Mother's Day

Hello and Happy Mother's Day to all you that are mothers!
Mom and I and Murphy had bagels this morning and then went out to the wildlife refuge. The birds were everywhere - herons, avocets, stilts, terns, yellow-headed blackbirds, grebes, coots....and on and on! And of course, the ubiquitous Canadian geese perpetually honking.

The Forster's tern is a fascinatingly agile bird - here's a couple of shots as he hovered overhead looking for food!

Travels with Mom

Diana, Murphy and I went out for DQ with Mom last night, then to the refuge. Visiting the refuge always brings new surprises!! Last night we saw a tundra swan, Western Grebes, and the always beautiful Great Blue Heron along with assorted yellow-headed blackbirds, black-necked stilts and American Avocets and ducks! Here's some pictures from the trip.
Murphy put his head on Mom's lap all the way - she loved it!

Mom's 88th Birthday

Mom had her 88th birthday Friday, April 17th. We had a good time with her, went out to dinner and she played with Murphy and the new toy that he gave her as a gift! I thought that a sepia version of her seemed to fit more into her style.

Mom

Mom, Murphy (my 4 year old black lab) and I went for bagels and coffee this morning, then out to the wildlife refuge to see what we could see on a beautiful Easter Sunday morning in Utah. After returning to Mom's place, I took this picture of her - I love how the light works with her white hair!