Black and White

Lauren, in Scotland working on her book (no pressure there!) seemed to be in a black and white mood last week, appropriate to her weather if not ours (hot, we hope gathering moisture for a desperately-  needed monsoon). First one of her “on the hill.”   Second, an unusual photo she found of the late …

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Random Doggage

The Ataika- Kyran litter were 8 last week– hard to believe. Here is Paul’s Zoltar and one of his other boys, Kurdish- Iranian and leggy. I am trying to arrange or breed one more litter, but everything seems slower as we float down the stream, especially when we turn back against the flow…

People are mailing…

Asking what I am doing. WORKING– or at least gunning the engine to get out of the rut. I said I wouldn’t blog, but I keep putting in material? That one is easy. I am not writing new material, but it doesn’t take much energy to post good photos or quotes. So early in the …

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Quote

“There are countless horrible things happening all over the country, and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible. “ AuberonWaugh, sent by Tom McIntyre

Jay Dusard on Wendy Glenn

“Today I’m probably not alone in wondering how this neighborhood, and the ranching world in general, can continue to function without our touchstone, Wendy Glenn. Her Memorial/Celebration of Life was held yesterday at the fairgrounds in Douglas. The huge hall was packed with attendees, possibly a Guiness record for numbers of new Wranglers, shiny boots, …

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Guess…

What is happening in this photo? And what species, and where? Update:

Early Monsoon?

Magdalena mountains last weekend, by Elizabeth Campbell. This is less than ten miles from us, mountains thrusting up to nearly 11,000 feet from a plain over 6000, between us and Socorro 2500 feet below on the Rio Grande. Topping out– telescope on the ridge ahead. Going down toward Water Canyon, a hummingbird appears.  Peregrines nest …

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