Hummingbird lost in vanslation

This little hummer flew in to check out the van and got confused by the sunlight coming through the windshield.  Normally I’d have the sunscreen completely up but it was blocking my Verizon signal. I tried to guide him back the sliding door but he got panicky and started bumping into the glass.  I reached

july, and a long weekend

Google says I was here in July: Looks right to me.  I like the Ruidoso area as well Cloudcroft (near Alamagordo) but Ruidoso is a longer drive. Right now I am outside Cloudcroft in a prime spot on the tip-top of a ridge.  I’ve been trying to get into it since I’ve been coming up

more pics from Ruidoso / Cloudcroft

Ruidoso There were signs posted in the Lincoln NF where I was camped outside Ruidoso, indicating that the area had been through a forest fire.  You can see the fallen trees and the skinny new growth: