So…what’s it all about, Alfie?
Thinking Alfie thoughts…
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Hangin’ with the guys at the mud flat…
Willets and curlews.
Something less slimy…
Cattle egret reflecting on egret things.
Bolsa Chica…come for the majestic wildlife…
Stay for the horrible 15 lb. slugs.
Not your average garage doors…
That “Starry Night with Oil Rig” is a winner.
August starts at The Ditch…
It’s impossible to count the times I’ve crossed the bridge over The Ditch. Every day of my K-12 career. There’s a lot more wildlife to be seen here now than there ever was when I was growing up.
2024 Movie Diary, Part 11
2024 Movie Diary
31. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1966)
Just saw this recently. Don’t get its reputation. I think I saw an extended cut, and it was just too much time for too little story. Also, you really, really have to love Eli Wallach and his brand of scene-chewing to really appreciate this film, and, well, I really don’t.
Verdict: I’ll stick with “Once Upon a Time in the West” if I want to see a spaghetti western.
2024 Movie Diary
32. JAWS (1975)
Still one of the greatest movies ever made. I think it’s Spielberg’s best. There I said it.
Verdict: Inductee, Laurie’s Cinematic Hall of Fame.
2024 Movie Diary
33. ATTACK FROM SPACE (1965)
There’s lots to love about this awful Japanese sci-fi flick. It’s brutally incompetent in every respect, yet somehow this makes it kind of lovable.
Verdict: I can’t explain it. It’s a dumpster fire, but it has some heart.
Marvels of Peru!
AKA, Four o’ Clocks (because that’s when they bloom), bringers of color and happiness at the dreary, hot end of summer.
Bolsa Chica in July…
Beautiful at any time of the year!
A bold cattle egret. You try to squeeze by him and he just stands there and screeches at you.
Egrets at lunch.
Sunbathers.
Curlew.
Great heron.
You’re walking around, minding your own business, and suddenly…
You find your way blocked by the piercing gaze of an elephant, and his dim-witted hippo henchman.