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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
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.
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.
This is a male Helpis minitabunda, known for their bold and fearless behaviour as can be seen here. Looking directly upwards.
Also commonly known as threatening jumping spider and bronze jumping spider.
Around 10 mm body length.
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A photo I took a few years ago in Victoria that I have just processed.
I have seen lots of storm clouds like this during our recent coastal holiday!
Explored #82
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
Please visit the Epic Surf Center for many more amazing surf sims and all things surf related. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/True%20Love%20Island/91/13...
Owner: Pris
Photos by: Breanna Sura
The stub end of Burnett Lane (south of Albert Street) in Brisbane is a riot of murals which sadly can be difficult to shoot well because they are in a very cramped space and reaching for the roofs attract offsetting sections of bright light and shade. I have uploaded other sections previously, more to come. A number of artists have contributed the overlapping works.
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...
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)
I though Jasper was kind of cute as he paused to enjoy the breeze on our walk the other day. He seemed to enjoy this breeze, but he seems to hate wind to his back. If I'm walking him on a windy day with the wind hitting our backsides, Jasper will keep looking back at me like, "Hey quite blowing wind up my skirt!" I swear its not me, Jasper!
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
Normally an invitation to play includes a toy of some sort. And what you don't see from this vantage is Roger Rabbit, Oddball and ChuckIt on the floor at his feet. Play it is!
One of the things I just love about this new Sony camera is the animal eye auto focus. For this shot, I just laid the camera on the couch, tipped it a little for the Dutch Angle and fired away. The camera automatically focused on his eye. It almost feels like I'm cheating.
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.
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.
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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Sometimes on the weekends we take Jasper to the local riparian preserve for a nice stroll. It's a wonderful place for him to get different sniffs, see wildlife, and collect complements.
We got Jasper 6 years ago today from a breeder in Tucson. Jasper had 8 other littermates most of whom were sold as show dogs. Jasper has a bit of a hump to his hind quarters that make him unlikely to succeed in the show ring so he was sold as a pet. He came to us at 5 months old. This is day 1 with us in 2012.
Edward the Elephant hasn't featured in many photos, but he is a pretty good friend to Jasper. Edward's belly has a great big (but high pitched) squeaker. And his ears have crinkly stuff which makes a fun noise. He's a good pal. Here Jasper brought Edward over the Jean's (my wife) side of the couch to see if he could entice her to play.