Twilight. The light reflecting off the couds is from Albuquerque.
An arc of stars and Jupiter in the twilight
In case you were curious about the names of the stars.
Dawn
Sunrise
Prepare to die3, Paparazzo!
First day of Advent
Sunset
Ese Vato en la Luna
Spunk got socked in
Loki waiting for Marble to finish with the cheese
Loki
Loki on my lap
Spunk still socked in. Jake still sacked out.
Sunset
Dusk
Well! Five point seven/eights miles to be more precise. While it’s only a mile and a half between mile marks as the river flows, and the treks to the river and back, plus all the winding around on different paths in the bosque added up. This was the longest walk Jake has made with me since he moved in.
One
Beaver point is at the 194.5 mile mark
Surprisingly, I saw a dragonfly. The temperature was around 48º F (~9º C).
Two
Bushwacking on our way to Three
Three. A couple of dragonflies lying eggs in the shallows.
Four
On the way to Five
Five
Six
The Portal to Seven. Seems all portals look the same!
Seven
Jake recharged his pee-shoot in the Rio Grande by a cocklebur bush at the 194-mile marker.
Eight
Søren seemed impressed. Or not!
Spunk: “Why take a stinking 6-mile walk in the bosque when you can lounge in fresh-dried underwear?”
Silver: “Whoa! I can’t beieve you made Jake walk that far!”
Jake was a little slow after his long mile, and got caught in the skeeter net again.
A couple of women were walking five dogs and let two loose to chase the coyotes. Jake was not happy about those dogs chasing his coyote pals.
Coyotes with cranes overhead
Dusk from the spot where photo Two was taken.
Spunk
Glenda
Loki & Gwendolyn
Spunk
Silver
Marble
Tycho
The night sky when we got home
Spunk
Marble
HotWheels Ford Pickup, and a line of 2026 GMC Pickup Trucks. The lowest sticker price I saw was over $64K, the average looked to be around $80K, and a couple were over $100K.
Sasha
Sunrise
No walk in the rain
Wet walk once a week is good
Clouds cold-cocked the sun
Snuggle kitties
Sasha knows how to stay warm while she naps.
Gwendolyn participating in Spunk’s Art.
Sunset
Sunset looked like sunrise
Dusk
Foggy Friday’s Frost
Kalt decken bedecken Bäume
Icy leaf frost bound
Gwendolyn and Loki
Spunk
“Catunzel! Catunzel! Let down your hair that I, Sorcerer Spunk, may climb thy golden stair!”
The last sliver moon
The reality of our early morning walks put to music. You may or may not find this song funny.
The Morning Walk
By Timothy Price
[Verse 1]
Walk the dog three sunder miles
Before the sun begins to rise
Photographing cranes through the brush
While Dawn applies her soft pink blush
[Verse 2]
Winding trails hold booby traps
Stepping over coyote crap
Tree roots of all evil lie in wait
Trying to trip us up
[Chorus]
Daily early morning walks
Frozen Dawn chokes the darkness
Monsters succumb to morningtide
Stand in wonder, beauty surrounds us
[Verse 3]
Taking pauses for leglifts
Pilates pee-mail on the tumbleweeds
Messages are left for canine noses
For one and all to ascertain
That “Jake was here!” Again
[Bridge]
Frosty air irritates the nose
Clear it with a Farmer’s blow
Blasting boogers broken backs
Paralyzed on the frozen ground
[Chorus]
Daily early morning walks
Frozen Dawn chokes the darkness
Monsters succumb to morningtide
Stand in wonder, beauty surrounds us
[Outro]
Slow first mile then quickened pace
Dragging the line past hugging trees
He still gets in a few last pees
Before we’re standing at the door
Turning off the clock
Starting morning chores
Spunk: “Let’s hear what you got, Paparazzo!” Marble: “I don’t think I can take it!”
We love it! Stupid cats.
Belafonte: “Is it safe to come out and dance?”
Sunrise
Glenda
“Are you going to eat that cheez, Marble?” “No! I’m going to make us both suffer, Silver!”
Gwendolyn: “You tell him, Marble!”
Ein Messer für deine Gedanken, Spunk?
Dumb question, Paparazzo!
Silver stretch
Sunset
A Starship on the horizon
Santa Cynthia
Cranes @ dusk
Off Center & Not Even 