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THE LATEST FROM ZOOKEEPER KELLY...

In their nursery, Kelly has been caring for a group of five-month-old Lorikeets who are fruit and nectar eaters from Australia. They are called "brush tongued Parrots" because they have fuzzy little appendages on their tongues that hold the nectar while they drink it. 

Their tongues are their main sensory organ and Kelly says that if they like you, they lick your fingers, hair, even your nose. 

The Aldabra Tortoises are having a honeymoon. Kelly says that the males love those wide hipped girls. Men should be so enlightened.... The zookeepers will collect any resulting eggs and incubate them indoors as the Albuquerque winters are too cold for the tortoises to hatch them outside.

Sad news: Frosty, the Zoo's only swan passed away from kidney failure on Friday. He came to the Zoo as a full-grown adult in 1984 and the kids gave him his name. Goodbye to a majestic fellow! 

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRANCESCA!!!--Twenty-nine years old today!

You are STILL our sunshine!!!

THE BOOTH TO THE STADIUM....
After a shift in the booth, we took off to Albuquerque for an Isotope's game with Gavin & Makenna. Although we all got soaked by a game-ending rain storm, a really good time was had by all!

Morning shift at the booth--fiesta attire 

Face Painter--Isotope's Stadium 

The final product--glitter and all! 

Face painted, pink Isotope's hat and ready for the playground--isn't that what baseball's all about? 

Male bonding--Grandpa and grandson 

The looming storm--game destined to be rained out in the ninth inning. 

"I like 8 1/2 inning games!" 

CIELO AZUL IN SUMMER....

Our Casa, Sweet Casa. 

July is for lillies! 

Dwight's new wider garden flagstone path--to cover the bare spots where Solange wore the grass away with her repeated--and slightly neurotic--running in circles. The red fencing is a retainer fence Dwight put in to protect his new grass that has been reseeded in the spots where Solange has repeatedly dug holes. 

Busy life on the patio 

View from the patio 

Happy flowers 

My precious malcontent--better red than dead! 

Difficulty coping with siblings... 

But he is still a pretty boy! 

More fiesta attire for Booth Duty 

A lonely Trojan stands vigil on the side yard--"O, where are the Kaune kids of yesteryear?......"