Angry Bird June 30, 2019 at 03:25PM

Posted on June 30, 2019 by LensLord™

Not really angry, just looks anfgry. I think this is a Viero? … Tiny quick bird hopping among the leaves and twigs. These little birds rarely sit still. Kinda hard to chase down in the scrub of Tecolote Canyon.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2go7DkF

Scrub Jay June 30, 2019 at 03:24PM

Posted on June 30, 2019 by LensLord™

I love the Scrub Jays. This one was eyeng me suspiciously.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2go7dFp

Scrub Jay June 30, 2019 at 03:24PM

Posted on June 30, 2019 by LensLord™

I love the Scrub Jays. This one was eyeng me suspiciously.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2go7BHH

Clairmont San Diego is growing. June 30, 2019 at 03:23PM

Posted on June 30, 2019 by LensLord™

Weare starting to see houses like this on the edge of Tecolote Canyon. This area is still the location of housing tract homes from the 1950’s. But, they are being bought, and put under extreme renovation, and these kinds of homes are the results.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2go7AME

Canyon Graffiti June 30, 2019 at 03:22PM

Posted on June 30, 2019 by LensLord™

What with the reconstruction of Tecolote Canyon, what was once a foot path through the canyon, has now brought the scourge of Urban Taggers. … Mostly, I do not care if they tag businesses, but when our few natural places are being pissed on, I do not like it one bit.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2go7yZ6

A Lone Dove June 29, 2019 at 05:19PM

Posted on June 29, 2019 by LensLord™

Doves are very paired birds. If one is alone, it is a very lonely bird. … This one looked at me because I "cooed" at it.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gnmVUk

Ginger Bird June 29, 2019 at 05:19PM

Posted on June 29, 2019 by LensLord™

And, as you can see under his wings, like the true ginger he is, the carpet does match the drapes.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gnmvve

Lost Sugar June 28, 2019 at 12:19PM

Posted on June 28, 2019 by LensLord™

Little blind sugar is Wide Eyed, scared, overwhelmed with the unknown, while we were on her hip surgery rehab visit to Fiesta Island. … We went for a long walk, up and down, the dunes, making that fourth leg move.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gmvJtn

Just a small flower June 27, 2019 at 01:36PM

Posted on June 27, 2019 by LensLord™

I was taking Sugar on her rehabilitation walk. It is a thing she does not enjoy, this rehab shit. … She, because of her hip surgery, would very much prefer to lay around and not move. … But she is a dog, and I am a people. In that kind of dynamic, the people gets to make the decision. … And I got to see this pretty little flower.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gkWTyM

Magnolia Pillar June 27, 2019 at 12:00AM

Posted on June 27, 2019 by LensLord™

I love the smell of Magnolia blossoms, and I think their flowers are beautiful, but I really love the central column. I think it evokes a kind of serenity.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gkEf3Z

Soon there will be Strawberries June 26, 2019 at 11:59PM

Posted on June 27, 2019 by LensLord™

Just a lone strawberry plant under a tree. Every time I walk by this plant, I am looking for a tasty morsel.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gkE5qv

A Tasty Morsel June 26, 2019 at 11:59PM

Posted on June 27, 2019 by LensLord™

Said the spider to the bee. … Thank you for joining me for dinner.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gkE4Zk

A Thorny Trap June 26, 2019 at 11:57PM

Posted on June 27, 2019 by LensLord™

The trap is not the thorny part, but perhaps the trap was set here, amongst the thorns, just so that every other insect would be seeing the thorns, instead of the web.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gkE3Eg

After Our Walk June 24, 2019 at 12:52AM

Posted on June 24, 2019 by LensLord™

We walked down to Tecolote Canyon. Just around this corner is home, and a snack.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gj6z6F

Spiky June 24, 2019 at 12:52AM

Posted on June 24, 2019 by LensLord™

That is the name I gave to the small spider lost amongst the spikes of this plant.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gj6yL2

Western side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana elegans): June 24, 2019 at 12:51AM

Posted on June 24, 2019 by LensLord™

Easily missed if you are not looking for them. They do seem to be fairly well camouflaged.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gj6RKB

Little Stand of Flowers. June 24, 2019 at 12:50AM

Posted on June 24, 2019 by LensLord™

Even though the rainy season has come and gone. Eventhough we are moving into the warm summer months. Eventhough many other things, we still have stands of wildflowers that take refuge from the sun in the shadow of a sage bush.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gj6nGG

The Toon Train June 24, 2019 at 12:50AM

Posted on June 24, 2019 by LensLord™

I know that this is really a pointer for wind direction, but to me, it looks like a train out of Jessica and Rodger Rabbit’s Toon Town.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2gj6nk4

Punkin? June 23, 2019 at 04:45PM

Posted on June 23, 2019 by LensLord™

Yes, well? Here we are only at the start of summer and some plants are getting ready for Halloween.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2giWFmi

Yucca in Tecolote Canyon June 21, 2019 at 12:49PM

Posted on June 21, 2019 by LensLord™

So the season of flowering has come and gone, now we are in the season of the ripining. This plant only has a few seed pods left. Perhaos enough seeds will mature, dry through the winter, and sprout next spring. … One can only wait and see.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2ghRGxC

Tecolote Canyon is Drying June 21, 2019 at 12:48PM

Posted on June 21, 2019 by LensLord™

After this seasons abundance of the watery skies, we had an amazing spurt of growth this past season. Now we are starting to prepare fo the heat, and the drying of the hillside fuels as tinder for the upcomming fire season.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2ghRktj

Missy the Calico Cat June 21, 2019 at 12:48PM

Posted on June 21, 2019 by LensLord™

From Wikipedia.

Both male and female cats can be orange or black because the gene that controls orange fur color is on the X chromosome. However, in males, an orange color is usually expressed in a striped or tabby pattern.

Female cats, on the other hand, can be tabby, calico or tortoiseshell. Calico and tortoiseshell are similar, but calicos have patches of white, orange and brown or black while torties’ coats are only orange and black.

Because the X chromosome is responsible for both orange and black fur, female cats can display both colors because they have two X chromosomes. But males, having only one X chromosome, can be either orange or black.

For a male cat to have a calico pattern, the feline has to have three sex chromosomes: two Xs and a Y.

See it here: https://flic.kr/p/2ghRDSC