Oh Deer, Oh Deer!!

It's been overcast a lot in Tucson lately.  That hasn't done much for the heat, but the days are more bearable in the shade.  It does make for some amazing sunrises though.  Every morning I sit with my cup of coffee on the patio, listening for the birds and scanning the horizon with my big shovel by my side.  You never know when a snake may wander in.

All of a sudden .... LOOK .... DEER, OH DEER, DEER!!!  I quietly rushed inside to grab my camera.  I admit, the first few pictures didn't turn out quite as I expected.  The camera was still set on Neowise.  Lucky for me, these guys were thirsty!

Look at the velvet on these beauties!!  I get excited every time I see them.  In no time, they drank the water station dry.

This was the leader of the pack.  What a rack HE had!!  

I snuck back outside and over to the sprinkler valve so I could turn it on again and fill the bucket.  They drank all of that and more.  The babies were thirsty!!

It looks like maybe two generations of bucks hanging out together.   There was not a doe in sight.  After drinking their fill, they wandered off down the hill.  Gosh I love seeing these guys!!

That little morning excitement made it easier to deal with Dish Network who magically raised my rates at the exact same time they charged for my baseball package.  Oh ... my rate went up ... must be the baseball.  Check a little deeper Nancy ... they raised my fees $35 a month.  

Granted, I have three "houses" hooked up with them, but for the last two years I had a guaranteed rate of $70 a month.  Where did the time go???  It of course took a lot of persistence and THREE people before I talked them into lowering it back to $70 a month for another two years.  No refunds of course so I lost about $140.  There really should be a bell in your head you can set to go off and remind you of this stuff!!

With that having taken over an hour on the phone, I was starving.  Lets cook a package of bacon on the barbecue.  Since trying it once before, I decided to go the easy cleanup route and put foil on a pan.  I hooked up my last little green bottle.

Too bad I wasn't a little more observant.  I don't know how, but I must have brushed up against the turn-on knob.  When I went back outside to begin cooking, all I smelled was gas.  RATS!!  I drained the tank.  

So ... after scrounging through every cupboard in the house, I found one more bottle of green.  I know it's hard to tell here, but that's a hot dog beside the piece of bacon.  I know they are a little black ... I mean I wouldn't know what to do if something didn't burn.

The pan of bacon stayed on a tad bit too long.  I do like my bacon crispy!!  It was delicious!!!

I did a little sewing and snuggled with the puppies on the couch.  I have to say I'm getting completely spoiled by Cooper, or maybe it's the other way around.

And so another day has passed in beautiful HOT Arizona.  It couldn't have been any better than seeing deer in my back yard.  Now ..... what to do with 11 more slices of slightly charred bacon.