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<\/a><\/p>\nWe are enjoying the last of this seasons flowers: <\/p>\n
Helen found the last of some tasty grapes in Irena & Boris garden:<\/p>\n And the last of our cherry tomatoes:<\/p>\n That process (or maybe it was the brain surgery that she finished the day with) wore her out. Meowskie (a.k.a. the brown cat) helped her relax:<\/p>\n Speaking of cats, the word apparently got out that free food was available and another cat has adopted us:<\/p>\n Helen named her\/him Belyie (a.k.a. the white cat, Bely is the Russian word for White). Meowskie isn\u2019t sure she wants to share:<\/p>\n But we have have been liberally sharing the attention:<\/p>\n We had a visit from a family from CA. Father is an avid photographer who had a lot of fun with Salt Lake City scenery:<\/p>\n Mother has MS, but copes amazingly well for being paraplegic:<\/p>\n Daughter is an avid swimmer: <\/p>\n She invented and perfected the alligator slide:<\/p>\n For the last swim of the season, I swam 180 laps in 1.5 hours, about 2.2. miles. I discovered my limiting factor is immersion diuresis filling my bladder (cold water makes you pee):<\/p>\n That mystery photo was a Sturgeon head that Boris found in a Chinese grocery store. Some of use were a bit apprehensive, but it was pretty good: <\/p>\n I bought a fancy motorized computer desk:<\/p>\n This allows me to stand while working:<\/p>\n Even being in pretty good shape, so far I can only stand for about 2\/3 of the work day. Then I push a button and revert to ball chair height:<\/p>\n Last weekend I did a new route (14 miles!) to Black Mountain up behind our house:<\/p>\n I found this remote tree with a geo-cache called Morbid Curiosity, named so as the valley below is where 14 year old Elizabeth Smart was held captive for a summer back in 2002. She was never found there (was rescued the next year at a bus stop), despite massive search efforts and being less than 5 miles from her home:<\/p>\n I found a bunch of baby rattlers all knotted up, trying to warm up in the sun:<\/p>\n My picture taking (with telephoto lens!) got them a bit excited. These 2 went on guard duty while the others slithered back into their underground lair:<\/p>\n If you think that was scary, imagine a herd of these guys heading towards you: <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n