Isn’t it though! That’s such a magical thing about Tucson. This guy was sitting on the fence right in front of our airbnb.

All really lovely shots, Scott.

There's a lot of texture going on in that photo. Plus, the tail!

Even though they're quite common here in the Vancouver area, they always astound me with their coloration.

On a side note, do you have my email? I can’t find your email in my list but thought I’d heard from you in the past. If so, drop me a line at my CB handle on Gmail.

You’re right, it is an interesting case, one we’d just as soon not be parties to. So it goes.

Paging Dr. House, Dr. Gregory House. We have an interesting case for you.

Thanks for reminding me of the pleasure of going to a music store and flipping through CDs and, before that, vinyl albums. Oh man, I spent many hours in the late 1970s thru the 2010s doing that, looking for new and interesting music. Even though I now subscribe to a music streaming service, you just made me want to visit a record store. I hear vinyl records are making a comeback and I still have an amp, turntable and big loudspeakers.

Oh! Good point. If it works out we’ll try to make it down for a look.

I'll bet that's magnificent with the neon lit up in the nighttime!

I’m looking forward to this one especially. I bought them all more or less blind - literally, because I couldn’t read much more than the names on the spines. And yes, it was an upbeat day in spite of everything.

Spoiler alert: the days before and after will be considerably darker but must be recorded because we want to remember this interlude, warts and all. It’s looking like there’s light at the end of the tunnel coming though, so stay tuned. And say - since we never seem to be in the same place at the same time we might just pick up the damn phone someday.

That Robert Plant and Allison Kraus album is good. Glad to see your spirits are high.

Yup! And hand held. I’m quite pleased with what it makes possible when I’ve got good light. I’m shooting everything so far in autofocus and burst mode. I end up wasting a ton of photos for the one that’s in frame and in focus, but the bits are cheap. Assuming we travel again I’m pretty sure I’ll find. Space for it.

Is this the new Superzoom in action?

I was really pleased with this. They’re one of my favorite birds but I’ve never been close enough to any tern to get a good shot before. Didn’t Gary Larson have a thing about terns?