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Left: I stood still and listened while this birdie sang a wondrous song for me, its beak wide open. Right and center: Every morning I am thanking God and my Mother for the gorgeous sunrise that fills me with happiness. My older daughter lives in Panama City, Central America, for three weeks...

When my Boxer dog was still a little puppy, I took him on a walk. With his nose on the ground, my puppy bumped into this metal ornament and instantly panicked. He took off and pulled me down kissing the dirt. I didn't take my puppy this way for a second time. Our little town has so many...

Left: I showed my second wife several parcels of land to build a house. She always said, "That's fine." Then I saw a two-line ad in the newspaper that intrigued me. So, I showed her 2 1/2 acres of total wilderness with a little creek running through it. Looking around, I lost her. I called and...

Some flowers in my wife's garden. @Muskrat I just can't imagine a life without a dog in the house. Life wouldn't be complete without a dog. My kids grew up with dogs, and now they and my grandson have their own pups.

Pictures taken on my today's morning hike. When I drop the leash to take a picture, then my pups freeze and are unable to walk till I pick up the leash again. A dark cloud bank is covering the sunrise. Bees are busy and birds are singing. @David777 I never had an inkling of Covid...

Dear @Pinky The Vet wanted to put Otto (green light) to sleep, but I want to keep him a little bit longer. I obtained pain medication for him. My 10-year old big guy (orange light) also has a problem. I am trying to find a replacement for Otto. www.24petconnect.com is indexing over three...

Waiting for sunrise. The excitement grows. 6 miles up, an airplane is already basking in the sun..........................while a hawk is still waiting. Even a crow is at the lookout for the sun..................................................Can you see it? The first soft sun rays strike...

Left: Already at sunrise, a bee is searching for nectar. Right: I happen to know that they have a tiny Chihuahua. Nevertheless, it is brave enough to scrare you, LOL. On the other side of the Santa Ana Mountains is the Pacific Ocean. Very sad but Otto on the left has cancer. Left: Up to...

In a few months I'll be ninety, but my arms and feet have hardly any wrinkles. That is, no loss of muscle mass. Why? Exercise and more exercise, every day as long as I can remember. (Left my arm and right a thigh.) But for my face I use Retinol. Left: Usual one-plus hour hiking in the...

A windstorm knocked down several large Eucalyptus tree branches this morning covering our main driveway. Luckily my son-in-law immediately came over to clean up the mess. In the meantime, I sat on the telephone to hire a plumber to change the gas valve to which our new gas range can be hooked...

Another glorious sunrise, somewhat hidden by southern monsoon clouds coming up from the Pacific via Mexico. Top right: The first sunrays strike (left) Mt. San Antonio, aka Mt Baldy, 10,000 ft and (right) Cucamonga Peak 8,800 ft. Center: What I call "coyote land" where I go hiking every morning...

Sorry, I misunderstood KSav (see his comment below.) Item withdrawn. When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be...

@horseless carriage Can I send you some of my ties to go along with your colorful shirts? Don't laugh; I mean it. I have 3 dozen. @hollydolly You are darned right, they are from the 70ties. I still love them but get melancholic looking at them. 15 years ago, my PCP assured me that my PSA...

Left: My wife drove my older daughter 80 miles to LAX. At 10:50 pm (22:50 hours) my daughter left LAX on her 15 hour non-stop flight to Sydney. While working in Zhuhai/China (left white arrow) my daughter had some Aussie friends in the expat community who invited her to come for a visit. --...

All pictures taken 1 - 2 hours ago on our morning hike in coyote land. Left: Coyotes are solitary hunters, but this morning I saw a pack of four. Must have been a family with the cubs still hanging around. Right: What a beautiful owl. No wounds. Must have died of old age. The eyes and beak...