Traveling On

We had barely gotten home from Moab, when I headed to Texas to visit my daughter and her family.  I took lots of pictures of our youngest grandson as any doating grandmother with a new camera would.

So many children are fascinated with their parent's shoes.  Ryker pulled on his dad's socks and then concentrated on getting his dad's shoes on and laced.

Day 34

Oh the power of the word.  I asked him to stop where he was so I could take his picture.  He thought I didn't want him to come see me.

What a sad face.  How easily words hurt.

How quickly the clouds lift.

Day 35

Texas Hill Country has a mild climate.  Things grow there that don't grow here.

I don't believe I have ever seen amaryllis growing outside.

Day 36

Family photos don't have to be staid.  While waiting for everyone to get into place for the usual family holiday shots, I snapped with one of the group.  I think it is the most interesting shot I took.

Day 37

Catching Up Part 3

The formations at Canyonlands National Park are part of a vast geological area.  Thinking about the ages of the exposed rock and how long it took for the area to become as it is, certainly gives one a different perspective on one's importance.

Day 31

                                The one dawn shot I got.  Then, my battery gave out. 
                                                                  Day 32

This is a shot of Newspaper Rock.  It is one of the most dense collections of petroglyphs I've ever seen.  The other amazing thing about it is that the idiots that seem determined to crap up all that is old, pristine, unique have pretty much left this alone, even though it is very accessible to the public.

Day 33

Catching Up
Part 2

  

It's March.  March means the NCAA Men's Division I basketball tournament and my annual struggle with being a loyal fan inspite of KU's determination to play poorly when it counts.  At least they weren't alone this year.  The supposedly very strong Big 12 was wiped out early.
Day 27

You can tell it's afternoon because the dogs are on the couch.
Day 28

Tiny, just opened leaves on Gary's Japanese maple.
Day 29

These are the Three Gossips a stone formation in Arches National Park.  I took many, many pictures few of which are noteworthy.  The light is intense there.  We arrive at the park at midmorning this day. Too late for good photography.  
Day 30

Catching up.

Catching Up


Somehow, I got sidetracked.  I was taking pictures most days, but not posting them.  I'm going to try to get them posted in one fell swoop.

  I call this one "Purple Pansies with Cigarette Butt".  It was taken on the grounds of Cottonwood Mall in Uptown ABQ.  No matter how people try to beautify our surroundings, someone will always come along and crap it up.
 Day 20

This is Scout showing off her pedicure.  She hates having her toenails trimmed or ground, but they are so tough that even regular exercise isn't enough to keep them from growing too long.

Day 21

Another shot of Scout.  She is all slopes and valleys.

Day 22

Gail's college room mate came in from Ohio on the Southwest Chief.  Reminded me of the trains we used to ride before air travel became commonplace.

Day 23

This is the clock in the room where I tutor at Apache Elementary School.

The clock is notable because it is not only inaccurate, it is unreliable.  Everytime I use the room it is off by a different number of hours or minutes.

Day 24

This is Tweed in the last picture I took of him. He was a really nice cat.

The next day, I had him euthanized.

Day 25

Rock in rock.  These are common in the granite boulders in the openspace.

Day 26

Mash Up

Spring is a time when one day is rarely like the last.  The weather is changeable and so are my activities.  Some days are spent mostly indoors while others are so nice it is a crime to stay inside.  These pictures reflect that variety.  If there is a common theme, it is dissimilarity.

I suppose any collection would be incomplete without a selfie.  This one was taken right before I started getting ready for bed.  I had forgotten to take a picture, so this was my default. Day 14

Day 15.  The flowering plums are among the earliest bloomers each spring.

Day 16.  I spotted this truck in my neighbor's driveway...a truck, a motorcycle and a saddle.
All popular means of transportation in the West.

Day 17 This is a new trail where there really shouldn't be one.  People have been cutting a switchback and this is the result.  The next time we have a male rain this trail will erode badly. 

Day 18.  I took pictures but I'm not going to post them.  They are of my insurance card, my Docubank card and my list of medications.  I carry all in my wallet, but I rarely take my wallet for my walks. I do take my phone.  I thought it  would be a good idea to have them with me, so I took their pictures with my phone.  They will be accessible if I am conscious.



Day 19

I walk by these bushes almost every day.  Today it struck me that they look like the bushes on the MAACO commercial.  The one where one neighbor is trimming his hedge to hide his neighbor's ugly car.

What Happened to Thursday?

It  took only eleven days into the Photo a Day for A Year Project to miss a day.  I didn't realize I had until Friday when I was taking a picture of Sadie's latest wound after it had been stapled.  I must have been too busy reading Still Alice which is about Alzheimer's.  Seriously.


So,  here is the picture of Sadie and her staples.

 The vet was in a twit because there had been a delay in getting her in...we were dithering about whether she needed stitches or not.  Vet wanted to sedate her.  Not necessary.  Sadie is stoic.  Day 12

The second picture  is of the dogs, as well.  I have a feeling they will appear often.

Anyway, the very best heater vent in the house is in our bathroom.  All the pets love it.

They plop down right in front of it in deep contentment.  

Scout discovered it not long after she arrived.  And Sadie, being Sadie let her have the best spot.  That continued until yesterday.  Sadie refused to cede her place to Scout.  We say, "Good for you, Sadie."

Day 13

In Like a Lamb

One Day to the Next

     Yesterday, we got about 8" of snow.  It's gone today.   Pretty quick, eh?  Day 8

Sunday night, this lilaac branch was bare.  This is what it looked like Monday morning.

Day 9

This is a tv screen shot taken with my iphone.  KU went on to win this game.  They don't call it March Madness for nothing.    Day 10

If you look closely, there are two fuzzy balls in the center of this picture that don't belong in a pine tree.  The first fall we were here in ABQ, a big wind blew two attached sycamore seed balls from our neighbor's sycamore tree into our pine tree.  There they have remained.  It's been about 2 and a half years now.  They are looking pretty tattered.  Day 11