Fall Colours

Anna: Some views of the beautiful fall colours, taken on our balcony. 

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After living for 3 years with a view of a back lane, parking lots and high density housing, I'm really appreciating the valley views we have now!

Harvest Moon

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Originally uploaded by amkb
A view of the harvest moon from our balcony.

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Watching...

We have a very large, wide desk.  Large enough that we can have the desktop computer in the usual place, and still be able to use the back of the other desk.  Philippe has his work laptop there, set up on a dock with a full size keyboard.

One of the cats has claimed it as her personal butt warmer.

So one day, Philippe is at the desktop playing World of Warcraft, when he suddenly sees a paw reaching up over the top of the monitor, batting at... something.

Then he sees this.







Then this.




After several attempts to get a photo without flash, he finally stood up and got this...




...just before she reached up and tried to attack the lens.


Because this is our muderous crack kitty who attacks ankles and hates to be petted, when she's not crawling under the covers to cuddle.


As I write this, her wide-eyed face has been popping up over the top of the monitor.  I think she's upset because the keyboard is on top of the laptop.  

Yes, she's sitting on the keyboard, anyway.

Learning to Fly

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Originally uploaded by amkb
Looking across the valley from our balcony, we saw this guy "flying" down the park across from us. He'd fly his parachute down the hill, then gather it all up, trudge back to the stop and do it again.

Looks like he was having a blast!

Gone Batty

Gone Batty
Originally uploaded by amkb
Anna: The Little Brown Bat is still hanging out above our door. It looks like it's chosen that spot to hibernate. I tried to get some different angles, but it's so close to the corner, I can't really get the camera in there.

It's so cute! While I was taking pictures, I could see it's furry little sides moving as it breathed. I just want to scoop it up!

I'm not sure this is a good location for it to hibernate, though. It's well sheltered from the weather, but not the temperature. I'm a little concerned it will freeze. Will have to look for some information about that, and see if there's something we can do to protect it.

Itty Bitty Batty

Itty Bitty Batty
Originally uploaded by amkb
Anna: As a friend of my daughter's was knocking on our door, he noticed this little smudge of fur above the doorway. As soon as he realized it was a bat, we immediately grabbed the camera! The gap it tucked itself into is about 3-4 inches wide. As I write this, it's still there. This tiny, adorable ball of fluff. It's all I can do not to try and pet it, or scoop it into my hands.

I love bats.