A Fulltiming Life

Thursday, January 14, 2010 - Bosque Birdwatchers RV Park, San Antonio NM

 Vermilion Flycatcher, Percha Dam State Park, Arrey NM, January 12, 2010
Vermilion Flycatcher, Percha Dam State Park, Arrey NM, January 12, 2010

These colorful little Vermilion Flycatchers are quick to launch out from a perch to snatch an insect out of the air 40 or 50 feet away. This little guy let me snap away at him at work for the better part of an hour but my little Panasonic DMC-FZ28 at 18x wasn't really up to the task. One could easily lust after better equipment at times like these. I caught a few in flight shots that could have been spectacular with a better camera.

Night camp

Site 16 - Bosque Bird Watcher's RV Park, San Antonio NM

Lifestyle's Supports and the Difficulty of Understanding

... In a life that depends on results and not just intentions, it is vital to be able to examine and question EVERYTHING. Sacred cows eat people out of house and home and bring them to their ends in ruin. Blind belief in anything kills.

My favorite quote from Wendell Barry [sic] (other than his mad farmer poems that is) is from Long-Legged House:

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