Another Mystery Pix

The Mystery Pix has turned out blue

But what it is is up to you 

We made it to the beach.

The Fuzz went out for a walk this morning, around sunrise.

He watched this little bird getting some breakfast.

Yet Another

Here's
an
easy
one
for
ya.

Doggy Henna Tummy

How about this one.

A Doggy Henna Tummy!
Does somebody have too much time on they're hands?
Or is it just for fun.
But how did they get the pooch so passive?
Another of life's great mysteries.

Regarding That Mystery Pix

Well, since everyone is waiting for the mystery to be reveled, here it is.Actually, that Vi seemed to have it.
But, for some reason she wouldn't come out and just say it.
The Fuzz got this shot a while back when we went to hear the Air Force's
Heritage Aire Celtic Ensemble.
They were pretty good, actually, real good.
The people who played were not all the same ones as in the pix on the web site*, but they were impressive. The Fuzz is quite fond of this sort of music. And for an example of your tax dollars at work, we sent off for a free official CD of this great music, courtesy of our Uncle Sam.

*This seems to have something to due with the military's way of doing things, which we won't get into here.

Little Mac

Meet, Little Mac.

Little Mac is the latest addition to The Fuzz's tool kit. He is hoping that Little Mac will help out with his latest project. Little Mac has the advantage of being portable, unlike our Main Mac.

This means that Little Mac can travel, like maybe to the beach, or some other place.
Little Mac is not what one would consider "State of the Art", but should suffice for anything The Fuzz can handle, himself.
It just seemed right to explain why The Fuzz has been a bit slack here lately. So, there you have it. It's hard to believe that only a few short years ago The Fuzz didn't even know how to cut one of these things on. But now he's been dragged into this 21st century, big time.

Latest Mystery Pix

And here it is
Our latest exciting
Mystery Pix!

More Turtle Stuff

We have had a few Turtle Posts lately. So The Fuzz says, why not one more? So here we go again.
The Fuzz's Sweetie found this one digging a hole not far from our Spiffy Brick Patio. We assume it is a she, and she was fixing to lay some eggs.
We did play with her, just a little.
But then, we let her go to finish her business. Which she did. The Fuzz's Sweetie noted the location for preservation, and perhaps, sometime, we may be able to see even more tiny turtles tripping around out here!

Movie Stuff

It seems like the old Fuzz has been getting a bit slack here. I would make excuses for him, how he's been busy and all. But, I mean, not posting since the 6th?
The truth is he has been involved in another project, which we won't get into at this time.We did watch this flick last night, Renaissance. It was pretty good. It was done in an unusual style, as you can see from this pix The Fuzz ripped off.

Here's a couple more pix to illustrate. We did enjoy the change from what you usually see.

This approach went well with the futuristic plot. It's worth watching and comes with The Fuzz's recommendation. How can you beat that?
We got it from that infamous Netflix.

Bambi

The other day, as we were winding down for the evening, the Young Daughter came running in, wanting us to "come quick".She had been down in the woods by the creek and found this little Fawn. The Fuzz and His Sweetie ran down to look and it was still there.
Realizing this was one of those Photo Opportunities, The Fuzz ran back for his camera.The little thing didn't seem to be afraid of us. We were able to walk up to it and pet on it.
We never did see Mommy anywhere though.
We finally went back up to the trailer figuring Mommy would show up to get Little Bambi. And later when we checked on him, he was gone.

Yet Another Mystery Pix

Let's start the month with a nice easy Mystery Pix.

Sheepdog Trials

We went over to see a bit of the Sheepdog Trials Saturday.
It was pretty interesting. The Fuzz's Sweetie saw something about it in the local paper. We had heard of it before, but never thought to go.
As you can see in the picture above, there were a lot of these black and white dogs there.
This was a first for us. The Fuzz's Sweetie brought along a friend who was interested also. The folks out there seemed nice enough. They were willing to answer The Fuzz's pretty basic questions about what was going on out there. We enjoyed it.
First the dog has to run all the way across the field to get the sheep. These shots were taken with a zoomy-type lens so the distance is a bit distorted. It was really a pretty good ways across.
The dog has to herd the 4 sheep back across the field to the handler, who I guess is a sheepherder. On the way they are supposed to pass though a gate out there in the middle of the middle. You can see that happening in that 2nd pix. After they get to the handler, he/she sends them back out to pass though a couple more gates out in the field. The handler is using a whistle to tell the dog where to take the sheep. When they get back again, the dog and handler have to separate the sheep into two groups. This seems to be a bit tricky as the sheep don't seem to like it. That's what they're doing in those next couple pix. After that, they put them in a small pen. All this has to happen in 9 min. The dog in that next pix looks just a little different than the others. The woman said it has a bit of Bearded Collie in it. What ever it was, it seemed to do the best out of the few we saw.And here's a couple of the spectators taking it easy in the shade.

Turtles Of The East

Since we're on this Turtle Thing, The Fuzz thought it might be a good time for this wonderful
Turtle Combo.

This was a collaborative effort by a couple of local unknowns.
Hope you enjoy it.

More Turtles

And since we're on the subject, here's a look at some more Turtles in a rendition by one of The Fuzz's favorite Little Known Local Artists.

Slow Visitor

Things have been a bit slow around here lately. We have been staying busy, but not much of anything new or exciting. Until now.
As The Fuzz looked out the window the other day, (We won't go into detail on what he was doing at the time) he saw this visitor out in the yard by the edge of the woods.As you can see, he's a pretty good sized fellow. And mean. I suppose The Fuzz might have aggravated him a little, but this does seem to be a bit of overreaction.
He couldn't even get along with the Kitty Cats. What a Grouch!The Fuzz doesn't understand why he was so unsociable, but in the end there was nothing left for it but to just leave him to himself. But The Fuzz was thankful to still have all his fingers. We got tiered of waiting for him to leave, so we just went back to our own affairs. Later in the day, he was gone, who knows where.

Alice Packer

The Fuzz took Alice camping this weekend.
His Sweetie and Young Daughter went too. Here is a picture of Alice, his ALICE pack. In this shot Alice has been removed from the frame The Fuzz rides her on. This is a handy feature since it's easier to squeeze her into the tent with His Sweetie and himself. The Fuzz picked up Alice one day at work some time ago. That was back before the New World Order where the trash is never handled by real people.
In that situation, Alice would have been doomed. But thankfully, those were saner days, and Alice was rescued. Still, she had no visible means of support at the time, but that big hearted Fuzz took her in anyway. Just a little modification was all that was needed to make her a match for his old pack frame, and they have gone on to serve together quite effectively.
They did have a fine camping trip. It was short, only 1 night, but the weather was excellent. It was good to get off into the mountains again even if only for a short time.

His Ride

Since the weather has warmed up a bit, The Fuzz has been using his bike for his daily commute. It's a nice ride into town with the mist lying in the fields and sun rising behind the trees.

Here is a portrait of his beat up old bike, done by a little known, local artist.

It's nothing fancy, but it gets him there.

The Final Piece

Here is the last instalment of the saga of the destruction of our tea kettle.
Last time, we showed you our Brand New Whistling Tea Kettle. But you may recall, that this was all brought about by a catastrophic failure of one of the large burners on our excellent cook stove. And so, that also was replaced. And here is a look at that. And so, the repairs are compleat. Isn't life exciting?

The Replacement

In the previous post we related the story behind the loss of our faithful tea kettle. While it is possible to boil tea water in any sauce pan, there is nothing like the whistling tea kettle. If nothing else, tradition demands it. And so as it was a rainy morning, we went off to the city in search of a suitable replacement. And here, The Fuzz is proud to present, our Brand New Shiny Tea Kettle!
Now all that remains, is for The Fuzz to find a replacement burner for our "cooker". With luck, things should be back to normal by tomorrow evening.

Fire in the Hole

With the Young Daughter off on an overnight visit, The Fuzz and His Sweetie had the evening to themselves.
So after stopping by the old place to take care of some yard work, they went out their favorite Mexican Restaurant for some dinner. Then it was back to the woods for some coffee and an evening at home.
That was pretty nice.
In the morning they even got to stay in the bed until they actually wanted to get up. Again a nice change.
Yet it did turn out to be an exciting morning after all. You will note, in the above pix, the somewhat damaged burner to the cook stove. As the tea kettle was happily heating up, there was a sudden pop and flash of light. This turned into the sound of what seemed to be an arc welder as sparks and smoke flew up from the stove.
It seems that we experienced a burner blowout here. Unfortunately it also blew out out our water kettle. (Note at the red arrow) And as can be seen at the right, in this interior view, the kettle is ruint.
But things could have been worse. What would have happened if The Fuzz and His Sweetie had not been right there to witness this? Would they now be sitting out there in the rain sadly looking over the charred ruins of their home? I don't know, but it did make for an exciting morning around here.