Strike a pose … vogue …
Strike a pose … vogue. This juvenile Mockingbird was just chilling on the fence, taking in the sun …
Spotted this rainbow on me back stoop steps … 🌈
Spotted this rainbow on me back stoop steps … 🌈
A Robber Fly munching on another fly …
Spotted this Robber Fly munching on another fly in the garden. A close look and you can see where it’s beak has pierced the fly, and it’s just liquifying it’s innards …
Sometimes, I think the dad is the bigger kid …
Sometimes, I think the dad is the bigger kid. Either way, these kids had a blast in the sprinkler @Chisolm’s. And then they all want to hug him …
A very beautiful female cardinal fledgling …
A very beautiful female cardinal fledgling …
Our lone caterpillar cocoon is doing well … 🐛 🦋
Our lone caterpillar cocoon is doing well, and should emerge a butterfly in about 5-7 more days … 🐛 🦋
The old-timers love their bocce ball @Whitestone Park …
The old-timers love their bocce ball @Whitestone Park. They’re out there all year long, rain, snow, blazing heat …
Jerry Seinfeld holding a Tweety Pez …
It’s not a Pez dispenser (per se), but it has a Pez, and the rules for OCD require that I collect it. It’s the Jerry Seinfeld Funko Pop! holding a Tweety Pez dispenser. Famous from one of it’s episodes. A special addition to me Pez Collection, and joins […]
We have the new European Father’s Day Pez …
We have the new European Father’s Day Pez dispenser created for Dad’s in Europe and beyond. Like it’s American cousin, it also has Super Dad on the stem, but it’s a cool looking moustache. An excellent special addition to the Pez collection, and museum …
We had a runner, but I found it … 🐛 🦋
We had a runner, but I found it. One of the 3 caterpillars survived, and was looking like it was going to cocoon. So, we went to bed. Instead, it decided to roam around, and when we woke up, it was missing. This has happened before, where they […]
New Pez Dragon Fruit Mascot …
Pez just surprised everyone with a new candy flavor, with it’s own new mascot. Meet the Pez Dragon Fruit Mascot. The candy is quite good, and I think there is some connection to Game of Thrones. Very nice new addition to the Pez collection, and Mascot family …
I fixed their asses, arrogant bastards ….
Some knucklehead in Malba decided to remove all the No Standing 9pm – 9am signs along the jetty, and replace them with fraudulent No Standing Anytime signs. A real cheap job too, cause they only printed one side of the sign. Besides, it’s missing all of the usual […]
Now this was interesting … ants attacking praying mantises …
2 weeks ago this praying mantis egg case produced about 200 mantids. I left it outside, after they all emerged. Or so I thought. The other day, I happen to notice more mantids emerging. As I’m watching I then notice an army of ants start to arrive and […]
Laughing gulls enjoying the beach …
Laughing gulls enjoying the beach …
Have I mentioned that I love bees too ???
Have I mentioned that I love bees too ???
We also have the Monk parakeets at the Jetty …
We also have the Monk parakeets at the Jetty …
Another starling nest at the Jetty …
I’ve been keeping an eye on another starling nest at the Jetty. Looks like this one still has 2 fledglings that are being coaxed to come out by both momma and it’s other 2 siblings. These guys make a nest in the tightest of places …
The 3 caterpillars are doing well …
The 3 caterpillars are doing well, and have changed to their next stage. You can even see the prior stage skin that was shed. Still hoping I have enough fennel to keep them going …
A Pez Mascot family photo …
A Pez Mascot family photo …
Yes Virginia, they have RATS in Malba … 🐀
Yes Virginia, they have RATS in Malba. The homes may cost ~$2,000,000, but them gots rats running loose at the Jetty … 🐀
Here’s one sickly kitty kat …
Here’s one sickly kitty kat. Spotted the neighbors new stray kitten walking around our yard. This kitten has a serious double eye infection. So, I did the neighborly thing, and brought it back … Yuk !!!
We have 3 caterpillars growing quite well …
Well, 3 of the eggs that the black swallowtail butterfly laid hatched, and we have 3 caterpillars growing quite well. I’m still having a fennel issue, and hope to be able to bring these 3 to cocoon. They are doing well, and growing nicely …
Spotted this male black swallowtail, looking for well …. tail …
Spotted this male black swallowtail, looking for well …. tail …
This one tree was home to a load of bees, and quite a few squirrels …
This one tree was home to a load of bees, and quite a few squirrels …
Spotted the Night Heron at Chisolm Park …
Spotted the Night Heron at Chisolm Park …
The Pez Grape Mascot is new to the collection …
The Pez Grape Mascot is new to the collection, and joins the new Cherry and other flavors in the Pez Collection. And I picked up an extra for HjL, the mini-me Pez collector …
A robin drying off after a bath …
Here’s an interesting sequence of pics of a robin drying off after a bath …
It was just me and the song sparrow waiting for the sunrise at 0530am … 🎶
It was just me and the song sparrow waiting for the sunrise at 0530am…. At least the music was good 🎶
Partial solar eclipse during sunrise over the Point …
Despite the clouds, I got a few decent pics of the partial solar eclipse during sunrise … One of them taken through my solar eclipse glasses …
Spotted our first Black Swallowtail butterfly laying eggs …
I spotted our first Black Swallowtail butterfly laying eggs on the ‘dill’ plants. We’re having an issue with getting real fennel this year, so we’ve had to replace with dill, and today she showed up and laid a few eggs. The plants are not doing well, so it […]
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