A little water goes a long way in the high desert of New Mexico. We even accommodate Texas antelope squirrels. These were the visitors during one cup of morning coffee.
A little water goes a long way in the high desert of New Mexico. We even accommodate Texas antelope squirrels. These were the visitors during one cup of morning coffee.
The storm blew in. Tried to watch baseball with Cowboy in the front row. Looked like a perilous day for lingering lizards. Had to break out my winter hat, but saw the first cranes heading south. Weather couldn’t decide between rain or snow. Bluebirds came around, wearing down jackets. And others arrived to sit out …
Cedar Waxwings — those so softly colored birds — on a dark afternoon and the regular sunset owl.
I was down in the dumps for a while but then realized I was reading only about Trump, Custer and the newspaper business. My spirits are lifting now. I know there is no saving of the newspaper business as I knew it, but I remain hopeful about journalism and journalists. I foresee Trump following in …
April morning, after the storm. Birds here.
Super Monday. Super Tuesday.
I can report, after a year of apparently successful cancer treatment, that going to the dentist feels like a reaffirmation of life. Never has an hour of hanging upside down with my jaw propped open cheered me as much as it did yesterday. I shared this with the western bluebirds enjoying fresh water at my …
This morning’s visitors included these guys, and it was especially good to see the larger of the two — the Northern Flicker — in a circumstance other than a startling nighttime encounter on the front porch. The smaller Downy (I think) Woodpecker usually keeps his distance and even seems to prefer bugs on trees to …
House finches stocked up before the storm. It came in fast, right about noon. Some fellows are suited for the weather. Then there are birds of a feather. Some just like to stay inside together. No sunset views tonight. We may be snowed in by first light. Thanks to nmPBS, I made it to Royal …
Can’t say what’s more invigorating this morning, bluebirds or coffee. Just glad to be here. Thanksgiving update — I have a confession to make: My garlic and ginger alternative to green bean casserole, plucked from the New York Times, was a flop. The beans were tough, the garlic overwhelming, the ginger not chopped fine …
