98 Fences (morning walk)

A simple fence with a shy heron. Just had the little p&s with us and he wouldn't let us get too close.

59 Colored Glass
A little rowboat with lots of colored glass balls from the Chihuly exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens.

259 Repeating Pattern
No sure what kind of lizard this is. Saw it at the Desert Botanical Gardens. Very attractive little guy, liked the pattern ofhis scales.

41 Canine Companions
This is Gus, he is a long haired chihuahua that my parents rescued. After a shakey start he has become their "laugh a day". My dad takes him for a long walk on the weekend up to the "farm" where Gus and the goat have become friends. On warm days Gus knows where to find the shade, and has no problem leaving the rest of baking in the sun. Since it is usually very hot in Phoenix they keep his hair clipped short.

278 Shades of Gray
The U.S.S. Alabama, we did not go on ship as DH is in a wheelchair, but we ran around the rest of the park. And we met Colonel Glenn Frazier who was signing his latest book, Hell's Guest. He was featured in Ken Burn's documentary, The War. Col. Frazier survived the Bataan Death march. A very fascinating gentleman who donates a lot of the profits from his book to the restoration and maintenance of this park.

229 Paws
This is a memorial dedicated to the dogs who work with our soldiers. The inset at the bottom is the paw and foot prints that sit at the bottom of the memorial. This is in Mobile, Alabama where the U.S.S. Alabama resides permanently.

35 Bridges or Tunnels
Or both. A group of backyard railroad enthusiasts open up their back yards and railroads a couple times a year in Phoenix. They don't charge anything but they request donations. All the donations go to Phoenix Children's Hospital. This is the Wild Eagle Railroad in the backyard of the owners of Eaglewing Iron Craft.

323 The Wild Side
My neighbor came over yesterday afternoon and told me to grab my camera, that there was a large raccoon in his tree. He got tired of us taking his picture in the tree and came down. I snapped a couple when he started heading my way and I skedaddled up the driveway. He then went across the street and back across, up my driveway and then into my backyard. He took a drink out of the bird bath, wandered around a little and then took off across the fence to the neighbors. We were cautious in case he was rabid but he showed no signs of that.