New Mexico skies are spectacular and May has produced some amazing cloudscapes.
I especially appreciated the rays produced by light diffusion.
My daughter used to say the angels were singing when these rays appeared.
We avoid Main Street in Roswell at every possible opportunity, traffic light on every corner, reconstruction of Berrendo Bridge, and bumper to bumper traffic. One of our "shortcuts" is along Berrendo Road. I was fascinated by this group of stone structures.
Constructed by contemporary artist Donald Anderson, of the museum of the same name, it is no longer accessible by the public.
On of our exploratory drives took us by the historical Jinglebob Ranch on the old Dexter Highway.
Founded by John Chisum back in the 1860's, it is still a major endeavor with long horns, pecan orchards, and alfalfa fields.
One of the perks of volunteering at Bitter Lake is the use of a GOV - government owned vehicle - for transport to and from the RV pads to the VC and for trash pickup on the wildlife loop.
Our van is a 1999 Ford with less than 30,000 miles on the odometer.
We've had a good laugh over the manual locks and crank down windows.
Most importantly, the AC is very good.
I decided I had enough of the long hair phase, so I visited Pro Cuts.
She made a braid for me to keep.
and proceeded to clip and clip and clip until I ended up with a pixie cut.
The braid was donated to Locks of Love.
On Saturday, May 23, wwe visited Mescalero Sands 35 miles east of Roswell.
Four Wheeler trails crisscross the stable dunes
while the active dunes have new paths every time the wind blows.
Many small critters make their homes here and early morning tracks
tell a story
these are tiny mouse prints barely the size of ,y little finger tip
I would love to spend the night watching for night critters
Not all our adventures take us away from the refuge.
The refuge provides one of the largest nesting habitats for Snowy Plover in New Mexico.
The mirror surface of Bitter Lake makes for double the fun of plover watching.
Scaled Quail abound, many times watching diligently from atop the fence posts.
Burrowing Owls inhabit the prairie dog town and also utilize the fence posts.
Another amazing cloud formation
and rain replenishing the aquafer
The first hatching of Barn Swallows almost ready to fledge.
One crazy Cowbird can't seem to realize his reflection isn't real
He tires me out just watching him interact with himself all day. He's been at this for about 5 weeks now.
Mother Killdeer did her best to lure me away from the nest site.
But I found her eggs anyway.
Owls take advantage to the deck beams to nightly perches and leave their regurgitated owl pellets and white wash behind as evidence.
And that is a recap of the rest of the month of May. Only four more weeks before time to travel on.
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