Cactus Popsicle

Snow just adds to the fun of eating cactus fruit (tunas, apples, pears – so many names).
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.

Forest Critter

Iron Creek Campground, New Mexico, USA.

Cottonwood and Stock Tank

Jornada del Muerto, New Mexico, USA.

Street Cleaner

Not air cleaner.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.

Dormer Window

More than dormer windows, I love venetian blinds.  These really caught my eye.
Fort Bayard, New Mexico, USA.

Gila Woodpecker and Saguaro

Ajo, Arizona, USA.

Continental Divide Trail

Just a snippet of the CDT.
Off Highway 59, New Mexico, USA.

Fisherfolk

Elephant Butte Lake State Park, New Mexico, USA.

Attic Window

Fort Bayard, New Mexico, USA.

Lower Rank Smaller House

These are the smaller houses on a side street at abandoned Fort Bayard, New Mexico.

Miniature Pronghorn on Fence

No. No. No.  That is NOT what this is.  But an astute Instagram follower right away saw this.  How did I manage to get the pronghorn on the fence?

It was supposed to be a post about how pronghorns cannot jump over fences.  They crawl under, often injuring themselves.  Enlightened ranchers add a length of PVC to the lower strand of wire every once in a while allowing the animals to get under without injury.  The rancher watches for the places where the pronghorn usually cross, and puts the PVC there.  Nice.
Highway 59, New Mexico, USA.

Kangaroo Alert

Mind you, this sign is in the Gila National Forest in the southwest USA.  I think you could be looking for kangaroos for the next 500 miles without finding them.
Highway 59, New Mexico, USA.

Lines of Wood

Fort Bayard, New Mexico, USA.

Tree Scream

Jupiter Moon

Watching the sun rise through layers of smoke made it resemble Jupiter.  I imagined we were a distant moon of Jupiter.  Or maybe a sister planet.  What would it be like to live on one of a double planet?
Elephant Butte Lake State Park, New Mexico, USA.

Elephant Butte And Sailboat

Elephant Butte Lake State Park, New Mexico, USA.