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Sometimes a bunny just gets in trouble and needs rescuing. Enter Jasper. Jasper went into the back yard only to find Betty Bunny flying through the air. Luckily, Jasper had his wits about him and managed to nab her from the air before any harm could befall her. Let's hope Betty's throat isn't too torn up after that catch 😮
The Outback is the vast, remote, arid area of Australia. The term "the outback" is generally used to refer to locations that are comparatively more remote than those areas named "the bush" which, colloquially, can refer to any lands outside the main urban areas.
Jasper went in for his wellness check yesterday. He'll be 13 in July so he's getting up there. The doc checked him over from head to toe. His muscles are still toned, she could feel his ribs and she said he has the teeth of a 2-year-old. His weight was 54 lbs (25.4kg) which is pretty much what he's weighed his whole adult life. Jasper was feeling pretty celebratory last night and insisted on extended play which we happily indulged. I always sit on the chaise lounge part of the wrap-around couch. So Jasper often puts his chin on that part of the couch, offering up one toy or another as you see here with the OddBall.
Jasper plops his face on the couch when he wants to make an inquiry. He's usually asking if we want to play
Well, I'm not so sure about that. But Jasper and I are both blue merle, have big noses and have furry faces (or at least I did after being off work all last week). So we at least share some characteristics. I'm 56 years old today and happy to be celebrating with my best canine friend.
Since I wouldn't put my click box down, Jasper checks with the female human to see if she's a more willing play participant.
"Come on guys! Playtime isn't over until I say it's over", claimed Jasper, offering up Geri Giraffe as a way to entice us to play. Which of course we did.
We still get some walks in, but with the Stay at Home order we're getting some exercise in the backyard. Normally I like more even lighting but I liked the dappled light as Jasper emerged from the shadows with his OddBall.
It's still the monsoon season here in Arizona which means the humidity is relatively high and the temps generally get up to about 105°F (41°C) in the late afternoon. So we play indoor games. While Jasper prefers more intellectual endeavors such as ball, hedgehogs or tug toy, he occasionally indulges Mom with a game of Scrabble.
I have a leather recliner in my office and Jasper often hops up there to supervise me. As you can see, its all rather boring business watching humans work.
Jasper agreed to do a nice pose for me as the sun started to rise behind him early one morning at the riparian preserve.
Spanning the waters, connecting the central business district to the North Shore, stands our Sydney Harbour Bridge. Designed and built by British firm Dorman Long of Middlesbrough and opened in 1932.
It carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Affectionately known as 'The Coathanger' because of the arch design. The bridge takes the title of tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 m from top to water level.
And in close proximity, the Sydney Opera House, a multi-venue performing arts centre designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, but completed by an Australian architectural team headed by Peter Hall. This unique and distinctive building was formally opened in 1973.
In 2007 the Sydney Opera House was included on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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Jasper and I were on the floor playing with Wuffy when my wife said something. Full stop on the play. She must have said something like "food", "treat", "sausage". Something yummy.
One of my favourite things about living in Australia is the variety of colourful birds.... Rainbow Lorakeets are plentiful, and are very well named....
Sometimes on Sundays we walk through a business park near our home. Jasper likes to act like he owns the place. A dog can dream...
Well, Ceph has completely lost his mind, his brains in a basket, his head completely deflated. (Ceph is an Octopus stuffed toy). All the king's horses and all the king's men will never sew Ceph back together again. Makes no diff to Jasper though. The now mindless Ceph is just as entertaining as the day we got him
Lola is LIVE at adult venue The Manaia Beach Club - Monday nights 12-2AM SLT (that's Tues night for Kiwis and Aussies)
Multi-genre, theme nights yep anything can happen...and it usually DOES!! ;-)
Either in the clubhouse maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cheesecake/65/175/22
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We had taken a toy to a greenspace close to our home. And despite it being 104F (40C) Jasper had plenty of energy to run around and taunt us, defying his 13 years of age.
Those that follow this site regularly will know I'am usually uploading sunrise and predawn shots of late , but here's a SOOC sunset from a few days back . No iconic native bird silhouettes sadly included .
The reverse of the day at the start .
Sunset Drive
Kenmore
Echo and Jax both like to nap against the doors - guessing there is nice cool draft that they are happy to block. On a totally side note, Echo's daddy, Grizz, is at Westminster Dog Show and got his pic in USA Today! Woohoo!
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.
When I was young, maybe around 7 or 8, riding in a slightly older 1948 FX Holden, I always got excited any time I saw the good old Peters Ice cream cone high up in front of a milk bar or corner store. At night, they were even lit up from within and looked wonderful. On seeing one of these, it was closely followed by intense pestering of my Dad to pull over and buy a treat, like an icy pole or a bag of cheese Twisties. Sometimes it worked!
This sight would be familiar to many older Aussies, with the 1960 FC Holden pulled up at the petrol bowser of a general store and Milk Bar. These old places often sold almost everything, and sometimes incorporated the Post Office too.
In this case, this is an old store front belonging to an antique dealer in Killarney, Victoria, not far from Warrnambool. The current owner also told me that the original milk bar here had been used by the Ford Motor Company in an advertising campaign in 1973.
Always happy to see any sign declaring ice cream to be a health food!
It is of course, a forced perspective shot of my 1/18th scale model 1960 Holden FC parked in front of the old store.
.... or Salt Water Crocodile as they are better known. This one near Cooinda, in Kakadu National Park, in Australia's Northern Territory, best shot with a long lens!
Today, January 1st, is Jasper's gotcha day. He's been with us for 12 years. I thought this photo pretty much sums up Jasper. It was Gotcha-Day Eve yesterday and he refused to go on his after-dinner walk. He wanted to PLAY. So play we did. Geri Giraffe was his toy of choice yesterday. She's one of Jasper's Christmas gifts.