Desert road and rainbow~SkyWatch Friday 121109

I was out and about a few weekends ago and during the early morning, this rainbow appeared. I followed it out to this desert road and stopped to admire it. It was actually a double rainbow! Very pretty, eh? SkyWatch Friday for December 11, 2009. I like the morning light.

Dad and Abbey~Sunday Stills Challenge 120609

We got Abby from my cousin, Valerie, last spring. She's half Oriental shorthair and half ??? She has a very LONG tail and a sleek body. She's very playful and intelligent! Here are some pics I took of her snuggling up to my husband, while he was using his computer. She now loves to sleep with us (between us) or up by my head, every night. Sometimes, if she is cold, she will snuggle under the covers. She gets up with me, and goes to bed with me every night. She's just a joy to have! But, just look at those little claws! YES! They are sharp! She's getting used to our dogs and now pretty much just ignores them. Sometimes she and Ripley, our black lab, will both sleep on our bed. PETS! Sunday Stills Challenge 120609

"T" is for...Sunday Stills Challenge 112909

We spotted these thunderheads near Bishop, CA, when we visited the area in August. It was raining on and off over the Sierras and by late afternoon, it was raining over Mono Lake. Sunday Stills Challenge for November 29, 2009.

"S" is for...ABC Wednesday 112509

"S" is for Sonoma, CA. Sonoma is in an agricultural area of northern California. My sister-in-law lives in Napa, in the next valley. But, we LOVE Sonoma. There is a town square with many interesting shops and the mission commands one corner. The old barracks line another one. They have a wonderful visitors' center in the middle of the town SQUARE! ABC Wednesday for November 25, 2009.

Horses and jockeys, Santa Anita~Sunday Stills 112209

I have always been fascinated by throughbreds and the jockeys who so deftly ride them. I could never do that~I'd fall off!!! These athletes (the jockeys) are in top physical condition. They must control an animal that weighs over 1,000 pounds while it is running about 40 mph!!! I honestly don't know how they do it! I salute them for their courage and ability! But, anyway...here are some jockeys on their mounts at Santa Anita in February, 2006. I love to watch them in the saddling area, walking out to the track. Sunday Stills Challenge for November 22, 2009.

Monterey and Monterey Aquarium~~Sunday Stills Challenge 111509

My family visited Monterey and the Monterey Aquarium in 2005. It was the last trip we all took together as a family. The kids went on to have their own jobs and apartments. We still take small trips with either our daughter OR son, but this was the last one we all took together...sigh...the end of an era! Anyway, we saw plenty of "fins, feathers and fur" on this trip, as you can see. I even included a photo of the 4 of us! Sunday Stills Challenge for November 15, 2009

UFO cloud~SkyWatch Friday 111309

Is it a bird? A plane? A UFO? Nah. It was just an unusually shaped cloud that I spotted yesterday afternoon! SkyWatch Friday for November 13, 2009.