January and February rains painted our desert beautiful colors! Enjoy them now, before they’re gone! “Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair.” ~ Susan Polis Schutz “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” ~ Ernest Hemingway “Spring is nature’s way of…
Category: Desert
Little Bobwhite
I believe this to be a Northern Bobwhite quail, thanks to my iNaturalist expert who identified it for me. The Desert Museum has an aviary of rescued birds and he noted that my photo looked like a captive Northern “Masked” Bobwhite from the aviary. Indeed he was from the aviary! Beautiful little creature, isn’t he? ❤️ Any…
Out in the sunshine
With a day off work and a warm sunny forecast, we headed out for a morning of exploring at the Desert Museum. We soon discovered we were not the only ones. When we arrived, around 10:00 am, the parking lot was getting full, and staff was directing traffic. I think this was the fullest we had ever seen…
White Sands National Park
In my previous post (see post here), I noted that our long-anticipated road trip east was redirected due to a medical emergency that waylaid us in Ft. Worth Texas for several days. However, we did get a brief stop at White Sands National Park shortly after our adventure began. White Sands National Park in New…
See me? 🦎
Happy Friday! 😊 “Lizards of every temper, style, and color dwell here, seemingly as happy and companionable as the birds and squirrels.” ~ John Muir
peace of life today 