Today I was continuing my investigation of illegal dumping from yesterday, only about a mile north. This was BLM land and it had loads of stuff dumped there, stupid people! First, I was looking over the property and saw a few quail. Then, as I walked around aware of snakes and bees, I saw a little striped gopher or something, and a pretty flowering plant. A bird caught my eye on a tree; almost a pretty as those I saw in Indiana. Then another bird flew onto a palm plant. I was having so much fun out there! Did I ever say how much I love my job?

Ok, I know you're wondering "What is this?" Well, the photo isn't all that great but the experience was fantastic! I was investigating illegal dumping on about 7 acres, walking around about 3 of the acres, taking photos and GPS coordinates of all kinds of junk; all the while being wary of snakes (it is Spring) and bee hives and any other evil that lurkes within trash. When I got back to my truck I caught something out of my left eye - it looked like a dog, no, the legs were way to long, and oh, it ran quickly, leaping like a deer. The two birds attacked it but it still ran. I followed it in the truck through the desert lots and under power lines but I lost it. I believe it was a coyote. How cool, coyotes right in the midst of houses. It was beautiful to watch! It's is in this photo on the tar road between the two red signs. See it?

Today Dave and I went for a walk at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The day was a bit chilly but crawling down into some of the canyons out of the breeze it was warm. There were hundreds of rock climbers scaling the cliff sides. What a beautiful day to start his Spring Break. You can see more photos of today on my Facebook Photo Album.

The results of Lesson 1 of Digital Scrapbooking using Photoshop! So much fun. The cutie is Seina, a friend's daughter. I had today off and spend most of it on the computer with this project and looking for a flight home for Erik from Bulgaria. That is no easy task and very expensive.

I missed the flower in bloom! But there is another one coming, I'll try to be more diligent about getting a photo of that one in bloom. This whole plant is only about 6 inches high; it's in our front yard.

This is a dog park. I had a complaint of excessive dog poop there. It's a county park but the county doesn't pick up the poop; there are signs there that say dog owners are responsible for their dog's poop. So, if you have a dog and take it to a dog park, please pick up your dog's poop. Thank you! (Oh, by the way, there was no poop when I went to investigate, just another wonderful Las Vegas outdoors day!)