My garden

Tayja planted sunflowers along the back fence. I did not do a very good job removing the grass.

The first pot has two pepper plants, two egg plants and two cucumber plants. The second pot has two tomato plants. The third pot has too many pototoe plants, one sunflower that Tayja started in school and one pumpkin plant also started in school. The fourth pot has three tomato plants. The fifth (little) pot has parsley, basil and an artichoke plant.
I think I over did the tomatoes.


I had to put up a fence to keep Blue's big feet on the sunflowers and Red from marking the pots. Darn dogs.

A Study in Red

I thought a photo study of the laziest dog in the world was in order. He did sit up for a second to see what I might be taking photos of but I did not hold his interest for very long.

Turtles at the Zoo

Prairie Dogs

I love prairie dogs, but not enough to have them in my house. They have a nice collection of them at the Minnesota Zoo.

The prairie dogs (Cynomys) are small, burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. On average, these stout-bodied rodents will grow to be between 12 and 16 inches long, including the short tail.

The highly social prairie dogs live in large colonies or "towns" – collections of prairie dog families that can span hundreds of acres. Families usually consist of 1 male and 2 to 4 females living in a strict social hierarchy.

A Day at the Zoo