Saturday, June 13, 2009

BEING AWARE OF ALL WE ARE LEAVING BEHIND...

As we were out driving today (to get more packing boxes) I was aware of New Mexico delights we don't see all that often. It seemed as though this place was providing us with a visual send off of all the things that are "this place". We saw an antelope eating not far off the road. She was not as thin as most of them so perhaps she is carrying a baby. A roadrunner shot across the road in front of us, as they are wont to do. They always make me laugh as I remember the cartoons. And then there was this: The garden hoe being closer than the gun, Roy made sure this guy would not be around any more to enjoy the heat from the rocks in our driveway. We will have movers here next weekend with lots of people out and about. A rattlesnake appearance would not be a welcomed event. You can see from the photo that his head is severed and lying at the other end of his body, his mouth wide open and fangs exposed. Some things I won't miss...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thankfully, there are none of those here. Yikes! We have mosquitos, but please tell Roy that shooting them just doesn't work (although he might try the hoe).

We're counting the days 'til you're here.

Suze

judemowris said...

As are we!!!

Anonymous said...

Here in this populated area we still get rattlesnakes. I am always looking...Dee