Reflection

"Zzzzz"

The boys on the sofa - each a...

Daily Dog Challenge 2146. "Reflection

... of the other.

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Saturday

"Zzzzzz"

Daily Dog Challenge 2145. "A Pair"

... of pooped puppies, after spending the day at the Day Spa.

Zachary clearly drew the better lot today.

Autotagging: The boys are NOT going to be impressed.

Friday

"Zzzzzz"

A hat...

Daily Dog Challenge 2144. "On Top"

... of Henry, who is on top of the sofa.


(Yes, I promise those three pictures were taken on different days!)

Thursday

Weather has been lovely... the yard has been calling...

Light and Shadow... and Henry

Daily Dog Challenge 2143. "Atmospheric"

Henry, looking up from grazing on a tufty patch of "lawn".

Our suburban backyard has taken quite a beating over the past few years due to drought, water restrictions, and a prolific Privet in the neighbor's yard, which scattered seeds by the hundreds on our side of the fence before the neighbor got wise and ripped it out.

Privets must be impervious to drought and water restrictions, as we ended up with a veritable forest of sapling volunteers, ranging from a few inches to 12' tall - some covered in ripening berries of their own!

(My discouraged neglect might have played a small part in it... perhaps... just a bit...)

Don't believe me? The rock wall on the left side of the picture was completely hidden and you would never have known that there was a patio behind it.

Hubby's new JawSaw, my long-handled pruner, and a couple months spent filling our two 96 gallon green waste bins one week at time (lather, rinse, repeat... repeat... repeat) and we are down to the last few stragglers.

I'm standing in what I only semi-jokingly call my "Spooky Forest" - created by an overgrown (understatement) hedge of Xylosma on the left, now 15' tall trees spreading just as wide.

Below a happy, healthy, leafy canopy is a twisty, gnarly, spiderweb infested mess of drooping dead twigs and small branches.

And under that is me, taking this picture.

But never fear - my trusty pruner is here, and snip by snip, bin by bin, I will bring these monsters to heel.

FWIW: I created a Flickr group to track my progress: www.flickr.com/groups/3515053@N24/ and some of the most recent pictures show the underside of the Xylosma, including a panorama. :)

Wednesday

Henry (thinking) : "Earplugs?"

Poor Henry, looks like his fortune cookie was right: "The one who snores will always fall asleep first."

Daily Dog Challenge 2142. "Fortune Cookie Day"



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Merry Christmas

(click)

Oh, come on... you're not even trying.

Henry: "Pfthththththth"

Not helping.

Henry: "Are we done yet?"

No.

Henry: "How about now?"

No!

Henry: "Now?"

No!!!

Henry: "Seems like we should be done."
Zachary: "I think we should make a run for it."

I give up.

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Honestly... I wasn't TRYING for a series of goofy Christmas pictures, it just turned out that way.

Kids - this is why your parents have gray hairs.

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Our Daily Challenge - September 11, 2017 - "Noise Maker"

Daily Dog Challenge 2140. "Enough"

The boys have had Enough of Christmas Antlers, Jingle Collars, and Santa Hats.

Today

(tick tock tick tock)

Our Daily Challenge - September 12, 2017 - "Watching"

Daily Dog Challenge 2141. "Small"

Those Cookies were NOT going to get away.

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It Begins...

Football Season, that is...

Raider Nation

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Henry's lucky Raider bandana was apparently the The Magic Touch to bring victory to his team today - A Good Idea for future games, at least until the Raiders abandon us for Las Vegas.

(sigh)

Alas, it seems the Niners are (once again) beyond help.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - September 10, 2017 - "The Magic Touch"

Daily Dog Challenge 2139. "A Good Idea"

No fun watching the 49ers these days

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Keeping Cool

Henry: "Zzzzz"

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Taken by the light of a headlamp.

Thankfully, this wasn't due to loss of power. Rather, I was reading by headlamp (worn by a handy stuffed animal beside me) to keep the heat load down inside the house (no overhead lights) - and reduce the electricity draw on the grid - as we sizzled through our third day of triple digit heat.

Because nobody wants to lose power when it's 110F outside.

Thankfully, PG&E keep the power on (and the A/C humming) so we could coast comfortably through a quiet (albeit rather dark) afternoon.

The curtains were tightly closed and the porch shade was down. As an added layer of protection I slipped my photography backboards behind the blinds in the front window. Even though the windows were already protected by the shade on the outside, and the blinds on the inside, the living room temp still dropped 2F after I did that.

Today was supposed to be the hottest of the weekend, with tomorrow promising to be a few degrees cooler (still 100+) before falling back into normal "It's too darn hot" range.

By midweek the forecast is for highs 30-40 degrees cooler than today, and that's perfectly fine with me.

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Our Daily Challenge - September 2, 2017 - "The Calm AFTER the Storm"

Daily Dog Challenge 2131. "Chill"

Truth in Advertising: No, it wasn't quite THAT dark in the house at 3pm. Although Henry and the sofa are as basically as shot, the background (kitchen) might have had The Mask of Photoshop applied to it. :)

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High Finance

Paying the Bills

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Calculating how much is left after paying the bills.

Henry looks worried.

Cookies don't grow on trees, you know.

Photography Assignment

Daily Dog Challenge 2130. "Over"

Leaning over the bills.

Our Daily Challenge - September 1, 2017 - "On The First"

... of every month. (sigh)

Aside: While shooting with the iPhone these past two months certainly gave me more free time in the evening (no "studio" setup/breakdown, no messing with props, and minimal effort devoted to post-processing) - it feels good to be driving my Nikon again.

The boys went back to work with enthusiasm, no doubt excited about the return of higher Modeling Fees.

I did have a lot more time to devote to yard work (and it sure needs it) but my iPhone will never replace my Nikon in my heart. :)

FWIW: The switch was due to Son's computer-intensive project - now completed (successfully!) - leaving me little post-processing time. Since the yard was in desperate need of attention, I decided to just set the Nikon aside for the duration.

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From Above

Henry - from above

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I wanted a bitey-face shot, but the boys had other plans.

Apparently, it is (once again) too hot for frivolity.

(Taken with my iPhone held as high as I could but still see what I'm doing.)

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - August 31, 2017 - "Seen From Above"

Daily Dog Challenge 2129. "Mix It Up"

Fun with Photoshop. This is the Comic filter applied to one layer, blended back with the original layer using Multiply.

Bits of Zachary

A front paw, an ear (on the left) and his neck (on the right).

If he were human, you'd say he was sleeping on his arm.



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