Photos
Goat heads – bane of my dog’s existence
Little known fact: tumbleweeds* are covered in these vicious little thorny things, which fall off and get stuck in shoes and feet, to painful effect. *Update: A friend clarified that while tumbleweeds do have thorny growths, they aren’t the source of goat heads. That source is a ground-creeping plant called (among other nicknames) “Goat head”. […]
Beautiful sky views from last night
Here are three beautiful sky views that I caught on camera during my walk last night. All three were taken within 15 minutes of each other. (Click the pics for larger versions.)
Working outside
My oldest dog Cali has been grappling with balance issues/vertigo, and can’t really go inside as a result. So he spends the whole night out in the yard–which he doesn’t really mind, since he prefers the outside anyway. He misses my company though, and vice versa. But I work every night, usually right until I […]
World’s Saddest Litter?
All litter is lame…but this litter near my house somehow seemed sadder than most:
Someone call The Weekly World News…
I think this photo speaks for itself, but in case it doesn’t… BIGFOOT IS HIDING IN AN ANTHILL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD! Or maybe it’s BIGFOOT CAPTURED BY ANTS IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT! I don’t know exactly what it is, but it’s clearly something. Theories are invited.
First mega-salad at my new place
It’s been slow going getting set up at my new place. One side effect of that is that I still don’t have a real refrigerator. Thus it has been tough to keep up with my burgeoning giant salad addiction. I took a pass at making a salad a while back, but due to limited supplies […]
Lake LA in the Early Morning
This is actually a full 360-degree view, though it doesn’t quite look like it like this. You can click any of the individual images to see the full, non-square version.