Firsts, Cats, Close to Lasts

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First bloom purple crocus.
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First bloom yellow crocus.
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Mama owl sitting on her eggs.
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We should start seeing owlets in a couple of months.
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The not quite full moon had an interesting color just before sunset.
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Marble being silly.
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Spunk being handsome.
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Sasha being beautiful.
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Cottonwood in the bosque basking in the late afternoon sun.
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Maybe the last of the cranes.
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¡Hasta la vista!

Trees & Fiery Skies

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Sunset glow on Resa’s Tree 

As I walked out to where I could see the sunset last night, I photographed the trees in the afterglow. When I got out by Tiffany’s tree, I turned around to see a blazing sky lit up by clouds glowing like embers, their flames bursting into the heavens.

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Robin’s Tree in the afterglow.
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Tiffany’s Tree reflecting red.
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Susan’s Tree on the edge of a fiery sky.
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Susan’s, Lavinia’s, and Resa’s Trees in front of a blazing sky.
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Silhouette of Resa’s Tree against the fiery sky.
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Blazing sky behind Lavinia’s tree in the center.
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Fiery sky gives way to smokey clouds behind Susan’s Tree.