Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
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Category Archives: Pets The Purple Martin nest building has begun in earnest now. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that last year I added new Gourd housing, and this year I added a new Trendsetter house. The Purple Martins really seem to enjoy the new Trendsetter house and I would venture to say…  This post isn’t about butterflies nor wildlife, but I couldn’t resist posting a few new photos of Maggie, my 11 year old Golden Retriever. The thing about Golden Retrievers is that they seem to prematurely age in their facial hair. Maggie has been no different. When she was younger she was a much darker color,…  These two looked so cute together I had Leecy take a picture with her iPhone. Maggie (Golden Retriever) is looking really old in the face, especially now that she had one of her canine teeth removed. Her face is also very grey. Although she is now 10 years old, her energy level is still very…  Poor Maggie. She’s my 10 year old Golden Retriever. The other day she was chewing on a bone and cracked one of her canines in half. I could tell just from looking at it that she would probably need to have it removed. Sure enough, I took her into the vet and he said the…  Maggie is my 10 year old (as of January 10) Golden Retriever. She’s had a rough December and January. I take that back. I’ve had a rough December and January worrying about her, she’s just been a little stressed because of her recent visit to the vet. Back in December we took Maggie to the…  I bought Leecy a new camera for her trip to the Galapagos next year. It’s a Canon PowerShot D10. It’s “supposed” to be able to take pictures and videos underwater, so we decided to see if it really works. First a few distance shots. Here’s Sascha the German Shepherd trying out her new Ruffwear Doggie… Okay, I’ve done it. I’ve cataloged most all my books. I still have some computer books at work I need to catalog, but for this blog I think I’m complete. I’ve organized the books into sections and I’ll also make the list available for download should you choose to keep it as a reference for… I’m a little challenged right now with photography. It’s so dang hot and humid that I just haven’t been in the mood to go outside to take pictures. Even when I do go outside to take a quick picture, my lenses get so fogged up from the humidity that I completely miss the shot. Fortunately,…  We’re really cooking in Houston today. It’s supposed to be around 100 degrees. I got up before 7 am and it was already very hot. Whereas I just wanted to take a few pictures then go back inside where it is cool, my crazy German Shepherd, Sascha, LOVES to be outside in the heat. She’s…  Sascha (German Shepherd) and Maggie (Golden Retriever) joined us out in the yard while we were releasing the six Monarch Butterflies (more on that in a later post). Maggie is now 9 years old and is somewhat showing her age. Her muzzle has definitely turned gray, she has some light cataracts, and she tends to… Delilah is our rescued mixed breed Cat who thinks she’s a dog, or as Leecy calls her, a Cog. She can play fetch for an hour at a time, and actually retrieves better than Maggie (our Golden Retriever) ever did. She loves this little squeaky mouse. Leecy or I will throw it, Delilah will dash…  Leecy saw this occurring yesterday and took a picture of it today. It’s a type of Husky Dog being eaten by Black Vultures off on the side of the road. Here’s what kind of disturbs me. One, this dog is far enough away from the road that it was either placed there or perhaps it… Coco, our African Grey Parrot, loves to talk. I’m not even sure she makes any typical Parrot noises. The problem is, Coco is no dummy and she knows when a camera or video camera is pointed towards her. Then she suddenly becomes shy. In this brief video clip, you’ll hear Coco say the following: Sascha… You wouldn’t think a large German Shepherd like Sascha would be safe around a small kitten like Delilah. However, Sascha is very gentle around Delilah. In fact, Delilah is much more aggressive than Sascha. I’ve actually seen her hang on Sascha’s mouth with one of her claws. Despite the typical reputation of Cats and Dogs,…  I thought this might provoke an interesting discussion. Have any of you ever crate trained your cat? We have. Why? Honestly, Leecy started the whole thing when I went on vacation. You may recall that I went to the Texas Hill Country and took Sascha (German Shepherd) with me. At the time I forgot to… |
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