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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - Bosque Birdwatchers RV Park, San Antonio NM

Brrr..., Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio NM, January 2, 2013
Brrr..., Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio NM, January 2, 2013

Frost on the pumpkin

It got a wee bit chilly in the neighborhood last night. It was a windy 12 degrees at eight this morning when I shot this guy/gal taking off from his/her night standing frozen in the pond. Several of them were flying out with legs tucked up this morning. They don't usually do that. It can't be very aerodynamic. Perhaps the waste heat from the extra energy it took to fly the bird was welcome this morning.

Nightcamp

Site 10 - Bosque Bird Watcher's RV Park, San Antonio NM

Was Love Then

Was love then like a bag of assorted sweets passed around from which one might choose more than once? Some might sting the tongue, some invoke night perfume. Some had centers as bitter as gall, some blended honey and poison, some were quickly swallowed. And among the common bull's-eyes and peppermints a few rare ones; one or two with deadly needles at the heart, another that brought calm and gentle pleasure. Were his fingers closing on that one?

The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx paperback pg 315

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