Good Air/Bad Air

The air was good on the west side of Tortugas Mountain, where we were hiking this morning. This prickly pear, however, looks as if it's had its final gasp.

Here's somebody who's getting her fair share of air.

If you click on this photo to enlarge it, you'll see just how bad the air was in the Borderplex--the El Paso/Juarez region.

Things were looking pretty good around here, though.

Here's a photo for my good friend, Stone. (Ecco è una foto per il mio buon amico, Stone.)