Dawn
I had a Cat 7 (seven cats piled on me) at 3:00 in the morning. Loki is under the covers, lying across my hips. That’s where he likes to sleep on me. See the Kitty Key for an accounting of cats.
Wile E. Coyote hanging out with us on the levee.
Cranes at dusk
Daddy Owl and Mama Owl were hanging out together.
Another great cheese stand-off.
The Tangle Heart Tree and Wile E on the levee.
Not much color on the Sandias tonight.
Afrerglow at dusk
Dawn
Sunset
Wee Beast Lenny
Sandhill Cranes
Daddy Owl
Great Blue Heron
Dusk
Venus @ Dawn
Walked out in the rain to see the cranes
In the Tangle Heart Tree sat the pTer
Near the pTer, Daddy Owl had a few words to share
Top of the day to ya! Wile E Coyote seemed to say while sitting on the levee
Eyes turned to the cry of a crane catching up with its cronies
Rio Grande reflected clouds and cranes in the rain
Moon and Jupiter over Shey’s tree.
Daddy Owl on the edge of the nest at sunset.
Cranes flying in to roost for the night.
Christine’s Tree
Duck
Canadian Geese landed so close I barely fit them in the frame.
Moon and Jupiter over Black Lace Trees
Dawn
Mama Owl
Dusk
Gray Dawn
Gray morning
Cranes fly over under skies
Daddy Owl hanging at dusk on the nest I hung on Susan’s Tree.
Daddy Owl loves the pedestal of bark I built onto the nest. It’s a good perch to hoot on.
Gray sunset
Dawn
Sunset on Sandias
While taking the above photo of the Sandias in red, I heard a buzzing noise. I turned to see what it was and three paragliders were flying my way.
Moon and contrail at dusk
While I was photographing the moon and contrail, I heard an owl hooting close by. I investigated further and there was an owl perched on the edge of the nest I hung in Susan’s tree in August 2022. Hooteluja! Hooteluja! Hooooteluuuja!
It was dark, and I had to use 15x digital zoom on my phone’s camera, so I couldn’t tell if it was daddy owl. It could be one for the owlets from a few years ago out house shopping. Whichever owl it is, it’s a good sign to see an owl perched on the edge of the nest.
dusk
Afterglow
Squiggly Contrail
Daddy Owl: “You again? Stupid Paparazzo!”
Daddy Owl
Sandhill Cranes @ Southbeach
Shey’s Cottonwood is in the foreground.
Tange Heart Tree
Sandias @ sunset. The Rio Grande is up a bit.
Pre-dawn. Venus is to the right of Resa’s Tree.
A baby Bullsnake on Snakey Lick Sunday
Pre-dawn. The moon and Jupiter among whipped cream clouds.
Colorful Dawn
Who you callin’ silly?
A Box Turtle I moved off the road.
Daddy Owl
Sunset
Dawn
Crescent Moon and shooting cloud
My Little Ponies visited the Great Wall of Chiles.
Setting sun
When I rode up to the gate a few minutes after sunset, Daddy Owl dropped in to say Hi!
Off Center & Not Even 