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Scrappy's Big Day, Part Two

Sun May 13, 2012 9:32 PM EDT

I'm in the living room preparing for a trip to The Gentle Barn with my daughter and granddaughter for Mom's Day.

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ravens, play, dogs, photography, squirrels, not-news, teasing, jindo, shelby-davenport

Scrappy's Big Day!

Sat May 12, 2012 7:26 PM EDT

I was weeding out in the back yard with Scrappy at my side when, all of a sudden, he took off like a bullet.

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squirrel, dog, photography, not-news, jindo, shelby-davenport, chasing-squirrels

I Feel The Blues!

Wed May 9, 2012 12:25 AM EDT

I've been a long time fan of rock & roll music - ultimately leaning towards the classic rock. But, after a trip to Louisiana, I discovered Zydaco and the Blues. Don't want rap, don't want Bieber, not (yawn) classical.

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music, blues, eric-clapton, not-news, bb-king, stevie-ray-vaughan

Afternoon Surprise!

Mon May 7, 2012 10:36 AM EDT

I had to work on Sunday, left around 6:30 a.m. and got home about 3 p.m. I had to leave Scrappy behind since they didn't allow dogs where we were having our tournament.

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photography, spring, blossoms, not-news, rattlesnake, black-locust, gopher-snake, interesting-bark

Ahhh, Spring!

Fri May 4, 2012 10:49 AM EDT

I'm glad I put in some Iris plants - they seem to be doing very well with the weather extremes here.

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photography, spring, flowers, beauty, not-news, gardening, iris, black-locust

DALTON'S VOICE - Dalton 2000-2012 - Scrappy is home - Crimebusting takes forever and isn't just!

Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:23 PM EDT

This is a continuing story of Dalton. The updates were getting buried within all the comments and a NV friend said it was getting a little hard to follow since Dalton's death. I haven't been handling it well. All I can remember is Dalton's last two days after returni …

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crime, dogs, dalton, coping, not-news, loss-of-pet, dog-poisoning

DALTON - 2000 - 2012. All is not lost....Yet......

Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:45 PM EDT

RENEWED HOPE! A week or so ago, the detective said the D.A. wouldn't take the case because there wasn't enough evidence for a prosecution. REALLY? With neighbors watching him feed my dogs chicken, with the guy screaming at them to shut up and then going in the …

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surgery, family, dalton, pets, poison, not-news, dalmatian, bad-neighbors, good-thoughts

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Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow will keep my Hummers from eating!

Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:36 PM EST

OK, admittedly I was bored, today. I'd done my house cleaning yesterday, and couldn't (wouldn't) do anything outside because of the cold, rain and potential snow. So, I shot my hummers through the window.

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storm, snow, rain, southern-california, photography, winter-weather, not-news, hummingbirds

Some Melodic Reasons Why You Should Vote Republican!

Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:02 PM EST

Outside of being hysterically funny, it recaptures some of the reasons why we are where we are. If you can't have a sense of humor, it just makes going through life so.....hard! Sent to me by a Democratic friend in Kentucky.

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music, vote, democratic, humor, republican, not-news, roy-zimmerman

Well, I'll Bee Darned!

Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:48 PM EST

Well, we all have been obsessed over the unusually warm weather. It was about 70 degrees in my little mountain town, today, and was about 78 at Boomerang's (my horse). I was out in my backyard and heard bees humming loudly.

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weather, snow, trees, bees, not-news, peaches, hummingbirds, heatwave, cold-snap

An Unseasonably Warm Day - It's for the Birds!

Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:51 PM EST

It's been so unseasonably warm, lately, that I thought I'd better get some water on the lawns. It was nearly 80 degrees in my little mountain town and was in the high 80's "down below." So, I thought I'd better start up the sprinklers, and even filled up and turned on the fount …

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birds, dogs, photography, sprinklers, not-news, heatwave, bird-bath, feeding-birds, unseasonable-weather

The Story of the Accidental Dog Eater

Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:46 PM EST

(As told to me by Dalton Davenport) After another day of single-handedly protecting the house, it ended up as any other normal evening.

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dreams, dogs, photography, buddies, not-news, butter, dalmatian, jindo, play-fighting

Boomerang's Pearl

Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:56 PM EST

Every year in October, I’m called to the town of Santa Maria, California, on business. I drive up Friday afternoon, all of my co-workers get together for dinner at this great Chinese restaurant, and then we get ready for a full weekend event.

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stone, surgery, horses, photography, pets, not-news, happy-endings, enterolith, fur-family, equine-emergency-hospital

The St. Francis Dam Disaster, Part Two - Movie Star Harry Carey

Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:49 PM EST

Intertwined with the history and lore of the St. Francis Dam and its resulting catastrophic failure, is the silent actor, Harry Carey.

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history, navajo, newhall, saugus, farmer-john, st-francis-dam, native-american-indians, reserviors, san-francisquito-canyon, dam-disaster

My Fur Family

Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:45 AM EST

I have had animals all my life and they have all been an integral part of the family. No outside dogs or cats for me.

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family, horses, dogs, photography, fur, pets, not-news

Chance, 1999-2012

Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:33 PM EST

Just got back from having my dear Chance put to sleep. Her quality of life had become such that it was really the most humane thing to do. When I was married to the 2nd, I was living at his place and had gone in to his son's room to collect clothes for laundry.

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dogs, chance, not-news, life-decisions, end-of-life

St. Francis Dam Disaster, Part One - A little known disaster of major proportions

Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:48 PM EST

Everyone recalls the San Francisco Earthquake – the largest disaster in California history. The second occurred two and one half minutes before midnight on March 12th, 1928. The St.

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history, southern-california, photography, william-mulholland, dam-failure, st-francis-dam-disaster, san-francisquito-canyon

Daily Kos: BREAKING: Handel quits Komen

Seeded on Tue Feb 7, 2012 10:39 AM EST (Daily Kos)

Yes! Just heard the news report...Karen Handel quits Susan G. Komen Foundation. It's my opinion that Susan G.

politics, breast-cancer, stem-cell-research, planned-parenthood, susan-g-komen, karen-handel, pink-ribbons-inc

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Tall Ships Sail Into Ventura Harbor - All Points Bulletin for Jack Sparrow

Sat Feb 4, 2012 4:58 PM EST

It's always special when The Tall Ships arrive at Ventura Harbor! My co-worker and I sneaked down for a quick tour and photos.

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odd-news, southern-california, photography, pirates-of-the-caribbean, martha-washington, tall-ships, ventura-harbor, hawaiian-chieftain, 19th-centura-european-trading-vessel

Quack, Quack, Waddle, Waddle all day long!

Sat Feb 4, 2012 2:21 PM EST

I was looking for another video to send my daughter and came across this. You need to watch it through until the end. The resilience of this duck family and the little guys braving the wind......so precious! Who can resist baby animals?

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weather, animals, storm, wind, funny, cute, not-news, youtube, baby-ducks, duck-family

Susan G. Komen Foundation Also Stops Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Care2 Causes

Seeded on Thu Feb 2, 2012 9:30 PM EST (Care2.com)

In addition to pulling funds from Planned Parenthood for The Susan G.

politics, breast-cancer, stem-cell-research, planned-parenthood, susan-g-komen, pink-ribbons-inc

Bloomberg gives $250,000 matching gift to Planned Parenthood - POLITICO.com

Seeded on Thu Feb 2, 2012 6:52 PM EST (Politico)

Bloomberg said in a statement, "Politics have no place in health care. Breast cancer screening saves lives and hundreds of thousands of women rely on Planned Parenthood for access to care.

politics, planned-parenthood, mayor-bloomberg, susan-komen

Just a massive simple cloud that caught my attention.

Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:58 PM EST

Driving back from work in Ventura, I cross the 5 Freeway and the Santa Clarita Valley sprawls out before me. I had to make a quick stop at the grocery store and when I came out, I was struck with this HUGE cloud that was spreading across the valley and up the canyon.

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southern-california, photography, sunset, not-news, clouds, canyons, santa-clarita, san-francisquito-canyon-road

Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me, I'm still takin' photos!

Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:23 PM EST

My poor horse had his booster shots today, so I spent some time rubbing his neck and giving him some molasses and peppermint cookies to soothe his frazzled nerves. When I got home, I noticed the pretty pink wispy clouds over the hills in the back.

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southern-california, colors, photography, not-news, clouds, sunsets, rural-lifestyle

It's a Lovely Sunny Tree Day!

Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:49 PM EST

I finished the house work and headed outside to take some photos. I'm still learning how to use my camera and had changed some settings. I posted the first, Sycamore Sky, which was taken in early Summer because it makes me feel warm.

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