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| Morning moon |
We're headed for 105F today, and it felt like it this morning when Dr. K, Willow, Frio and I hit the trail in our little corner of the northern Chihuahuan Desert. There wasn't even a breeze to help moderate the heat. Even the archer was leaving in his white SUV when we were nearly at the end of LDR-A down by the east/west arroyo. When I yelled to him, "Got an early start, did you?" he said, "You have to now."
Other than a guy on an ATV who zipped up the long dirt road far ahead of us we saw nobody else out in the desert, the floor of which felt like a skillet. Nevertheless we did trek all the way up to Second Arroyo where we ducked in for a quick shade and water break.
Took too many photos of a male Scott's Oriole on several different yucca stalks, and I ended up posting too many here. That's what happens when it's too damned hot to spend time looking for other subjects.
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| Heelers |
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| This and the next 2: Barrel Cactus budding |
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| Tortugas and the Organs |
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| LDR |
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| The rest: Scott's Oriole (apologies) |
1 comment:
Lovely photos of the Scott's Oriole. My favorite is the 4th one you posted.
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