Low Country and then High

This & next:  Pyrrhuloxia (aka Desert Cardinal)

Willow and I did our regular hike this morning, returning afterward to finish packing for our trip to the high country where we are now.

Definitely colder up here, but it's supposed to warm up tomorrow.

Both Dr. K and I share an odd sense of guilt; the three of us are in the mountains without Frio, who absolutely loved being up here.  There are times--like now--when I feel like I'll never get over losing him.  He was such a special, brilliant dog.

This & next:  Claret Cups

Willow

A different Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus

Haynes Canyon

White Sands and a snowy Sierra Blanca