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Darby is performing a few tricks in a screen test for a motivational movie at work. 
In the first scene, Darby attempts to get online to visit her favorite website.  In scene 2, she pushes a newspaper across the table so her owner will be sure to read an article that says dogs should only [...]

This is a pretty time of year with the wildflower field and Theresa’s garden blooming simultaneously.  Here is one of Theresa’s flower gardens with yellow daisies, and white and pink hibiscus:

Imperial moths are drawn to artificial lights, where they often remain past dawn and into the day.  This makes them especially vulnerable to predators like birds, hence the species is becoming more rare in areas with lots of human lighting.
I found this big fella inside our house on the living room floor, and he wasn’t [...]

We had a fun party on July 3rd.  There was a yummy cookout, good fireworks, and great friends.

If you climb onto the porch swing, you can be sure that Shadow will try to join you!  Here Shadow enjoys a nice doggie sandwich between Di and Zadee.

On our porch we have a frog water bowl that the dogs use as a drinking bowl.  But this frog decided to move in and make it his temporary home.

My uncle Mike and aunt Jeanne hiked with us at our neighbor’s beautiful Big Bone Gardens.

Mike and Jeanne are standing by a cute lily pond.  Mike was nice to give Theresa his walking stick, which was hand-carved by a friend.  You can check out Mike’s new hiking blog at Big-Canoe-Hiker.com.
 

Here’s a neat shot of what appears to be an American Hover Fly on a thistle flower.  This fly gets its name from how it hovers above flowers.  It’s considered a beneficial species because its larvae helps eliminate species that attack commercial crops and ornamental plants.
Thistle are very pretty but also invasive.  They are armed [...]

This bee just hung out for a while, inspecting this concrete in great detail.  He eventually flew away. 
What in the world would interest a bee on concrete for so long?  Just catching some rays?