I walked around the house today with my camera and took some pictures. This is a view of the house from the road just below the river rock lined wash that runs on the west side. It was a beautiful day with a few puffy clouds and the temperature got up to about 103 degrees.
The cholla with the thrasher nest is at the extreme left side of the image. I peeked into the nest and saw that the third egg hatched and there are now three little thrasher chicks. Click on the image to enlarge.
Ramirez rendition if the modified Tea Party. Personally, I would have a lot more crates labeled with other obnoxious congressional acts than just Obamacare. (When IBD updates this cartoon with the colorized version, I will swap it for this B&W cartoon.) UPDATED.
Two of the three eggs in the thrashers nest hatched sometime between last evening and this afternoon. I peeked into the nest and saw these two almost naked chicks. We believe the third egg is left over from the last brood and is not going to hatch. If it does not hatch, I will get a pair of kitchen tongs and take it out of the nest after these two chicks are fully-fledged. Click on the image to enlarge.
UPDATE: The third egg hatched today (7/6/12).
We hitched up the trailer, not to go on a Fourth of July vacation, but to tow it to the dealer for them to work off a couple of squawks and replace the TV video cable with an HDMI cable. It takes a bit of effort to get the four-point anti-sway hitch ready to tow, so I did the job yesterday in order to be ready to roll this morning.
We took advantage of the trip after dropping the trailer off, to do a little shopping at Wal-Mart, where we bought a TV wall mount for the trailer and took it over to the dealer for them to install. We also stopped at Lowe’s to pick up a custom patio shade we ordered a couple of weeks ago.
Now that the chores are done, it’s time to settle in for a nice Independence Day Holiday! Happy Birthday America!
Bob and I went shopping for our 4th of July holiday barbecue today. I picked up a dozen to these gorgeous “Déjà Vu Roses” at the flower concession in the supermarket. These probably will only last a couple of days since they’re already opening and we live in the desert. 😉 Click on the image to enlarge.
Beethoven (a.k.a. Bay Bay) has been with us for about nine months now. He is fitting in with our routine and gets along with the other two dogs (Bear and Cabela) just fine. He is a handsome little fellow and is very affectionate. He sings to us when he is anxious to go out or to be fed.
We’re his fourth home. He came to us when he was eighteen months old. It’s still a mystery why the other families brought him back to the Humane Society. But we’re glad they did and I think Bay Bay is too since he seems to love us and our home.
The president and CJOTUS dance all over our new Gadsden Flag . . .
Thanks to Michael Ramirez for this.