Grin and Bear It

First sunlight

A really nice morning for a forest hike today.  Dr. K, Willow and I did the same one we hiked yesterday.  After the trek I walked down to the end of our road to collect a white plastic bag hanging on a bush; there I discovered, just off the road, what seemed to be a small garbage dump:  plastic bags, egg carton with a few cracked eggs, cookies and a large feces deposit that clearly wasn't human.  When I talked later to our closest neighbor he told me that a huge mama black bear with three cubs had been frequenting the area and was probably responsible for dragging the garbage there.  Recently I wondered about which critter had been overturning large rocks up in the forest, and now I think I know who the culprit is.

Cow elk's eye and ears at left, bull elk antler top center

Well?

Lincoln National Forest

Big tree

Near Roswell

Golden Crownbeard

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Headed back to the cabin

Willow at the side of the cabin