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During a recent visit from Dash and Jayme we passed by a playground on a walk. Dash is pretty good at that playground tic-tac-toe. He seems such a happy soul.
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.
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
Jasper was keeping an eye on other dogs being walked last night. He likes to get a feel for technique, pace, behavior, etc.
This was another Lightroom on the iPhone experiment. Taken in HDR, then cropped, used the healing brush to get rid of his dog tags, warmed it just a tad, sharpened it and just a squidge of de-hazing. All on the phone. The phone wouldn't be my first choice of platform for editing photos, but it works.
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.
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!
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.
My wife tried to make a stealthy approach to Jasper to get his Oddball, but it was kind of a pathetic attempt (Sorry, Jean)
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.
A 5-day weekend left me a bit fury of face so I thought I'd shoot a selfie with my fury-faced buddy. So here we are, the Fuzzy Faced Blue Merle Boyz.
Typical, after dinner clean-up (with after dinner treat), after dedicated playtime, after running him through his tricks, after sharing some almonds (he'll only eat Marcona almonds), Jasper wonders what's next. Spoiled? Why do you ask?
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.
My two dogs posing for portrait on this freezing day. It was -16 degrees celcius so i had to be quick.
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Photos by: Breanna Sura
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.
Some callistemon in full bloom, adding some lovely colour to a local park :-)
Please, if you can, donate to help out those affected by the floods here in Australia: www.gofundme.com/en-au/c/act/australia-floods-fundraisers
Are Wheet Bix dogs .. sorry about that , getting carried away with an ole Aussie breakfast jingle . Guard dog on duty .. well just woken up from a little snooze in the old Holden FJ van .
Australia Day 23
Ormiston
Brisbane
Yep... one of my fave t's. For all my Aussie friends to see.
Not that you'd ever notice it with the beard if I hadn't pointed it out. The other side of this stripe deal has a surfer. No other destination shirts in my drawer! From the Gap '03. It's starting to flake a bit...thousands of washings will do that!
Pic by Dana.
Jasper was particularly playful last night, insisting that both humans participate in the evening fun rather than settling in to watch TV. Paw on the Oddball to ensure Dad doesn't steal it.
Since Christmas, Jasper has been in love with his hedgehog toys - plush little guys with squeakers inside. We play with them EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. But he lost a couple at the pet sitters last week so I ordered up 3 squirrels for Jasper. (inexplicably, hedgehogs were now double the price of squirrels). It was a VERY good night. He was so delighted. Just beside himself.
This is a native Grass tree in the Tamala Park Conservation area. These are an iconic shrub for australia. They grow incredibly slowly. I believe it is something like 1 cm /year (trunk growth). This tree was probably at least 200 years old. I have three of these in my garden. Wonderful trees.
The desert can sprout some strange looking stuff. When I saw these agave (I think) plants I figured I needed a shot of Jasper among them if nothing else than to provide a bit of scale
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Departing Luke Air Force Base after returning the equipment used for the Australian F-35's maiden visit to Australia last week.
Isolation in this vast land at Christmas time . No snow covered cottages here just heat and more heat , bushfires , hopefully not this year .
Chapel Hill . Brisbane