Our routine is pretty dull: up at 5:30 a.m. to roadwork a couple of dogs, laundry, watch le tour, a siesta during the worst of the afternoon heat, and preparing an evening meal that doesn't require a stove or oven.
Speaking of laundry, over birthday cake the other night we had a long and lively discussion of various clothesline configurations. Amazing the creativity of my relatives with something so essential. Among the tips: turn colored items inside out so they don't fade; bang jeans and towels in the dryer on "fluff" cycle to take the hardness out of them; topsheets get a crisp centerline if hung with that objective in mind; using the winter sun to enable year-round use; various center-support options. I envy those with south-side portals; retractable wheels were very popular.
And speaking of roadwork, more wildlife for you. Driving along at 8 MPH makes for great viewing.
Mourning Dove
Turkey Vulture
no idea
Red-tailed Hawk
This young mule deer buck was a joy to behold.
This elk had been poached and dumped; despite calls to NM Game & Fish the carcass has been rotting for the better part of two weeks. I can not begin to describe the stench. No pictures of roadrunners, cottontails or jackrabbits - the dogs go bonkers when one is sighted and I can't manage a camera at the same time. The jacks are in peak breeding season... hope they are making lots of babies.
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