Fire, fire everywhere
June 27th, 2008 by Robert
Beautiful sunset - courtesy of over 1000 fires closeby. And it’s nowhere NEAR (our fire season) September….. 
Hooded Oriole
June 25th, 2008 by Robert
We have a new visitor. Very rare here. I saw him the other night and posted other (not so clear) pictures on several birding forums and misidentified him as a blackheaded grosbeak. This picture proved differently.
Now I have to correct those posts….. 
Our wind blown canopy
May 27th, 2008 by Robert
As I sat at my computer, my boss came running into my office with this… 
Dove Light
May 26th, 2008 by Robert
The latest visitor to our “paradise” street light. Must be a great view…. 
How BAD IS the economy?
May 22nd, 2008 by Robert
Today at work, we had a major involuntary layoff. It was an ugly, gut wrenching experience. Watching managers enter my building and tell good friends good bye and expecting the same was horrific. I had a woman with 18 years sobbing hysterically in my arms. Those same managers walked down my hallway towards me, nodded and passed by.
It’s something you have to experience first hand to understand how BAD it really is.
Don’t ask me why I still have a job.
Paradise suburbanized
May 19th, 2008 by Robert
I know. It was going to happen. I was struck by this tonight on my nightly walk past our little “paradise”. Made me ill….. 
Black-headed grosbeak returns
May 8th, 2008 by Robert
Look who’s back!!! They’re late this year. The past several years they arrived in early April on their way somewhere else. The california quail that arrive about the same time have yet to appear.
This is a strange year…..
Red-Winged Blackbirds!!!
April 1st, 2008 by Robert
A first at our feeder. They’ve been on a fence at work but never here.
Lonesome Hummer
March 8th, 2008 by Robert
We got soooooo used to all the unique birds visiting out little “paradise”. Lately this guy has been it……
Other Birds
February 17th, 2008 by Robert
We have all kinds of birds flying over. Even plenty of these…
Morning Greetings
February 12th, 2008 by Robert
Imagine my surprise this morning. Aren’t daughters wonderful?
Adapting to suburbia
January 26th, 2008 by Robert
Driving home from grocery shopping, I was struck by both the great blue heron and red tailed hawk across the tracks form our favorite place. Both are doing their best to adapt to the ever encroaching surburbia. 
