[A small round cactus barely sticks out of tiny gravel. It’s no more than an inch across, sticks out of the ground less than half an inch, and is covered in tiny spines, all parallel to its surface.] Spring is, finally, coming in. I found a tiny cactus. Glad I didn’t find it with my […]
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[A view across a field of short brown grass. Houses line the horizon, and behind them rises Mount Blanca, topped with snow.] The boys had a vet visit … which, since we’re going to be moving there soon, was in Alamosa. But since we aren’t in Alamosa yet, it was a bit of a haul.
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[Loiosh is draped over Jasper’s shoulder. He’s still wearing his rainbow sweater. The ground is covered in snow, and so is the van, which is in the background.] Eventually we pried Loiosh away from the grass, although I literally had to haul his butt away. Then he didn’t really want to walk, so me &
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[Loiosh, an orange tabby wearing a white sweater with a rainbow across the shoulders, is standing just next to the wall of a house, chewing on dry grass. His tongue is sticking out a bit, his ears are sticking out at a variety of angles, and he looks very intent.] Tried to take Loiosh for
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[Looking up through the trees — green ponderosa needles capped with tufts of snow, all in front of a deep blue sky veiled in sheer cirrus clouds. ] Friday there was surprise! Five inches of snow! It was LOVELY. Saturday I hadda go outside to take jewelry pics anyway, so I went for a lil
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[ Loiosh, an orange tabby wearing a green harness with a blue bowtie on it, stands in a couple inches of snow on the slope of a hill. His leash is taut behind him to the left, and he’s looking (and pulling) to the right. ] Loiosh wanted to go out in the snow. Perfectly
[ Cat prints in the snow, next to the forepaw of a grey cat. The snow is probably two inches deep. ] More abventure footprints! Tom DEMANDED to go out in the snow because he was BORED MOM, SO BORED, so me & Jasper bundled up & took him outside. He was NOT pleased at
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[ Snow lays thick over hummocked ground. The sun shines through tall ponderosas; the sky around it veiled by wisp-thin clouds. ] It snowed all New Year’s Eve & into the next day, but the sun came out partway through the afternoon, & I just had to get outside with the camera. Snow on plants!
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[ A single cat pawprint in a light dusting of snow. ] This is not the littlest nope. This is a medium-sized HELL YEAH ABVENTURE MOM LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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[ A pyramidal, deeply eroded lump of coarse rock sits atop a treestump. Most of it is brown, but there are a few spots near the bottom, and one spot where it’s eroded more, that are white. ] This is a salt lick! Ask me how I’m so sure!
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