Just Over the Hump

What does this look mean?

37 degrees Fahrenheit when Becca and I headed out this morning.  Brrrr!  Quite cold for this time of year in the Chihuahuan Desert.  We are supposed to heat up quickly, though, heading for the low 90s by this weekend.  It was very pleasant out there, however, and I slipped out of my jacket after a mile or so, stripping down to my Craghoppers (Bear Grylls) short-sleeve shirt and cargo hiking shorts.  Perfect weather.  Becca looked smart in her moisture-resistant coat of white with assorted black spots and dots.

Prickly Pear Cactus

Somebody lost an SUV bumper in the middle of nowhere

Rock like an egg

On the road back

Ocotillo and Bishop Cap

Fragrant Acacia blooms

Western Kingbird

I hate it when a hummingbird turns its back on me

Cottontail on the run

This Western Kingbird caught a morning snack:  a cicada

Open wide and swallow

"Burp"

A Mesquite Tree on Tortugas's west side