Last
night.
This
rig we saw this morning might be homemade…
I
like the solar power setup.
A
close-up of a sphinx moth. Really, they’re not huge, I just wanted to
show the detail.
They
can be seen in the evenings hoovering over flowers like tiny hummingbirds.
And
we’re off to the KOA in Albuquerque.
For
showers, laundry, and a little more evening light.
And
now we are out of Texas!
Morning
light.
Across
the arid cropland of the Texas Panhandle.
A
thriving desert willow at a small highway rest area in New Mexico.
To
Bottomless Lakes State Park.
Limestone
sinkhole lakes as much as 90 feet deep.
One
big lake for recreating.
Many
smaller lakes that are left in their natural state.
Our
site for the night.
A
quiet comfortable spot for morning coffee.
Particularly
quiet and comfortable for Jesse for her after breakfast snooze.
A
rainy drive all day. It just started clearing up when we arrived at our
camp for the night.
Another
good day.
At
it again. But for real this time. We have a departure date for the
trip. Today. We don’t have a return date. In round numbers
we’ll be out for two or three months, but we’re set up to continue as long as
we want.
We
mean to stop at as many places as we can that we haven’t been to before.
Tonight, Guadalupe River State Park. Been here before, but haven’t spent
the night until tonight.
Most
of the gallinules we see are common gallinules.
At
Brazos Bend, there are purple gallinules.
Here
is one in the brush.
One
in the mud.
With
huge feet for walking on lily pads.
Skulking.
Or
not.
And
sometimes swimming in salad.
