Squirrel and her babies

Sorry I haven't been around for a couple of days.  Hubby gave my laptop to our son, cleaned off the whole thing, and now Hal has it.  He took it apart and sprayed out ALL the dust and now it runs just fine.  Unfortunately, I don't get it back ~he's glummed onto it...sigh...I have an old desktop which barely has enough memory to do ANYTHING!  I'm thinking about going over to COSTCO today and buying a new laptop as I can't sit here and struggle posting photos!  I have enough saved up to buy one and I just may do that, although hubby has his previous laptop for me.  BUT...it needs to be sent to Chicago because the power plug doesn't fit properly and it falls out!  (...pulling out hair...) Anyway, he took the day off work today and got this one up and running with the external hard drive full of our photos.  I just can't mess up or shut this computer down or I'll NEVER figure out how to post photos again!  Anyway, I was able to take photos of the young squirrels up at the cabin near June Lake.  They mostly spent their time chasing each other around and running up and down the nearby trees!  They were VERY active!  No wonder momma squirrel had to eat so much!  They were cute, but they sure were a handful!  Here they are playing one morning.  I had to take photos from inside the cabin, looking out the kitchen window, and shoot them through the posts of the porch!  They were adorable and I miss them!

It was bound to happen...2 women bitten by coyotes

Yes, that's right.  Two women were bitten by coyotes in the same development, Sun City, where my aunt lives...sigh...
Here's the link to the local story:
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120625/NEWS08/120625010/Two-women-bitten-by-coyotes-Palm-Desert-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
The coyotes that I've seen have been curious, but not threatening.  They ARE afraid of me.  If I stand still, I can observe them, but they always take off if I move toward them.  It seems to me that coyotes lose their fear IF/WHEN people feed them.  And, I heard that the coyotes where I walk have scraps thrown out for them to feed on...so I am careful.  While I don't wish to be bitten, I also don't wish harm to come to them, especially if they have pups.
Any ideas/suggestions?

The range of light

Sierra Nevada at sunset yesterday.  Yes, it's all about the light.

Bridgeport area and Sonora Pass

One day we drove up to Bridgeport for lunch at the Bridgeport Inn and then drove partway up the Sonora Pass.  It was the second day of my cold and I was pretty miserable, but off we went!

Gosh, for once, I hardly know where to begin!  It's been an incredible week up here in the Sierra Nevada, even though I've had a nasty cold!  We've spent 5 nights in our little cabin near June Lake, but today we leave and stay overnight in Lone Pine, then home.  It was so nice to get OUT of the desert heat!  But, I looked at the forecast and it will only be in the low 100's next week and in the 70's at night, so that isn't too bad.  It's when the nights are in the 80's and the daytime temps are 110+ that I really don't enjoy the desert! We've enjoyed the 40 degree nights here, as well as the blue jays, woodpeckers, and squirrels.  Apparently a raccoon comes along every night (I only saw it once, but hubby saw it again last night).  We drove out to Mono Lake yesterday afternoon, after I took a LONG nap, and then out to the Mono Craters.  There weren't any clouds in the sky to reflect on Mono Lake and hubby had adjusted my ISO setting to "auto" so that I could take photos of the birds on the porch and I forgot to readjust it, so my Mono Lake photos are overexposed.  Anyway, here are a few pics from this past week.

More of the Sierra Nevada~Friday Fences~062212

A view of the Sierra Nevada from a ranch in Bridgeport.  This is typical of the fences in this region.  Lots of cattle were out in the fields.  Friday Fences for June 22, 2012.  To visit Friday Fences, please go to:   http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.com/

Yosemite coyote

We drove up through Yosemite yesterday.  We got a late start because hubby was goofing around and we didn't leave the cabin until about 9:30 a.m.  I'm an early bird.  He isn't.  But, he's a night owl and I'm not. We saw a deer next to a pond in the park and we also spotted a coyote in a meadow (no bears sighted...).  We pulled over and I dashed out of the car with my camera and zoom lens.  The coyote was after a mole or something in the grass.  It was more gray than our coyotes here in the desert and was extremely preoccupied with its prey.  Another car stopped too, to investigate, and we talked to a mother and daughter from San Francisco who also spotted the coyote. Several cars stopped, thinking it was a bear, and I told them, "No, it's just a coyote!"  I really was interested in its coloring.  I hope you can see it in the photo...if not, just click on it to enlarge. Okay...I cropped it for the bottom photo so you can see it better!