Buggin’ Ya
Found this mystery insect patiently perched on one of our backyard hibiscus blooms in the full light of yesterday’s morning sun (click it for the bigger picture):
Action Amphib
Our treefrog Hop struck this most reflective and awesome pose this afternoon — and then even better: held it while I grabbed my camera and fumbled about trying to get a not blurry shot (click it for the bigger picture):
Cooper’s Hawk Just Stoppin’ By To Say Hey
Nature’s Gift To Me: An Encounter Last Night With An Opossum That Wasn’t Injured Or Dead
At the close of a very low key anniversary of my birth (very much the way I like them), while watching most of the first installment of History Channel’s excellent “Hatfields & McCoys,” I went to wash dishes and Susan went out back to wrangle Bink (who officially doesn’t come in at night unless his …
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A Gadget Mystery For Today & All Time: How Did These Cat Pictures Get On My iPhone?
A couple days ago, as I do on a basis sometimes more semi-regular than regular, I dumped all the photos accumulated on my iPhone onto my desktop’s iPhoto program. Except this time some of the image being imported weren’t my photos, namely those eight above that feature a passel of black-and-white kittens, taken Friday, May …
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Breaking: Griffith Park Coyote Accesses Dimension-Jumping Portal!
Please pardon the vertical iPhone video, but while biking up to the observatory Tuesday morning, I was brought to a stop across from the Greek Theater by a coyote in close proximity camouflaged beautifully against the hillside foliage. Just as it seems to appear out of nowhere, so to it disappears after casually walking along …
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Mourning Doves At Sunset
A moment of zen: Just outside the kitchen window right after sunset I found this pair of mourning doves atop our backyard gate preening and then for a bonus: getting a little bizzay briefly right before the end of the clip.