Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Sunday, November 27, 2011

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111690-1.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
111690-1.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.

Hover is my name and my cheeks are so full I can't close my mouth

Thursday, November 24, 2011

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112203-1.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
112203-1.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, please don't forget to feed the wildlife around you.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Saturday, November 19, 2011

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8555-2.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
8555-2.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.

California Scrub Jays like to play with their food. There are smart birds, and you can tell they enjoy themselves with such play

Friday, November 18, 2011

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111649-1.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
111649-1.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.

A sap sucking wood pecker...look at the pink tongue. Female LadderBack Wood Pecker

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Monday, November 14, 2011

Homelessness

As I sit here in the heated comfort of my little RV, drinking my cup of hot coffee at the computer screen.  I look out  my back window.  There is a man I see out this window.  He lives there in the brush under a Yucca Tree in this vacant lot next to the RV Park.  It's close to a public transportation bus stop which he uses every day to go somewhere.  Still, almost every night he spends it under the Yucca Tree in this lot.  He's got a shopping cart which he loving packs and unpacks every day with his possessions.  I sit here and think just how fortunate I am as compared to this gentleman.  Then as the old saying goes, "for the grace of God"  comes to my mind.
How many people are living like this I wonder at times.  I heard a commercial on TV saying there was 50,000 people living on the streets of Los Angeles.  The talking head on the TV tells me that more people are slipping into poverty than any other time in the last half century.  Then on the presidential debate, I hear a participant state we need to roll back the war on poverty in this country that was started back in the sixties by a democratic president.
I'm not poor, neither am I rich, I live on the edge and I'm sure there is many more just like me in this country.  I don't go hungry, nor am I cold at night.  Nonetheless, when I can observe it every where I've been across this country so far, I start to question the state of our nation.  I know friends and acquaintances who are struggling every day just to put a roof over their heads and food on the table.    Our so called leaders are out of touch, they really should come down from those ivory towers of government and walk the streets of our country.
Maybe I'm too soft, and maybe we should just tell everyone to buck it up, tighten your belt and find a job.  Pull your self up out of poverty, why this country is full of opportunity right?

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

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110711428-1.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
110711428-1.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.

The Birds here wear fascinators on their heads. The girls there in London have nothing on these birds.

Sunday, November 06, 2011

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110511336-1.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
110511336-1.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.

He tried and missed this morning when the picture was taken. He landed on the fence and looked back at me with this look. Then he flew off to search again for something to eat. The doves he hunts will return as soon as he leaves.

Saturday, November 05, 2011

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11031110-1.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
11031110-1.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.
their tongue is so long it really shocks you top see it at times

Thursday, November 03, 2011

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9744-1.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
9744-1.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.

Humming Birds have been hitting the feeder hard the last few days. I think it's the cooler weather that is causing the interest.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

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9640-1.jpg by rgilcreasedatabrokers
9640-1.jpg, a photo by rgilcreasedatabrokers on Flickr.

beep beep, isn't he looking a lot like a speedster on takeoff. What a classic pose.