The top of the Avocado sprout is starting to get leaves.

Contrast the view of this top with the the top from the image shot on the 24th of January, one week ago in this photostream.

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American Kestral (Sparrow Hawk), the smallest Falcon, hunting for his afternoon snack. Later, I saw this bird, from this hover, take a grasshopper.

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Just after sunset on Fiesta Island today.

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The same bird launching into the air on one of her dinner forays. Literally. She sits on this little dead tree, and waits, for an insect to come by, she then launches, grabs a bite and sits down again, and waits for the next bite to come by. … She does not sit long.

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Van Life. There were many that were really tricked out, and displayed as an Open House. This area is the Town Square of the gathering. The crowd at the end were being interviewed about what they want out of life.

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On Fiesta Island, It was quite a large gathering of modern day off-the-grid nomads.

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This is another capture of our little Anna’s Hummingbird on its twig. They are very territorial, as in protecting where they live, but also meaning that they live somewhere. They have the place where they sleep, the place where they watch what is going on in the world, the places where they eat. … You know, territorial, as in, "This is where I live my life, have friends, my mate, and my children." … And, as in, "My twig."

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There is also a littl bit of foreshortening going on, but not enough to give an accurate size representation, the flower is small. Very small.

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So that we can see the reddish back.

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Small flowers prompted by the recent rain to join the other living things on this planet.

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New growth, and grains of sand.

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My little Sparrow Hawk friend(Really a smal falcon)

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They are all over the place.

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Here she is again, waiting for me. I am doing my best to keep up with her. I can keep up as long as she is walking, or just in a gentle lope. But, when sh is running, I just have to wait for her to come back. … Which she does, just to check if I am still ambling along.

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These two run each other in circles for way more excercise than I alone can provide.

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But not much larger than that same thumbnail.

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So, we had some rain, and rain brings forth the quickness.

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Avocado Tree, one week old, after the sprout cleared the top of the Avocado pit/seed.

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Avocado Tree, one week old, after the sprout cleared the top of the Avocado pit/seed.

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Can yoou see me? I am hidden pretty well. Come get me!

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Dead tumbleweed and new sour grass.

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All four feet are above the ground as Callie flyes.

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Fresh water from last nights rain gathers in small warm pools, and these Seaguls are taking advantage of the clean water to refresh themselves.

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I liked the access I had on this one.

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I was down on the ground getting ready to shoot the toadstool, Callie became very interested in what I was doing.

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