It’s aLiVe!

Dawn

As. you can see and hear in the above video, I got the Frankenguitar wired up and working. I adapted Frankenfurter’s “Sweet Transvestite” from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for the song. I recorded myself playing and singing live and added effects in post-production. That’s why the solo is iffy since I only had one take to play it. You will notice in the credits at the end of the video the guitarist/singer is named “Teem.” Teem comes from telemarketers from foreign countries who call the office and ask for Teem. A trivia question: Can anyone tell me what Narazeth, PA, has to do with guitars?

It’s Alive
Adapted from Sweet Transvestite
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

How d’you do
I think you’ve met
My Frankenstein guitar
I’m a little brought down
Because when you knocked
I thought you would bring me a cigar
I’ve got it all strung up, come and look
Don’t judge the guitar by my cover
It’s not much of a guitar by the light of day
But by night, it’s one hell of a strummer
It’s my blue Frankenguitar
From Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Willa and Walter did not want to get up this morning. Walter finally gave me Maddogs for rousing her.

Iris

White iris and bumblebee

Morning sky

Marble lounging

Spunk, Glenda, and Loki lounging

Sunset

Eye Of Owlet

Sunrise

Whoot are you?

Owlet peeking out at the paparazzi. There was another photographer checking on the owlets.

Osric Owl’s ear tufts blowing in the wind.

Osric Owl watching a couple wth three dogs walking under his perch. He was only 10 feet above them.

The moon the day before yesterday and today.

Sunset

Blow Me Down!

Red sky at morning. High wind warning

That saying is true for today. We still have high winds, as I type.

The irrigation ditch is dry.

A funny thing happened on the way to the blogosphere. Brad and I were discussing birds wishing paparazzi get struck by lightning. I noticed that all the irrigation ditches have had no water in them in the past few days, even though the river is running higher. The birds’ wishes missed the paparazzi and zapped the irrigation pumps instead. I got a text from the Mayorodomo that the irrigation pumps were down due to being struck by lightning.

Doesn’t take long to get dry, cracked earth in a dry and windy environment.

Nora Owl was secure in her nest, but we did not see Orsic Owl this afternoon.

Rough water on the Rio Grande

Puddle ducks blown up against the bank by the high winds.

Wind making waves on the water.

T=Towers

Dual dragons driving their way through the wind.

Dusty pink at sunset

Dusk

TNBC

Christmas Eve Dawn

It’s the night before Christmas
And all through the house
The cats are all quiet and lying about
Dreaming of catnip and catching a mouse
While Blue waits for the rat in the fridge to thaw out
The birds are all ready to roost for the night
To wait for the fat guy with a beard that’s all white
Then they all looked at me round-eyed and distraught
“You’re fat with white hair and a white beard, are you not?”
I’m fat, my beard’s white, that I cannot deny
But I’m not him, I assure you, and I’ll tell you why
He’s jolly, wears red, and carries a sack
I’m a curmudgeon and cranky, and I always wear black
But before you all get your tails in a twitch
Besides old Santa, there’s La Befana, the witch
So, one or the other or both they may call
Offering peace and prosperity for one and for all

Christmas Eve Sunrise

Sheep, Glenda & Silver dreaming of catnip and catching a mouse. Well, maybe not the Sheep.

Marble: “Bah humbug! Wipe that smile off your silly face, Santa!”

Marble: “Talk to the Christmas paw!”

Silver: “Crown me the Cat of Cats!”

Silver’s bow
Silver’s bow
It’s Christmas time for the kitties
Ding-a-ling
He’s Kitty King
Tomorrow will be Christmas Day

Gwendolyn: “Hey, stupid Paparazzo! You’re not the only cranky curmudgeon wearing all black!”

Moonrise over Resa’s tree on Chrismas Eve.

Roundabout

Sunrise

I made a roundabout between Corrales and Rio Rancho while running errands in the late afternoon.

View of the Sandias from the border between Corrales and Rio Rancho.

Looking south from the border.

A partial rainbow was a pleasant surprise.

The base of the Monzanos covered with snow.

Black lace trees at sunset

Sunset

More Gray

Moon got caught in black lace trees trying to shine through the clouds last night.

Dawn was quite colorful.

Sunrise was drab

Cottonball clouds at 9:00

Thick clouds at noon

Cranes at 3:00

Gray sunset at 5:00

No moon is seen through thick clouds over black lace trees tonight.