Pulling more weeds today (I am sooo sore from my hands to my feet!) and was buzzed by this hummingbird. He swooped down very close to me then lighted on the branch. I think he was welcoming me to the neighborhood and reminding me to put out the hummingbird feeders!

Today I was pulling weeds in the backyard of our new house, some were five feet tall! I was enjoying hearing lots of birds singing and was excited to know there is "wildlife" in our neighborhood. The I stood to stretch and noticed our trees were full of birds; it's like they were wondering what this crazy lady was doing pulling up the whole yard. There were hummingbirds flying around as well. I'm so excited!

I was investigating a complaint in a neighborhood about 5 blocks from downtown when I came across this house. Wow, I am so sorry people have to live in these conditions. But, then again, at least they are not on the streets. This is the worst living condition I've seen yet here.

Aren't these the cutest birds? They were mingling among some trash tossed into the desert; they didn't seem to mind the trash, probably provided them with some cover.

My job as a garbage inspector! Someone dumped a bunch of medical garbage into a trash container at a gas station. This was nasty but I'll get the son of a gun!
(6-4-09 realized I can't publish photos of active cases - oops.) So here's a photo of the morning clouds from in front of our house yesterday, meaning 6-3-09.

Morning, alive, praising God

Summer shower in Las Vegas! We had a line of showers pass through this morning; complete with that rain smell and a bit of humidity. Rain is a welcome change here, unlike other places I've lived where that is all you can expect. We usually have an unlimited supply of sun. This is our road looking east