JudyBea

@jandb17

Dog person with cats. Birds, reading, retired RV nomad.

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JudyBea@jandb17· 4d

The sunflowers I planted for the birds are popping out. 🌻 #flowers #gardens

A burnt orange sunflower is in front of a yellow sunflower with a green yard in the background.

A large yellow sunflower with dark seed filled center.

JudyBea@jandb17· 9d

I adopted another 10 yr old Chihuahua mix about 3 weeks ago.I have a soft spot for old Chi's. Took her to the vet & it turns out she needed surgery for mammary tumors.She had 4 removed yesterday.I don't know if I'll have her for a few months or years but she's the happiest girl.Daisy! 💕 #chihuahuas

A chunky black and brown Chihuahua mix lies on a leopard print dog bed on a cement porch, looking towards the camera. There are a few starter plants in pots in the background of the porch.

JudyBea@jandb17· 19d

I see the US National Straw Sculpture competition is coming up again in August at Mt Morris, IL. I attended a few yrs ago and took this photo of King Kong. So many great sculptures and impressive work.

A straw sculpture of King Kong raising a fist to the sky while holding onto the top section of the Empire State building. The sculpture is about 7 ft high and sits on display on a green grassy lawn.

JudyBea@jandb17· 21d

Chloe is the coolest cat in front of the fan on a hot afternoon. Time for a snooze. 😴

A brown tabby cat loafs in front of a blue box fan on a multi colored carpet. Her eyes are closed and she's ready to snooze.

JudyBea@jandb17· 22d

Hamlet takes the high road while hanging out with me in the backyard. #caturday

A gray and white tabby cat walks along a brown rail fence with his tail held high. Behind him is a blue sky with puffy white clouds. Below the rail is a garden of green corn stalks.

JudyBea@jandb17· 27d

More critters emerging with the seasonal southwest rains. This is a baby alligator lizard that was on our door to get out of the heavy rain. I haven't seen an adult, which can grow to a ft long. It was released to a damp but safe location in the yard. #lizards #newmexico #alligatorlizardsintheair

A gold smooth skinned lizard with black horizontal stripes on its body and a long slinky striped tail sits on my son's palm.

JudyBea@jandb17· 27d

Found a small pink Walking Stick outside. I've seen dark brown versions in eastern US and straw colored Walking Sticks in the southwest. Maybe pink is a mutation? #insects #walkingsticks

A pink stick insect with 4 pink stick legs extending out from the stick body hangs on a white wall. An out of focus pointer finger was intended to give perspective.

JudyBea@jandb17· 28d

Love the green forest and the shadows! I took a similar type of photo with my son on a trail near Olympic National Forest.

JudyBea@jandb17· 29d

My spicy Ham went outside, climbed the tree to get on the roof and demanded that I remove the screen to a back window so he could come inside. #caturday

A gray and white tabby cat is caught mid-meow looking through a screen. He is sitting on a flat roof with a small tree behind him and a hillside in the background.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jul 16

My backyard Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria Magnimamma) is in full bloom, sporting a crown of beautiful magenta flowers. It's about the size of a softball. #cactus #flowerhour

A round, green softball size cactus has white thin spikes all over the surface. It has 7 magenta blooms spaced around the top of the cactus like a tiara.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jul 8

Here's my chiweenie, sunbathing at Myrtle Beach.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jul 7

I refilled a hummer feeder at dawn while camping at a state park in northern New Mexico. The hummingbirds were used to campers hanging up feeders and didn't even wait for me to hang it on it's hook. #birds #hummingbirds

JudyBea@jandb17· Jul 7

The first male Rufous Hummingbirds (early migrants) showed up today. Beautiful little bullies. The battles for supremacy at the feeders with the more local black throated hummers are about to get intense. #birds #hummingbirds

An orange throated hummingbird with a brown/rufous head and wings sits on a thin white clothesline against a green background of grass and weeds. He is guarding "his" feeder and doesn't like to share.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jul 7

I hardly see Monarch butterflies now. Maybe I'm not in the best part of the country to see them. I know their numbers have dropped drastically. This one stopped by my chair so I was able to get a closeup. #butterflies

An orange and black monarch butterfly sits on the gray gravel dirt ground.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jul 3

My dog Bea only had one toy she ever loved. It was a little stuffed monkey. When I realized that it was the only toy she wanted, I went back to the store to get another in case the first one wore out. So cute!

A black and white chiweenie sits on a blanket with her pink stuffed monkey.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jul 1

Reminds me of a photo I took of a car parked next to me. A woman holding a lizard in a Santa coat!

A photo of a black car parked next to me. The driver's window is halfway down. Through the window is a long pale lizard in a red Santa jacket with hood. The lizard is laying on a woman's palm facing her, looking relaxed.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jun 20

Charlie turned 18 yrs old this week. Still going strong. Just wants to pose for less pictures. #caturday

A brown tabby cat sits on a tan carpet looking a little annoyed at the camera.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jun 18

I didn't know about this either. I'm fascinated by tree trunks, including knobby ones! Here's one I took when traveling along the Oregon coast. #thicktrunkthursday

JudyBea@jandb17· Jun 8

Okay, this is getting ridiculous. 😄

Buddy, Hamlet and Chloe settling in for a cozy time on the bed.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jun 8

Now Hamlet has joined Chloe for a long nap. Hopefully I'll get the bed made before bedtime.

Two tabby cats napping on an unmade bed.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jun 8

Chloe was way too active last night and woke me up over and over again. This morning I laundered my sheets, then I left them on the bed, only to return and find her zonked out on my clean sheets. I need a nap! 🥱 #cats

A brown tabby cat is sound asleep on a bundle of sheets on a bed.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jun 5

Little bee enjoying prickly pear blooms. #flowerhour

Green spikey prickly pear plant with yellow flowers.

A close up of a little bee sitting in the center of a yellow prickly pear bloom. It has pollen on its' back.

JudyBea@jandb17· Jun 3

I chose to live in the arid southwest of the US but sometimes I miss the green greens of spring in other parts of the country.

A green woodland trail along the Columbia River in Washington.

A green trail in semi- rainforest in western Oregon.

Big green clover and ferns in Olympic National Forest, WA

JudyBea@jandb17· Jun 1

I've saved 2 baby Walking Sticks that were in the house over the past 24 hours. My good deed for the day.

Photo of a small brown walking stick sitting on my finger tips. It has it's head tilted so it is looking at the sky, or down at the ground, not sure which. Maybe both at the same time.

JudyBea@jandb17· May 20

Heartbreaking day. Nessie went over the Rainbow Bridge due to kidney failure. I only had her for 5 months, but she was about 10 yrs old. She blended into "the pack" so seamlessly and I miss her. Bye, sweet Ness, we had a wonderful 5 months. Wish it had been longer. 💔

JudyBea@jandb17· May 16

Olympic Nat. Forest frog on a log.

Big frog on a log surrounded by vibrant green leaves.

JudyBea@jandb17· May 14

This curious squirrel wanted a better view of its world. I hoped there were no hawks around. #squirrels

A gray squirrel sits near the top of an old agave stalk overlooking the surrounding trees. Blue sky in the background.

JudyBea@jandb17· May 14

This is my cat on the first day I brought him home about a yr ago.

Tabby cat sitting in front of the TV watching the 6th Doctor.

JudyBea@jandb17· May 11

Enjoyed a day of birding at Sapsucker Woods near Ithaca, NY with my son. Many birds chirping and turtles sunbathing. #birds

My son stands in a red shirt and blue jeans in front of a wooden fence facing the blue water in a pond surrounded by green and brown shrubs and grasses. The pond reflects the blue sky.

JudyBea@jandb17· May 2

One yr ago this week Chloe showed up at my house,begging for food and attention. I got her a can of cat food and she devoured it in under a minute. Now she's part of the family and makes me smile every day. ❤️ #caturday then & now.