Momma Loves Gringo

Here is a little science lesson for you. This photo is a good example of my tapeta lucida (plural for tapetum lucidum).

The tapeta lucida are made up of reflective layers in the backs of my eyes which are causing the “eye-shine”. It is an adaptation in many species of animals which (that or who?) need to be able to see in very dim light conditions

If you want a great big science lesson there is a review article entitled “Comparative morphology of the tapetum lucidum (among selected species)” by FJ Ollivier, et al. in Veterinary Ophthalmology 7(1), 11-22. It is a free full text article available through Blackwell Synergy. I wonder how many of you will read it. There are some nice photos in it

Well, I am getting sleepy and I do not want to inadvertently type something embarrassing because of my sleepiness (and no, I am not sleepy from reading that article!)

Take care and until next time……..

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Bwaaaa and the twins are doing fine! They are so adorable! She said that her toddler daughter (Mrs. Bwaaa you have a toddler daughter….) keeps thanking her for the “Baby Two”…how cute is that? I would say that is as close to “Gringo cute” as you can get!

Chowanara for now!

This is a picture of me goofing off at night. Once (okay, more than once) I woke up the momma in the middle of the night to let me out, but I just wanted to play. Oh boy was she angry!

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