
she’s not had a single nibble
of the tuna and the kibble
that I put outside the door
long ago—two hours or more.
If dead from curiosity,
she’s passed her illness onto me!
Perched Birds
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Sparrow?
Oriole
Oriole
Vermillion Flycatcher–or is it a scarlet tanager? They aren’t supposed to be this far west in Mexico, but who knows?
Vermillion Flycatcher
Misfiled Cat
Little Duck’s Redux: Cee’s Fun Foto Prompt
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Little duck emerges from his handy little private condo in the kitchen cabinet..
Really little Drain Duck is the newest addition to the Forgottenman household. He makes Little Duck into Big Duck by comparison––or, at the least, Medium Duck.
Little Duck seems to have been very influenced by the Rio Olympics. Here I caught him working on his gymnastics routine on the steady ring(s).
I don’t think bungee jumping is an Olympic event yet, Little Duck!
But all that exercise took its toll. A few electrolytes helped restore energy. Forgottenman tried to pour salt on his tail to slow him down, but made the startling discovery that Little Duck has no tail!!! That explains why it is so hard to catch him when he is up to his usual tricks.
Birdy friends….
luckily this cooler version of the original grim pitchfork wielder had no objections to Little Duck making it a trio act.
And of course, being Little Duck, he had to get into the action.
When he woke up, it was to a flurry of packing. Seems the househumans are taking off for Minnesota tomorrow. Determined not to be left behind, Little Duck decided to smuggle himself into Judy’s bag, but misjudged the size of his tummy after all those treats and got stuck.
Although Little Duck at first remained in his ceiling seat restraint, as befitted his status as a sometime creature of the air, he soon grew restless.
he decided Big Duck needed a bit closer supervision.
I told Little Duck smoking would stunt his growth, but he never listens to me.
I finally hid his tobacco and papers, but I didn’t bother to hide this bottle because I knew he couldn’t reach it anyway. But he outsmarted me. Big Duck scorns in the dark background.
So, Little Duck decided to explore a bit. The recumbent nude bronze seemed to him like a pony ride created just for him.
You’ve seen these photos before in numerous posts about Little Duck. This is a blend of a number of his different adventures.
Spying on Birds
Spying on Birds
A little bird flew around for an hour today with a balled-up Kleenex in her beak, looking for a place to build her nest. Her mate accompanied her and they investigated the plumeria tree for a long time but it is without leaves at the moment. In a few weeks it would be a possibility. Her mate then stood lookout on the Plumeria while she investigated the bamboo and bougainvillea. Finally, she settled on the big cactus..It was fun observing.
Then a vermillion flycatcher took over the lookout branch. If that is a Kleenex I dropped, some of my DNA will be in the nest!!
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Hidden Compulsions
I promised a couple of people that I’d show what is hidden inside some of the drawers in my studio. This is just one stack of many stacks of drawers. If you click on the photo, you can see details and the category for the drawer. Multiply this by twenty and you might get an idea of the number of objects in my studio. And that doesn’t include the beads. Crazy.
Animals
Dishes
Food
People
People (detail)
People (detail)
People (detail)
People (detail)
More People
Studio drawer, People (detail)
People (detail)
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Dog Days of August: Stella’s Best Leaf Jumps of All Time
This video makes me regret having never lived in a place with enough leaves to do this. One of the best short videos I’ve ever seen. I watched it four times! Joyful.
Bird of the Day: Female Vermilion Flycatcher May 29, 2020
I’ve been outside so much during this Shelter in Place period that I’ve been seeing lots of birds. I think Granny’s Bird of the Day prompt has ended so I’m just going to do my own private bird of the day for awhile. If anyone else wants to do so and link to it, just do so in comments. My friend Paul Hart, an avid birdwatcher and genius photographer, identified this for me.
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