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
Another Alignment
Tag: Venus
Mama & Owlet Action
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.
Branching Out
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
Cows In The Mist
Venus, Jupiter, Mars & Saturn
The Rio Grande is running higher
Laurie said I’m a “dust denier!”
Peepers’ peeping
La Luna
Cloudscapes
Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn at 5:30 am.
The wind blew clouds and smoke through this afternoon making beautiful cloudscapes.
D-Wowl & Wowlet Action
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.
Guess What’s 4 Dinner
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.
Spunk Eyes
Jupiter, Venus, Crescent Moon, and Mars
Sunrise
Spunk eyes me at bedtime. A nurse asked me if I feel safe at home during a pre-doctor visit screening yesterday. I told her “Yes!” I might have lied to her coming to think about it.
Sunset
Owlets after sunset. The second photo is of Mama Owl blinking a moment before she took flight. As you can see there are three little faces.
Parade of Planets
Jupiter, Neptune, Venus, Mars, and Saturn lined up early this morning. Uranus was not visible from Albuquerque, which is just fine. Mercury rises too late to be seen in the morning.
Smoke and Ice at a medieval dinner last night.
Butterfly on the bank in the late afternoon
Mama Owl, a Wowlet, and Daddy Owl late this afternoon.
Lining Up
Morning sky at 5:30 am
Bugs
Wynonna
Swallow
Mama Owl napping. Daddy Owl on the lookout for dinner.
Mama Owl back at the nest as it’s getting dark. Looks like three little fuzzy heads in the nest.
Mama Owl flying off in search of food.
A wowlet looking at me while one of the other wowlets is stretching its wings.
Off Center & Not Even 