El Nino and its wet cousin.

 Curved billed Thrasher.

Had just been telling him about the nutjobs who

took over the bird sanctuary in Oregon.

We have been busy with settling in chores, getting used to the mile high altitude, and avoiding rain drops of which there will be more. And maybe some snow too,

The good news is that the house is a good place to set and read a book or whatever so we are quite comfortable.

Harley has made a friend, Lucy. another designer mutt of similar size and disposition and we have begun to explore the trails above the town

 on the opposite side of the canyon an interesting crack I am glad we are not sleeping beneath.

 View from part way up the hill.

 

 Happy Harley

 

Coming back down.  Brewery gulch is in the back

 

the trail

There is a refreshing scruffiness to this place.

cute little cactus