Sunrise as reflected on the Chiricachua Mountains, a view we could see daily while camped in Rodeo, NM

It is mid afternoon and 80 degrees. The sun is bright, but the blue sky is half interspersed with high thin white clouds. We are waiting for dusk to walk along this long low ridge and look for owls below on the desert prairie. This will be our second and last night alone in the back country. With hunting season over we seem to be the only campers here. That could be great, and a quieter night than last we have never experienced, but being only twelve miles from the border and seeing all the signs of illegal border crossings, we are a bit uncomfortable here. It is telling when most of the cars you see have a green stripe on them.

I heard someone is thinking about Barack Obama. Here is a very complimentary article by someone who worked with him at the Harvard Law Review--and she is a conservative lawyer.

"The Barack I knew"

fun article about bluebirds.

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