parley view parsnip. . . it is the start of a new week

Monday, it is the start of a new week, let's make it a good one.

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 Son bought me these sweet small plums.

They are a cross of a cherry and a plum. 

They have very plum, tart skin sweet fruit with a hint of cherry. Quite nice.

 So hot in Tucson the Javelinas came in to cool off.

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One of my favorite places to visit in Tucson.

The National Parks Store. They have lectures, artist meet and greets, historians stories and films.
Plus the best bookstore and gift show of native arts.

Fabulous !

Love this, reminds me of a Navajo Hogan.

Simple shapes with plenty of interesting  materials used.

 I took this photo, blinded by the bright summer light.

I wish I could have lined the right wall next to the blue fascia. 

 Love this tree. 

 One of my favorite comics. Duncan is just so like Watson. 

Watson would sit outside for his moment of zen and he loved the sitting in breeze.

But I never let let any of my dogs stick their head out the car window. 

Very dangerous !

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And of course here is your pretty for the start of the week

A moment of thehamish zen, his eyes are closed.

At the foot of my bed with his pillow. 

plum. . . parsnip

music. . . 10 Mile Stereo,  Beach House

thehamish makes a choice

Just a quick Saturday post.

I usually post on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Hope it makes you smile after a horrible few day.

Turn down the sound, MY VOICE argh !

that is ok nice tall person who feeds us
i thehamish is liken' your lets play a game voice
plus you gots chkikin'

cheers,  parsnip and thehamish

Square Dog Friday. . . Batman !

Best day of the week is here,

Square Dog Friday.

If you have read this blog for any time you all know, 

how much I love my Scotties and all animals.

Scotties are a hoot a very interesting breed,

Even just sitting they can be very entertaining.

 thehamish wanted to go out. So out he went.

And just like a cat as soon as he got outside he wants to come back in.

I sent this photo to my Japanese Son and he wrote back,

"It's Batman"

"Nope. Not Batman. Just a Scotty"
Oh my goodness he does looks like Batman.

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So here are a few more BatScotty photos !

thehamish is waiting for me to head off to bed.

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Here is your pretty for the start of the weekend.

Monsoons clouds building over the Rincon mountains.

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i thehamish sends woofs to everyone

dadadada da da da da da da da batmannnnnnnn

needin' chkikin'

batman. . . parsnip

music. . .  Batman TV, theme song

Wednesday in Tucson. . . quiet and very hot

Tucson in the summer,very hot, blue skies, white fluffy thunderheads clouds,

rain pounding down, thunder and big lighting strikes. washes filled with runoff 

and the best perfume of all. wet dirt, sage, mesquite and ozone.

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The sage plant blooming again.

Just beautiful.

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 Here is the dish with the runaway lavender "metamorphozed" slate from Monday post.

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 Very early morning clouds from a weeks ago.

 Molten gold.

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And of course a pretty for mid week.

A Little Black Square Dog with fluffy pantaloons and a broken tail.

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Love the head tilt.

sage. . . parsnip

music. . . Dancing In The Street ,  David Bowie and Mick Jagger

parley view parsnip. . . Monday the 4th

Just a few bits and bobs.

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Daughter sent me a few treasures from up North where she lives now.

Bay Furnace Slag.

Looks like a sculpture with a deep green glaze.

So beautiful.

If I was there I would be looking all over for pieces like this.

Birch bark, driftwood limestone and I missing a piece of metamorphozed slate. 

I moved it to take a photo and forgot to put it back.

I love dishes of small treasures.

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View of the Mountains after the all night rain a few days ago.

The air was so full of moisture that the clouds were very low.

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As I said befor, this looks like a winter rain and not the summer monsoons.
You can not even see the Santa Rita mountains in the distance.

This storm zoomed down from the Four Corner Region.

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And as always just because I can here is your pretty to start the week.

I thought the shadows across this very tasty salmon roll was just so beautiful.

If you can make this photo bigger the salmon roe sparkled like rubies in the sunlight.

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thehamish follows me when head to the bedroom but I forgot my water so I turned back.

When I started to come back there he was waiting for me.

I just love this photo.

My very sweet Little Black Square Dog.

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sunlight. . . parsnip

music. . . Pet Sounds,  The Beach Boys

Square Dog Friday. . . and the rains came

The older I get the faster the week goes.

Here it is Friday again and of course the best day of the week.

It is Square Dog Friday !

woof

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We have had rain almost everyday and even though it is

monsoon time the storms are very winter like.

The valley is covered in clouds off and on and it will rain in the morning or night.

Not like a monsoon. You start the day with blue skies,

big fluffy clouds building till the afternoon storm sweeps by in waves.

Rain pounding down then gone in a minute.

Friday morning rain, looks like a winter storm

but feels like summer.

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 Here for a minute...

 gone in a second.

 not knowin' why but nice tall person who feed us is makin' i thehamish so pretty

not knowin' what that means i thehamish is alread' gud pretty

 what' that big noise boomin' in the sky

 i thehamish not thinkin' i thehamish liken that sound very much

 no gud

 this is what i thehamish thinkin' of noise

now mush take a nap 

need dreamin' of chkikin' 

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Isn't this so sweet. I don't know how he got back there but oh my goodness is he ever cute.

Plus I love his little bum sticking out.

As my children say happiness is a Scotty.

Here is your pretty for the start of the holiday weekend !

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Old drawing of some monsoon clouds.

rain. . . parsnip

music. . .  The Love Parade,  The Dream Academy

parley view parsnip. . . rain

Storms, rain, clouds and a fluffy Scotty.

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 why

 is i thehamish out in wet rain

 when the  rains come nice tall person who feeds us goes out to stand in the rains

she take me with her i the hamish is not likin' the rains  

it is wet

when i close my eyes i thehamish is hopin' i thehamish is inside and dry

not outside with nice tall person who feeds us and is dancin' in the rain

 this is better but a chkikin' strip would make it even better

 Sunday evening storm at sunset.

Winds were so strong it ripped my pool sunscreen off and my pool is filled with all sorts of leaves and other bits and bobs.

 Scotty in his natural habitat, AC, pillows and toys.

 I love this photo, after playing  attack the toy 

his beard was all fluffed up.

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As always here is your pretty for the start of the week.

yesh here i thehamish is wild wild wild action gud dug.

rain. . . parsnip

music. . . Riders On The Storm,  The Doors