Morning Walk, wonders of the desert

Cold night last night, only 48 in the van this morning.  But the sunrise was welcome as the winds were calm last night and finally, I got some sleep.  Winds have been so rough, they have really been rocking the boat (i.e.. van).

Went for my morning walk to explore a new side of our little hill. Found this little guy.

Another little cluster of cacti.

I walked down along the eastern slope of our camp… and noted lots of larger trees had once grown there but have been sawn down.

Almost stepped on this little one.  Desert plants are amazing.  Just come on up out of a crack and grow.

Cheri showed me some little green flowers she found.  Aren’t they neat?  The bush is covered with them.

We interrupted someone’s breakfast.  Looked like this was a favorite dining spot.  I tasted it too.  Sweet, and slimy.  We were beginning to get cold and someone commented, it feels like ice in the air.

See the big black cloud?  Well, white round balls of snow are falling out of it.  We were right, feels like ice in the air.

When my hands thaw out, I’m going to finish a couple of sketches today.  Burhhhhhh!

But so far my find of this camp is… a coyote skull.