Lightning and Lily got their summer haircuts yesterday and look much trimmer.
Category: Background
Extreme Sunrise
I’ve been going back through my folders of digital images and doing some pruning. I found this photo of a sunrise from December 2008 which I never posted.
Orion
Good Hair Day

So Orion’s beard is a bit mussed: remember what he looked like yesterday! The groomer reports that he was pretty good for his first haircut, and they even invited him back. The area that would have formed his “skirt” in a traditional schnauzer cut was too matted, so he is clipped short in two different lengths, with his legs and lower sides slightly longer than his back. Next time, she will try to clip the legs even longer. I like being able to see his eyes, for a change.
You Think…
Tulips
Stalking

I felt like I was stalking the hummingbirds last night as I waited by the feeder to take this shot. So far this spring, I have only seen Broad-tailed Hummingbirds and not the smaller, even more aggressive, Rufous Hummingbirds.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Still Life, With Hummingbirds

The hummingbirds were feeding behind me as I took this photo. They are going full bore from dusk to dawn, and emptying one feeder a day. Last night I counted seven at one feeder at one time. I don’t believe I have ever seen that many at the same feeder before. I really like these new feeders since they can be completely dismantled for cleaning. The only thing I don’t like about them is that it can be hard to tell when one is empty.






