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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.
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.
I spent my whole 30s decade thinking i was a vampire. Every once in awhile the thought is triggered again. It's better to think about being a Starseed though. Candles with Russel Drysdale painting copy.
Portland, Oregon - December 2021.
top layer is squiggly gum bark.......middle layer is a mixture of native and introduced species and the bottom is a bottle brush seed pod.
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.
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 😎
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!
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!
Enjoying our late afternoon stroll Saturday. Shot blind because I like the low PoV without having to actually bend down 😜
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.
Yes, I know I'm biased, but I think Jasper is darned handsome. He's got movie star good looks, in my opinion. Exploring Boyce Thompson Arboretum in this shot. Its one of Jasper's (and his humans') favorite parks.
Jasper was just insane about play last night. I typically take a little work break and feed him around 4:30PM. Yesterday I wrapped up a call and Jasper could sense it was time. He grabbed Wuffy and wanted to go right outside with him. "Don't you want to eat first, Jasper?" "Yeah, ok, maybe", indicated Jasper. After he ate, we played and played. It was funny, I'd sometimes make Wuffy say in an Austrian accent (like Arnold Schwarzenegger), "Look at my marvelous abs and my glorious pecs!". That made Jasper mad and he'd grab Wuffy and violently shake him about as if to say, "I'm way tougher than you Wuffy, despite your abs and pecs!"
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
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.
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
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 were watching TV last night and look what popped up over the arm of the sofa. First I played with Jasper, then Jean played then it was a whole family play. This is a rather squeaky ball which he's fond of making squeak. loudly. Good time for all.
The front end view of the previous image, the BT62 in Aussie Racing Colors. Save your pennies.....a lot of pennies and you too......
addendum: Sir Jack Brabham, father of the current head of Brabham motors in Australia, won the Formula One world championship in 1959 and 1960. " In 1962 he established his own Brabham marque with fellow Australian Ron Tauranac, which in the 1960s became the largest manufacturer of customer racing cars in the world. In the 1966 Formula One season Brabham became the first – and still, the only – man to win the Formula One world championship driving one of his own cars." wiki...
Pretty impressive combination of driving skills and engineering excellence! Youngest son, David Brabham drove the outrignt winner of the 2009 LeMans 24 hour race, the premier race in the world.
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I live in Australia and proud of it!
Tune: ♫♪
Here I am, give me something I could follow
So I can find my way out from the shadows
Raise your voice cause the time is now or never
And if we have to fall, we'll fall together
An awesome band from Aus!
We were up in the Berkshires this past weekend and had some lovely walks in the snowy woods on a beautiful day. We practiced some recalls and I was surprised to see Tug pass Della on the run back to me. I asked Tug why he kicked snow in Della's face as he passed her and his reply was "The Devil Made Me Do It".
Sometimes I forget that Della is twelve and a half. I think you can tell by Tug's look that he wonders if he is going to get into trouble. Della can still put him in his place if she needs to but she was all about having fun on this day.
Oh police woman, what can I do
You're the strength and the power of a system
Working for you
Driving down the street (down the lane)
And to pick me up
You make me take your silly test (down the lane)
(Hepcat)
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Jasper's energy level peaks when both Mom and Dad are able to join him for games in the back yard. Games like "Capture the Moose"
Across the plains of the Serengeti sprinted dogs with wild frisbee catch in their jaws. From Saturday morning when Jasper got to run his new frisbee through it's paces. Jean and I are on vacation this week in Oregon doing some waterfall, wildlife and winery viewing. Perfect, except for the lack of Jasper :-( Sorry if I don't comment much this week