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View from LDR-A arroyo
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Once Willow, Frio and I got started this morning it didn't take long to realize it was awfully out there; last night's rain left behind high humidity, the sun beat down on us, and there was nary a breeze to ameliorate the heat.
We took lots of shade breaks along our normal route, and nobody seemed in a hurry to get back into the sun once we found a good shadow.
I was unable to get a decent photo of the Swainson's Hawk I spotted perched atop a Soaptree Yucca stalk because it was too distant, and I couldn't steady my hold on the camera enough to zoom in sufficiently.
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Crossing from Left Branch to Right Branch arroyo
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Looking north in Left Branch Arroyo
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This & next: Ocotillo and Tortugas Mountain
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This & next: Swainson's Hawk
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Frio and Willow in Middle Branch Arroyo yucca shadow
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Yucca fruit
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1 comment:
Frio and Willow sure do know how to make the most of that Yucca's slim shadow.
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