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Friday, November 29, 2024

Black Friday Trek

Willow in the left branch
Dr. K, Willow and I had a nice Black Friday hike in our usual stomping grounds.  It was cold out there, though, a gloves-and-earband kind of morning.

We saw no one else as we trekked along the regular route; other nature enthusiasts were probably too stuffed or too drunk to be our in the desert so early.

We took a long ride after the outing, driving through nearby neighborhoods to check out the scenery; only a few people have their yards fully decked out for Christmas.

Batman and a very tall Robin

Organ Mountains

A very large Sumac (probably Little-leaf) in the distance

This & next:  same Black-throated Sparrow


Yuccas on a hill

The Willow two-step

The heeler stare

A "pet" peeve:  who will pick up the dog poop?

 

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Beautiful images of the Black-throated Sparrow.

Sunny, Windy, Cold

1st 2:  slightly different views of yucca and the Organs We really cut the hike short this morning.  The strong wind and near-brutal cold ga...