Dragonfly Ranch

Days and days of 107 degrees is making some of us cranky, but not Ella.

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A magnificent gopher snake was lying next to the path to the mailbox around 11:00 this morning. Adults reach 4.5 to 5 feet in length. This guy was at least 4 feet. We put the dogs inside and I came back to get the photo.

“Phil’s Patio Tarantula” is a photograph transferred to fabric and then colored with inks, pencil and crayons. Every morning during tarantula season a couple of years ago, Callix would find this guy (or a cousin) on the patio outside the kitchen door and try to nose it around. And every morning, Phil would transfer it to another part of the property.

“Family Ties” was made from a collection accumulated over the years from some of the guys in our family. I had fun with it.

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Kath’s first 9 of the year.

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We have two, but only one showed up for the photo shoot.

It looks as if it’s raining, but it’s just the sprinkler.

This photo (from Monday afternoon) is the last that I’ll get from inside the nest. Bluebirds are ready to explore outside the nest 3 weeks after hatching, so I expect to see the oldest chicks peeking out of the nest box in a few days. It’s unwise to disturb them during this period, so I’ll just be watching from outside the box.