Cows by the Ocean

The Gadsden...

So, as my ventures into the land of HDR photography take me farther, I decided to photograph the interior of the Gadsden Hotel in Douglas, Arizona. Kinda looks better than the original....what do you think?

Autumn Sunset Near Tombstone

It's a beautiful season here in Southeast Arizona. The sunsets are glorious, and today we have huge winds! I can't believe it's actually going to drop down to the 20's tomorrow night. It's October! Ah, well...the pilot light in the heater is lit, the house is cozy...all is well!

iMovie Fun

I'm just learning how to use iMovie on my Mac, and found some video I had shot with my Leica digital camera. This one's Sandman playing at Elmo's several months back.

Cool

Coatamundi Tales...the continuing saga

Now I DO know how the little critter was getting in! It's a place in my bedroom (eek!) where a pipe goes up to the attic. There was enough space for him to squeeze through and now there is plastic there. I just happened to be cleaning the shelves where he chewed up my bra and heard him pulling on the plastic, so, I jammed my cleaning cloth up in the hole and then taped it up with electrical tape. Now, I jammed two hardbound volumes (Carolina Nature and Tree Identification) just under the spot so that when he makes his way past the cloth (which I'm pretty sure he will) and then chews through the electrical tape (wouldn't put it past him), he will find that the area is too small to squeeze through because of the books. What can I say? I'm spooked. I can hear him rustling around in the attic space trying to figure out another plan. Suppertime...he wants IN.

A Strange Visitor In The House

So, this evening I was sitting in the living room of my house watching a DVD with Ray...and, I see out of the corner of my eye what I think is a kitten with a long and bushy tail coming out of my kitchen...WHAT the %#$k? How did it get in my house, anyway?

Turns out it's a Ring Tailed Cat - the Arizona State Mammal, amazingly enough. It slinked into my bedroom and under my bed. Then, it wandered into the living room and under the couch. I was barefoot and being a bit wimpy about it possibly being rabid, although it seemed quite docile.

Ray helped by ushering it toward an open door, which it eventually found. But, first, while it was in my bedroom it started climbing the shelving. That's when I captured it in this photo (because even I kind of wasn't believing that this little creature found its way into my house).

So, here it is - my little visitor...it's still a mystery as to how and where it entered my house!

Autumn in Southeast Arizona

Autumn is here! There's a crispness in the air and the skies are beautiful. Maybe we're not really ready for the temps to drop into the 40's overnight, but, it seems Mother Nature is heading in that direction whether we're ready or not. Ah, well...bring it on! I've got my pilot light lit on the heater and can handle it! (I think).

Here's a photo I took yesterday at Whitewater Draw. Ray & I took a wonderful and amazing drive out to the Chiricahuas and then crossed the mountain pass to the other side. What a wonderland of scenery, all in one day! I'll post a shot from the Chiricahuas as well. For now, here's some serenity with birds and water at sunset. Thanks to Ray for "posing" for the shot...