Animal Stories
Cooped Up Stan's Chicken House
Stan has had back yard chickens for a few years. They weren't something he wanted as a childhood dream, but his adopted kids wanted chickens so he built them a first rate coop, feeds them, keeps their cage clean, and can't kill them because his daughter...
Horned Toad Starbucks Parking Lot
Starbucks in my city are ubiquitous. For a couple of bucks for fresh coffee I can mingle with tech savvy people who lean towards globalism, free healthcare for all, living wage checks from Uncle Sam, electric cars. This morning, in my local...
Llamas Larkspur, Colorado
Llamas are an important working animal in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and other high Andes South American countries used to transport goods where vehicles can't go. This llama,far from its home and relatives, is boarded at Dave's daughter Kim's house in the...
Bird Bath Old Town, Albuquerque, 2018
This fountain stands in a plaza in Albuquerque's Old Town and this morning, while Alan and I walk the square, local birds play and preen in its cool waters. Birds enjoy showers and they don't need soap, soap dishes, or towels. From their songs, I don't...
Sunflowers Requiem for Winston
This morning, in the rough, I don't look for my errant drive. One of our foursome's little dog, Winston, was bit by a rattler and died on another course a few weeks ago. A golf ball,even a new one, is not worth coming face to face with a poisonous viper....
Rocking Horse For the Grandkids
In Charlie's front entry, his project materials are carefully spread on the floor. There are drills and hammers, paint brushes, screwdrivers, scissors and a set of instructions, if needed. In Charlie's newest project, the rocking horse rockers are...
Flamingos A long way from home
Flamingos are often seen in front yards as plastic yard ornaments, and double as stir sticks in fancy lounge drinks. This evening, the Albuquerque zoo is hosting a music concert. Surrounding the stage, families and friends have spread umbrellas,...
No Pets At the Marble Street Brewery
Pets, in America, have become more than pets. At the Marble Brewery, the limits to their importance are clearly stated on step risers leading to the second floor. It is only a matter of time before this road house rule against pets going...
Snake Country Santa Ana Golf Course, Albuquerque
Golf is not a dangerous sport except to your ego. It is not leaping out of an airplane with a small chute to land you safely. It is not driving a race car around curves over two hundred miles an hour. It is not getting tackled by a three hundred and...
Critters Watch your Dashboard
Crazy glued to the dashboard, these critters listen to talk radio. They are also familiar with Top Fifty tunes, political lies, opinions, advertisements, trivia, propaganda, " Fake News" and World News. Some of these critters seem like animals we should...
Snakes At the Rattlesnake Museum
Snakes don't have fingers, toes, arms, or legs. They are coldblooded and need sun to get stirring. Cultures throughout human history have worshiped them, reviled them, and eaten them. For photography and curiosity reasons, Joan, visiting from Boston, has...
Horsing Around Alan's cookie jar
In the 1950's, Patsy Cline was the premier country western singer. Her lyrics mirrored those of today; broken relationships, falling in and out of love, working for a living, heartaches and headaches. She was talked up in the tabloids, wore clothes as...
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