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Inspiration for my fellow Aussies, trust me if you're not from here you'll be lost.
I know it's time to let go of this face, but I'm still feelin' it.
No wait; we aren't supposed to touch our faces any more, are we?
Fuck.
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Hair is Pippa2 by Wasabi Pills, all basic colour packs on MP are just 100l as a promo. Earrings are by e.marie at Fame Shed. Tattoo is Bali by Hoodlem, cabin fever is a bonus extra.
Jasper takes his post on the cool tile floor of the dinette supervising as we finish clean-up after lunch. He'll also help out with the stray bit of cheese that might be left on a plate. You know, just in case the garbage bin is full and we have no other place to dispose of stray cheese
After a month off with a broken foot and then over two weeks of rain I was able to get back out to the beach on the east coast of Australia.
Though clearly not in the mood, I made Jasper sit for a portrait last weekend. An ugly foreground but its what i had to work with in the moment.
I get the feeling that Jasper was not as amused as I was with having this toy placed on his head. All fun and games at first, but apparently it got old quickly. I think Jasper looks good in a hat.
Jasper gets a dog bone/biscuit last thing at night and first thing in the morning. So when the alarm goes off in the morning, I go downstairs to start the coffee and I'm often greeted by this as I come back upstairs to the bedroom to get ready. "You better not have forgotten my bone. I get a bone you know. It's a dog's right. Under the law."
Over the weekend I was experimenting with Jasper against a black backdrop in a dark room, using only a flashlight to illuminate him. I was going for drama. It didn't really work with this one, but I thought he was nicely isolated as he gave me the look that said, "now what am I supposed to do? I get a treat after this, right?"
When the humans stop playing for a bit, Jasper will plop down on the hearth with a heavy sigh. "How long must I wait for the fun to resume?!?" Poor neglected dog 😜
(Haha, I just noticed that the map no longer says "A mysterious place with no name" But its not the San Tan Mobile Village either.)
Jasper tries to make sense of the petroglyphs etched on the canyon walls by the Hohokam tribe some time during the first millennium AD. He says that they're instructions on giving your dog more treats and more play. Go figure.
The walls of Hieroglyphic Canyon, outside of Gold Canyon, Arizona are covered with petroglyphs. They are fairly well preserved and intact given that there are people climbing all over the rocks on a daily basis. You can see one of the petroglyphs on the rock Jasper is standing on.
(Is being a canine anthropologist ironic? I don't know. Maybe not)
- USA -
Sparkling city lights,
Skaters twirl on frozen ponds,
Hot cocoa victory.
- Aussie -
Sparkling city lights,
Kangaroos pull Santa's sleigh,
Esky full of beer.
It seems Jasper's tummy has gotten a little more sensitive. So we've switched to a new food specifically formulated for sensitive tummies and sensitive skin (as it turns out he stops to scratch a lot too). You never know when you switch to a new food, but the vet seemed to think this would be a good one and Jasper seems to like it.
We've spent a lot of time in the greenspace as Jasper continues to convalesce from his hind leg strain. Gentle walks with lots of sniffs. Of course that doesn't stop him from wanting to run and go on long walks, but we need to limit him. He seems to be slowly coming back, but it will take more time and on-going restraint from big physical activity. Camera on the ground for this shot to make him look larger than life.
Wombats are an Australian native marsupial (raise their young in pouches) that are widespread in several states. I have placed a Wiki link below that outlines the different types and their backgrounds. In some rural areas, they are seen as a nuisance to farmers for their habit of digging large holes. In addition, thousands are killed by vehicles every year.....the sad result of which we have seen personally during our rural drives in southern states.
Happily we have not been responsible for any of their demises. This one was photographed last year at the Rockhampton Zoo. It's actually good to see one in the daytime as they are primarily nocturnal and are snoozing during daylight hours.
Oh sure, Jasper looks relaxed, But he is a coiled spring waiting for me to go for it. Of course as soon as I hinted I was making a move, Gecko was in his jaws and the chase was on. Such is our wonderful life with a playful dog.
Jasper may be approaching 14, but that play drive is still there. This was a challenge to see if I can get to Daisy Duck before he did. I didn't stand a chance!
I thought it looked like Jasper was saying Pledge of Allegiance or something in this shot. I suppose he does pledge his allegiance to his family every day. Cuz he's a good boy!
If you mean roadrunner Jasper, then yes.
When your human loves bird photography, you spend some time behind the bird blind and eventually you can identify a species or two. Oddly enough Jasper has never chased birds. But he'll stop and watch as a great blue heron or other large species soars overhead. So he's content just to be a birdwatcher.
'Angelic Waves of Light' kicks off a second mini-series on the 'Great Ocean Road', due to more recent work trips in Autumn 2023 to Melbourne (the capital of the State of Victoria, Australia). The first mini-series was in late 2019, while on holidays.
The Great Ocean Road is 240-kilometres (150 miles) long. Starting just west of Melbourne, it runs along the south-western coast of Australia. Thus, highly accessible to Melbourne and easy to undertake weekend trips.
Now a prime Aussie tourist attraction, it has extensive Pacific and Southern Ocean views; also of beaches, limestone and sandstone cliffs, and rainforests. Its landmarks include the renamed 'Twelve Apostles' stack formations, and many more (see this gallery on the end of p.3 & p.4 re earlier trip).
The road also passes the 'Surf Coast' (really good surfing) and, later, the 'Shipwreck Coast'; with approx. 638 known shipwrecks due to gales, human error and, in some cases, foul play (Wikipedia), mainly during the sailing ship era.
It was built through tough terrains by returned WW1 soldiers, from 1919-1932 and dedicated to Aussie soldiers killed in the fighting. It's the world's largest war memorial. Perhaps this was why some stacks were renamed the 'Twelve Apostles', with my photo inadvertently called 'Angelic Waves of Light' perhaps also relevant; and of course to the festive season!
All the best and good luck for 2025, have a great one! :-) 🎉
Explore, December 30, 2024 #5
Samsung S23 Ultra 5G Camera
[Also pls note, this mini-series, like others, is bound to be interspersed with other unrelated shots, as determined by the photographic gaze and processes].
Seems apt at the moment. Oz in tatters. Saw this out driving. Sad to see the Australian flag is such a state.
It seems Jasper has become a bit of a night owl. He'll play a little bit in the morning but not as much as he used to. Night time is a different story. After dinner is cleaned up, we've run Jasper through his tricks, and played with him for a while, it's time for the humans to relax. But Jasper doesn't buy into that. Evenings shouldn't be wasted on TV in his opinion. So there is a daily choice of toy to torment our evenings. And at least every commercial break, we chase him around and play have a good time. He's over 12 and not getting any younger so we're happy to keep him engaged and active. And smiling from atop his Ottoman Empire.
Jasper's less than subtle hint to me that I should get up off my butt and chase him. This photo, of course, doesn't capture the sound that accompanied "hint". Repeated chomps of the jaw produced loud squeaks. I'm a little surprised that about a month since getting that ball, it's still in pretty good shape, squeaking as loud as ever
After a bunch of play, I asked Jasper to sit for a portrait. Please ignore the droplet dangling from his tongue. It was a bit warm, so his internal air conditioning system was on full 😎
A little bit of early morning sunlight hit Jasper as he posed for me with paws up on the horizontal trunk of this mesquite tree.
Sometimes we'll take Jasper to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch. He loves all the smells there. He goes crazy if he sees / smells a turtle. He's obsessed with turtles. He doesn't bark or anything, but he does pull VERY hard on the leash. No turtles on this walk. But we did pause for a portrait overlooking Pond 1.
We celebrated Jasper's birthday over the weekend, even though his actual birthday is tomorrow, July 21. Jasper is turning 9 and he's added 3 new friends to his collection. There's Spencer the Sleuthy Sloth and the left, Betty Bunny in the middle and Bernie the Black Bear on the right. I'm happy to report that we're 2 days in with these new toys and no injuries. Bernie is kind of special in that he has a Velcro pouch in the back that contains his squeaker. So replacements are possible.
Jasper rushed me on the couch with Betty Bunny encouraging me to play. Doesn't he understand it's hard to get him in the frame when he gets so close? Good thing I had a wide angle lens on the camera 😜 And for the record, yes I set down the camera and played with Jasper