Cap'n Bob & the Damsel

Lookout Post

baybayspa.jpgThis is Beethoven (whom we call “Bay Bay”) atop the spa cover. He likes to jump up there to watch the desert critters in the wash next to our house. He sees quail, cottontails, squirrels and jackrabbits. He barks at them and acts like he wants to jump through the screen enclosure to run after them.

Jumping up on the roughly three foot high spa cover is no problem for him. He uses the steps to get up but I’m sure that he could jump on top without them. Our bed is about the same height and he has no problem jumping up there with us when we retire for the evening.

Earlier this week we used the spa and were out drying off when we let the little dogs come out on the patio. Bay Bay decided he would jump up to see what critters were out there and did a splashdown right in the middle of the spa. I quickly fetched him out and had him in a towel within a few seconds. Poor little guy.

I thought that he would be reluctant to jump on the spa cover after the water incident, but he was back at his usual lookout post later the same day. We will now wait until the cover is on before letting him out on the patio from now on. 😉

12 Oct 2011 by Critters Home & Garden Photography

Second Spring

Our landscaper recently referred to October as being the “second spring.” You can see that this compass cactus agrees with him. Click on the image to enlarge.

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09 Oct 2011 by Arizona Flowers Photography

Go Granny Go

A long time friend sent me this cool photo of a woman displaying her feelings about the current administration at a Wal-Mart somewhere:

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08 Oct 2011 by Humor Whacko Politics

Five Truths About Climate Change

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Robert Bryce wrote a pretty good article in today’s Wall Street Journal. He breaks down the state of the climate change movement with these five truths:

  1. The carbon taxers/limiters have lost.
  2. Regardless of whether it’s getting hotter or colder—or both—we are going to need to produce a lot more energy in order to remain productive and comfortable.
  3. The carbon-dioxide issue is not about the United States anymore. Sure, the U.S. is the world’s second-largest energy consumer. But over the past decade, carbon-dioxide emissions in the U.S. fell by 1.7%.
  4. We have to get better—and we are—at turning energy into useful power.
  5. The science is not settled, not by a long shot.

Read the entire article for complete expansions on these five truths.

07 Oct 2011 by Global Warming

Mobile Mesquite

There is a mesquite tree between the RV entrance and the courtyard. I had the landscaping crew trim this tree a bit so I could have a place for wind chimes and mobiles. I got a sunburst mobile at Big Lots last week. I think it adds a little fall color to the yard. Click on the image to enlarge.

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06 Oct 2011 by Arizona Home & Garden Retirement

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