Monday, February 2, 2026

Monday February 2, 2026 Cleanup

 

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Monday February 2, 2026

 I have been concerned about my dear Princesa since I got here.  Her left eye was clouded over and bleeding and medication seems to be helping.  But the last few days she has been listless and her stools have been really black compared to the other dogs, so Cristina called a vet for a home visit.  Hopefully he will bring Princesa back to her lively self.

Actually the vet just called to say she is sick with tick fever and is anemic...  I was right...  She will be brought in to the vet tomorrow early morning for treatment. 

 Cristina brought in Lorena (Sofi's mother and niece Lina's former partner) to help with yardwork cleanup.  She works hard and smart and can use the money.  A lot of work was done, bagging a lot of garbage and leaves, trimming, etc.   Then Cristina decided to fence off one patch of plants to keep Grande from rooting around in there.   More walls....

I finally got a couple of shots of this huge bumblebee (according to Google lens).  This guy is huge!  And the geckos were active all over the walls. 

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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The wasps are back at it

.. and another set

Huge bumblebee

That is a 4" x 4" post

Love the bees

Gecko

New flower


Our rescued pigeon

Gecko

Buzzard overflight

Cleanup in progress

Setting up another wall

Gecko

Almost done

 

 

 


Sunday, February 1, 2026

Sunday February 1, 2026 Rainy

 

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Sunday February 1, 2026

 Tonight is supposed to be the full "Snow" moon but it appears that I may get skunked on getting shots because of a persistent rainstorm hovering all day over the town...

I was up late last night watching all my curling, basketball, and hockey team picks lose until 12:30am...  Groan....

So, what does a person do on a rainy, dreary Sunday with no plans...????

First, we slept in good, ...did chores, ...then watched Team Canada (Einarson) beat Team Alberta (Sturmay) easily because Sturmay did not play the same aggressive style as yesterday.  Go figure...

Tonight Einarson has a shot again at Team Manitoba (Lawes) who has stayed unbeaten, rightfully so, through the whole Scotties tournament for this year's title.  Lawes appears to be unbeatable and Einarson is plagued with inconsistency and nerves...  Lawes beat Einarson like a rented mule in the last game.  Lawes deserves to win this year.

Cristina was lazily watching TV in a hammock in the patio enclosure with Choco hopping around.

I stepped outside in the rain to try to perfect my shots of raindrops and am very happy with today's results..

Then I saw this Kiskadee fighting itself in the neighbour's upper mirrored window about 60 feet away....  Just too funny!!! 

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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See the drop below??

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A losing battle??


A very angry Kiskadee

Determined to get the upper hand...





No winner in this battle...