Nose To Nose

Sometimes when I’m here at The Aerie, Penny will run in from the backyard with quivering whimpering excitement. We will look at one another expectantly. A little wheeze will escape (her, not me) and I will relent saying, “Show me…” Before I can finish, she’s off to the yard — waiting impatiently. Usually, all I…

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Blogshorts, Day 04

Lizard-Brained Where did it go?! she thought, her frustration mounting.  It was right there.  If it wasn’t so small, I would have found it. Wait, there it is! The lizard escaped. This is part of  Blogshorts: 30 stories, 30 days, 30 words.

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Well, Hello There

It was a typically busy Saturday of errand running and preparation for the next week’s visit of the Beloved-In-Laws, but we did get a special driveway visit from the largest cold-blooded critter I’ve seen in these parts. Banded Scales Who You Lookin’ At? About to high-tail it for the bushes My guess is he was…

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Saturday at the Oasis

At 600,000 acres, the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the 2nd largest state park in the nation and takes up a significant chunk of San Diego County – and the little town of Borrego Springs was our destination for a Valentine’s Weekend Getaway.  We left after work on Friday and made the 2+ hour drive…

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