Low Desert to High

In the low desert under cloudy skies

Becca and I took a quick, early-morning hike then got back home to finish getting ready for our trip to the high country.  We got up to our place in High Rolls (Sacramento Mountains), New Mexico a little after noon.  Not long after we got out of the car we were greeted by Champ, Cowboy and the new puppy, the latter of the three a constant irritant to Becca; though when we ran into the puppy later in the afternoon Becca seemed to warm to her a bit.  The Verbena-like plant blooming on our property is one we've never seen before.

Headed for a storm?

The sun is in there somewhere

Prickly Pear flower

The distant Organ Mountains

As threatening as this looks we didn't get rained on

An overcast Chihuahuan Desert

Tortugas (left) and the Organs

Cloudy Chihuahuan Desert

Wild Turkey

"Hey, Turkey!"

A beautiful bird

Looking for grub

Homes in Haynes Canyon

A place in the mountains

Becca spots trouble on the way

A type of Verbena

Our neighbor's puppy, which has been driving Becca crazy