Happy Monday, maybe not…..I had a crappy day to say the least. Met with a real estate management guy and he was a total ass. I don’t even want to go into details but he started off our meeting being 30 mins late and not even acknowledging that he was late or even apologizing. So that should have been a tell-tale sign that he was a jerk, and an unprofessional one at that.
Ok vent over.

So I went to our cowboy festival that they hold each year on Melody Ranch and studios. They have filmed tons of stuff there and it used to be owned by Gene Autry. I’ve only edited one photo from there so far and it happened to be the last one I shot for the day. I loved the look of these ol‘ cowboys. Too bad there weren’t many young cowboys…….man I miss those days sometimes. Tee hee hee.

Here are a few more from the Wild animal park. I haven’t even touched the ones from the zoo yet….I have 2 8gig memory cards full from that day too. I guess I have some sleepless nights ahead of me.

Here is the rare and elusive bunny. Now this may look like a cute little bunny, kinda like the ones you see in the pet store. Cute, furry, soft, fluffy…….but do not believe his cuteness. No really they have sabor tooth teeth that are razor sharp, and can spring on you and rip you to shreds in seconds flat!
Ok, ok maybe just maybe this is just a cute bunny, but I still am very wary of how their little minds work. I guess I need to stop watching weird horror flicks.

Back to the cute animals…..

Aww my little guy feeding the lorikeets. He is so darn cute, caring and check out that camera strap around his neck……Taking after his mommy. So next we were onto the flamingos.

These guys know how to enjoy a sunset.

A little dip in the pool……

Playing lifeguard…..

Oh boy that water is cold!!!!

Ducks……

I think they were stalking me. They may even be in with “the bunny” but I swear I was being followed.

Here are the Three Musketeers. They were perched on a rock right outside of the lions. They must have been the dumbest ducks ever! I know I would not want to be a snack just sitting there with lions watching me.

Then after watching the flamingos, I turn around and see this guy. I think he finally got it that I was on to him and his games.

Cheetahs. Beautiful, fast, majestic, and well this one was very lazy.

So Jean (photog buddy) tells me to whistle at it. So I do and it just sits there ignoring my wonderful whistles the same way my dogs do when I want them to come in the house.

So then she tells me to cat call it. Ok………(boy people are going to think I have completely lost my marbles but ok) “Here kitty, kitty! Here kitty, kitty!”

Ah ha I got something!!!

Then……I got a “look”

Then she went back to this.

So hope you enjoyed the photos, my Corona is empty, and I really need to do some dishes.

Well a great weekend came to an end. We went camping in Escondido with our trailer and my friend Jean came along for the fun and she kept me great company. I kinda warned her we are a bit like the Griswald’s from family vacation, and Sean of course moaned, groaned and whined the whole weekend. He’s such a baby sometimes! Jake, Jean and I all had a blast. We left on Friday morning and dropped the trailer off at the campground then headed to The Wild Animal Park for the butterfly exhibit.

The exhibit was great and wished it was a little less crowded but I got some shots that I am very happy with.

And just for you Jean. Let me know if it looks ok on your end.

Then I found this cool flower on our way down to the lions.

More pictures to come. Jake is begging me for some ice cream (don’t blame him with our 100 degree weather today) and I have at least 600 or more photos to go through and process one by one.

Stay Tuned!

Well what an Easter Day we had! Lots of good food, friends and family, and of course an egg hunt. Thank you all that came, brought goodies, and of course a huge thank you to Christine and Vikki for being extra sneaky and doing my dishes even though I said to go sit and relax.

We will be off to Escondido next weekend to go see the butterfly exhibit at the wild animal park, and then hit the San Diego Zoo. I’m really looking forward to the butterflies this year. I missed it last year because Moms hip broke and I needed to stick close to take care of her. I also owe Jake an adventure because I missed our boat trip to Anacapa Island due to another round of the stomach flu.

So now I’m off to do some laundry, and get ready for our trip this coming weekend. I cannot wait!!!
Oh and here’s a recent picture of my Jakers. Sorry if you have already seen it at my house.