The Broncos sucked this year. Then Tebow came in as quarterback and they won a bunch of games in an unorthodox way. It was exciting. Now they’ve lost a couple of games in a row, and it’s still exciting…….at least up to the point where the game gets totally out of hand. (We’ve been vomiting up Kool-aid in the second quarter of each game.) So, the Broncos might go to the playoffs, or they might not, but it will be exciting for part of any remaining games anyway. It’s an interesting challenge Denver is going to face this next offseason. They have a traditional team except for the quarterback. Do they build a different kind of team with a different kind of playbook around an unconventional quarterback, or do they scrap the unconventional quarterback for a more conventional approach next year?
American Avocet
This is what my pictures of feeding American Avocets look like.
And this.
Sometimes I almost get the picture I want.
And finally:
And this. Sometimes I almost get the picture I want. And finally: Monday after Christmas
Monday after ChristmasDecided to use this holiday day to add a life-bird to my list. A White-winged Scoter has been hanging out on a Resaca in San Benito for several weeks, but I haven’t got to it yet. An hour and a half to get there. Hundreds of ducks to sort through. Three hours looking. No Scoter. Drove home. A six hour effort altogether. Arrived home to learn that the San Benito White-winged Scoter was found dead this morning… Oops. Oh well. It was a nice drive through the country. I got lots of other birds including Snow Geese, Greater White-fronted Geese, Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Wood Ducks, Canvasbacks, Anhingas, White-tailed Kites, a Red-shouldered Hawk, a Caspian Tern, a Ringed Kingfisher, and Tropical Kingbirds. Not a bad day. Here is an American Kestrel and a White-tailed Kite:
It’s a Merry Skype Christmas
Judy and I traveled the country without leaving our living room. We watched the kids open their presents at Becky’s house and hung out in the aftermath for a while. Wrapping paper everywhere. The night before, Bad Santa visited their house and knocked over the Christmas Tree. No explanation, they just heard a crash, got up to look, and found the Christmas Tree on its side. So Becky, Brian, Taylor and Tony were up at 2 o’clock in the morning cleaning up the mess and rewrapping wet presents. It all worked out in time for a joyous morning but there were some naps needed in the afternoon. Then we moved on to Matt’s house. Alex got a giant Lego Death Star. Austin got an EZ Bake oven. We could almost smell the red velvet cupcakes cooking. After, we got moved back for the longer view from one end of the room so we could watch them play games on the floor and fly the RC helicopter that shoots rockets. We only got hit by a rocket once. Christmas is a favorite fun holiday for us and it’s so nice we could be that close to the kids yet still be here. We’re embracing our digital world. The cloudy rainy weather broke and we got a 60 degree sunny Christmas. For our gift exchange, we decided that I bought Judy the house earlier in the year and she bought me the deck this fall, and so just left it at that this year. A big Christmas Dinner sponsored by the Park. They provided the facility, all the settings, and the roast beef and smoked sausage. We broke up into tables for 12. Judy made creamy cauliflower casserole with bacon and cheddar, mashed potatoes and gravy for our table. I made a gallon of ice cream. By that time we were all so full there was enough to share with the rest of the tables. It’s good to eat that early in the day so we could have that many hours left to digest. Merry Christmas everybody.
Christmas Eve
Merry Christmas Eve everybody.