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Monday, January 25, 2010 - Bosque Birdwatchers RV Park, San Antonio NM

Birding the Bosque, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio NM, January 25, 2010
Birding the Bosque, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio NM, January 25, 2010

I've been walking down the highway to these Sandhill Crane roosting areas near sunrise or sunset for some exercise - this is the scene I'm usually greeted with. People come here from all over the world. I'm told the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is a rare opportunity for birders to get this close to the birds so easily. It certainly is a treat for me.

An expensive treat for me I'm afraid - after much agonizing over whether I wanted to get this deep into photography (and encouragement from birders in this picture not to invest in a camera I'll soon outgrow) I took the leap and ordered the highly rated Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3-inch LCD and 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens from Amazon. With overnight delivery of course - I'm getting antsy already!

Night camp

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

I Mourn the World in Which I Live

And for doing all this I will hate myself. I mourn the world in which I live because for me there is no place unless I compromise. All I can do is gather up the shattered remains of my hope and love and in the debris of the world keep at least one small blaze of poetry burning....

an anonymous participant in one of Murray's Harvard psychological stress tests in the 50's, also undergone by Ted Kazynski

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