Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn starting to line up as they shine through the thin cloudcover.
Sunrise
Dragonflies
Sasha was checking out the temperature. “Hey, Paparazzo! It’s upside down!”
Rio Samba, Abraham Darby, and Altissimo
Moon in the clouds
Crescent moon at 34.4% full
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn 4:50 am.
Jupiter is making its way around Mars preparing for another alignment.
Do you see any shapes in the clouds in the above photo?
Do you see shapes in this photo?
Daddy Owl Shopping for dinner
Laurie was out before I was, and got Peter, Paul, and Mary on the end of the Tangle Heart Tree.
When I got up to the Tangle Heart Tree there all three owlets were in the tree, but Peter was in front of Paul and Mary was sitting on the backside of the left-hand branch.
Peter, Paul, and Mary from the backside of the Tangle Heart Tree.
Paul looking over Peter’s shoulder
The Owlets were frolicking in the Tangle Heart Tree (click on the gallery to see a slide show).
A pensive Mary
Jupiter rose a minute after Mars this morning. They were very close together. Stars in the early morning sky. The moon rose looking away from Venus.
I woke up at 4:30 am to see Jupiter and Mars rising side by side.
Mars & Jupiter. Jupiter with moons. Saturn.
Peter, Mama Owl, Paul and Mary
Paul with Mary. Mary
Sunset
Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn at 5:17 am. Jupiter is catching up to Mars.
Mama Owl in the top of the tree above Paul and Mary. Peter in the tree across the ditch.
Mary was napping, but then she popped right up when Mama brought her a mouse.
Feeding Mary and little more of whatever Mama had in her beak.
Paul was feeling left out.
“I want another mouse, Mama!” “Enough already!”
Paul finally got up onto the same branch with Mary.
Mary testing her wings.
Mama looking for another meal. She flies off the catch something.
Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn among the stars. We had a clear morning.
The two older owlets are branching out.
Neil Diamond and the Iris
Venus, Jupiter, Mars & Saturn
The Rio Grande is running higher
Laurie said I’m a “dust denier!”
Peepers’ peeping
La Luna
Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn at 5:30 am.
The wind blew clouds and smoke through this afternoon making beautiful cloudscapes.
Jupiter moved further around to the right of Venus this morning. Mars and Saturn are really spreading out.
Venus and Jupiter with three of Jupiter’s moons.
Owlet profile and then giving the Paparazzo “mad dogs.”
D-Wowl looking cool.
D-Wowl scratching an itch and nibbling on his talons.
Wowlet action series.
Tonight’s sliver moon.
Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn for breakfast.
Jupiter, Venus, and Mars
I wonder what we are having for dinner?
Oh boy! Mama brought us a gopher!
Mama got in the nest and started feeding the owlets bits of gopher.
The biggest owlet climbed out of the nest while Mama still fed gopher bits to the other owlets.
Buddy is Wowled out. But there is still more to go, Buddy!
The next owlet got out of the nest, Mama fed the littlest owlet a few more gopher bits then she got out of the nest.
All three watched the smallest owlet gnaw on the gopher before Mama flew off to look for another gopher.
The two older owlets hung out on the edge for a while before one jumped back into the nest. The third owlet pondered the nest. It was getting dark when the feeding frenzy started, is was dark while the third owlet pondered, so we left it looking at its sibling.
Afternoon clouds looking southeast.
Looking west just before sundown.
Off Center & Not Even 