A Frayed Knot

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Timothy Price53 Comments

The state of the cats’ scratching post reminded me of a very old joke I heard last century:

A string went into a bar and ordered a beer. The bartender told the string that he didn’t serve strings. The string left the bar, tied itself in a knot, fluffed up its top, went back in the bar, and ordered a beer. The bartender looked sideways at the string and asked: “Aren’t you that string that was in here a few minutes ago?” The string answered: “No sir! I’m a frayed knot!”

The cats have enjoyed their scratching post so much they have frayed the knots.

A frayed knot

Loki

Gwendolyn

Loki

Loki and Gwendolyn

Loki

71.4% Waxing Gibbous

The Last of the First Moon of 2021

February 9, 2021 Timothy Price36 Comments

The 11th is the new moon, but this is the last moonrise of the first moon of 2021 that I will see.

5% waning crescent moon 6:15 am February 9, 2021.

Pensive owl

Penultimate Moon Morning

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Timothy Price42 Comments

The second to the last moon before the new moon.

18% waning crescent moon 6:25 am February 8, 2021.

X marks the spot

View from South Bend at 5:20 pm tonight.

Owls with their ear tufts blowing in the wind this afternoon.

Suffering Succotash, Birds!

February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 Timothy Price53 Comments

“Suffering succotash! Do I see birds?”

18% waning crescent moon February 7, 2021

Splash Landing

February 5, 2021 Timothy Price55 Comments

Splash landing at dusk

“Non che male! Almost as good as ‘Diving @ Dusk’!”

35.1% waning crescent moon 6:15 am February 5, 2021.

Diving @ Dusk

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Timothy Price33 Comments

Owl diving at dusk

Talented talons

It’s half the moon it used to be. 46.6% Waning Crescent 6:19 am February 4, 2021.

Muskrat, Mama, Moon

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Timothy Price39 Comments

Muskrat

Mama

68.3% Waning Gibbous behind a thin layer of clouds at 6:05 am February 2, 2021.

All That Remains

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Timothy Price36 Comments

We have a real mystery on our hands with the mess left at the back door of the office. I’ll put the blame on La Llorona since there is an old acequia that runs under the parking lot about 50 feet from this mess.

“Don’t look at me! I didn’t eat no stinking human!”

78.9% Waning Gibbous. 6:15 am February 1, 2021.

Of Cloudscapes and Cats

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Timothy Price57 Comments

The clouds over the Sandias this morning made beautiful cloudscapes, some with rainbow colors made by the rising sun reflecting off ice crystals in the thin clouds. Other clouds cast shadows as the sun rose above them.

Sasha

Silver

Loki

Spunk

Gwendolyn

Intermission

Marble

Ice crystals reflecting colors in the clouds.

Glenda

Moon in the western sky before sunrise.

Moon behind Mama Owl before sunrise

Mama Owl at sundown

Daddy Owl watching the birds flit around below him at sunset.

Mama Owl hopped over to another branch so I could get a shot of her from the levee after sunset.

First Full Moon of 2021

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Timothy Price51 Comments

The clouds were still hanging low behind the Sandias when the first full moon of 2021 rose cost to 6:00 pm tonight. Between the brightness of the full moon and the clouds, my lenses had trouble finding a sharp edge to get a sharp focus. I miss the old days when I could dial a lens to infinity and the moon would be in focus. I didn’t have to deal with finding edges in bright objects to focus on.