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Some belated postings from Jan 26 (Australia Day). This is a national holiday and the weather was perfect so i set out on my bike to take some shots along the coast. This shot is of a yacht moored only metres from shore at Ocean Reef. Its a very quite spot as the beach cant be legally accessed by foot. I have a few more shots of this yacht It looked beautiful moored in this peaceful little bay. I think there were 2-4 people on board. You can see the blue water, the recreational craft in the distance and the people enjoying the water and lifestyle on the yacht. I love this series of shots as I believe it captures the lifestyle well on these beautiful sunny days.
Thought it was funny the way Jasper's two front paws were sticking out at almost a right angle to his body as if in some sort of prone dance move. Note the frisbee between his paws. If the humans do make a move, they're not getting the frisbee without a fight ;-)
And so it goes. We take a ball with us on the evening "walk" these days. It lets us concentrate some fun & exercise into a few minutes so we can get out of the 105F+ (40C+) heat and back into our air conditioned comfort. Shot blind with camera in the grass with Jasper's priority clearly on chasing that ball again, not posing for photos.
Not much outdoor play this time of year. Our daytime highs are typically around 110º F (43ºC). That's normal for summer in the Phoenix area, so I'm not complaining. But it does mean we spend more time indoors in the air conditioning. But I wanted to try some action shots with my new camera so we ventured out for a few minutes.
It was a gorgeous day here today. Sunny skies and 75F (~24C). So we were looking forward to Jasper's walk after his dinner. Jean has a break until after the new year and I'm retired so we were all going to walk as a family. But we got across the street and Jasper stopped and looked back towards our house. "Come on Jasper! Don't you have to poop or anything?" A few steps more and he's pulling us back towards the house. He wanted to play in the worst way. So into the back yard we went and played with OddBall, Frisbee and as you can see in this shot, Moosey. He was having so much fun, his jaw was quivering. We love our old boy and his passion for play.
Jasper knows how to pour on the guilt with his sighs and mournful looks. But he gets plenty of play. Last night I went up to bed a little earlier than Jean and Jasper. As I'm reading in bed, I hear this on-going monologue / dialogue between the Roger Rabbit (voiced-over by Jean) and Jasper. In his typical cartoon voice, I hear Roger say, "Come on, man! Do a brother a solid and get off my chest so I can jump". Haha, 'do a brother a solid'. I had to laugh. The play continued at least until I drifted off to sleep. Lucky boy.
Aussie 324 Arriving from Stansted to uplift Prime Minister Scott Morrision and delegation following their attendance at the COP26 Climate Conference,
Royal Australian Air Force
Airbus KC-30A (A330-203MRTT)
A39-007
Glasgow Airport, Scotland
2nd November 2021
Cairns, Queensland, Australia These are fruit bats. Unlike most other bats they do not use echolocation to find food. They are nocturnal and have large eyes to spot food in low light. www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/nati...
With the heat of summer draped over the Phoenix area, we're doing a lot of indoor play. Good thing Jasper is agile and very rarely knocks into anything.
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Aussie Shores is a gorgeous beach with excellent waves. There are lovely rentals on the beach and directly on the water. Aussie Shores is made up of two islands, and there are many scenic spots to hang out with friends or to enjoy a special date. There’s a massage table on the water, a small club with dance balls, and Austailian wildlife all over.
Features: Surf board rezzers (C-3 & Umi), rentals, lighthouse, beachside bar with pool table, hot tub, sailboats, tree house
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Owner: Pris
Photos by: Breanna Sura
Jasper has been enjoying the cooler weather and the outdoor play the temperatures allow. 5-10 frisbees or a few OddBall tosses usually satisfies him. Here, he's anticipating the toss of a toy by my wife, Jean. Such a happy chappy
We've switched to a new food (see next post) for Jasper which we can't seem to find locally. So we ordered it from Chewy.com (if you're not familiar, Chewy.com is sort of like the Amazon.com for all things pet related). Jasper was quite excited to smell this delivery. He could have chewed his way into the package, but luckily he asked for a box cutter (cuts down on the mess)
Posing the simple question, "you know what?", this is the look Jasper gave me. I got a new phone so I had to try out the camera.
Aussie Christmas is synonymous with seafood. Prawns and oysters are among the most popular items.
Pennant Hills, Sydney
The little bug is coming home with me today! He's been sleeping in my room at the breeder's house for the past 3 nights, and while there have been some growing pains (yaaawn), last night was fantastic; Lux was quiet for a full 5 hours, and I don't want to kill anyone today!
Last part was a joke. This is the internet, important to clarify.
We play every evening, but eventually the humans have to just "hang up the ball" and stop or we'd never get to relax. That's when Jasper gets all pouty and curls up on the other end of the couch. The facade drops quickly though if we show and signs of playfulness
Jasper reads the Arizona Economy page. Kind of takes after his old man who got his degree in economics. Economics is known as the "dismal science", but Jasper is anything but dismal. I guess you just have to keep the right attitude and play plenty of frisbee to balance life
We found a different neighborhood to explore over the weekend. Some pleasant tree and shrub-lined paths let me take a few experimental shots getting used to my new camera. It's interesting now to look at the photo metadata and realize my mistakes. Like, it seems I left the aperture at f1.4 - wide open in sunlight. That explains the blown-out highlights and 1/8000 shutter speed. And this new camera has a highlights light metering mode. That's pretty handy for a dog like Jasper with quite a bit of white that can get blown out. To shoot again, I'd shoot this in highlight metering mode rather than spot metering which exposed for his dark(er) eyes and left the highlights over-exposed. Learning, learning, learning...
January 1st is Jasper's Gotcha Day. He came to us at 5 months of age on January 1, 2012. A picture of him 7 years ago vs. this morning. His coat is fluffed out quite a bit, though you can still feel his ribs and he's a pretty lean boy.
My wife and I have finally moved to the country town of Wauchope. Not a long trip from our old location but a different feel altogether. The railroad bridge is over a hundred years old but still being used every day.
At age 13 (in a month), Jasper still has quite a bit of energy. But he also knows when he's had enough sun and walking. And Jasper seems to really like gazebos. Maybe because it gets him up a little higher and they're shady - ideal conditions for people-watching and complement-collecting. This particular gazebo is at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, about 45 minutes from our house in Superior, Arizona.
A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A (A39-001) departs Sky Harbor International Airport bound for home after aiding in the return of two RAAF F-35's to Luke AFB. The two RAAF F-35A's went to Australia to attend the Australian International Airshow.
The early sunrise for the day was not much so I was all packed up and ready to go. Then, I saw this happening and got my camera back out. I'm glad that I waited!
At "The Spit" .............. Gold Coast Australia.
1980's Yashica 500mm f8 Mirror/Catadioptric Lens
on a Nikon D700 DSLR Camera.
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Vacation mode: activated!
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