Blood Flowers, collage by Travis Bedel
One of the many unforgettable vistas from Glacier National Park a couple of summers ago
I have been sleeping a lot in the afternoons these days. Up until 11:30 or so. Up at 4 or 5. Work until 4. Sleep until 7. The weather has definitely turned. Winter is around the corner. The nights are cool enough now for the windows to be closed, and the air off. I answered the call and made lentil, carrot, spinach stew with chipotle and cayenne pepper. It's one of the fat stretches of the school year, through October, with solid weeks of classes and few days off, before the weird, disjointed holiday season starts. It's still dark out for a while after I get up at 5. Some of my New Mexico friends are mentioning starting to see Sandhill Cranes.
Antigone canadensis
The tracking data from a single Sandhill Crane migrating from its arboreal summer in Russia to southern NM
Everything starts to move, to prepare for the winter. A friend of mine from the Great North posted snowstorm pics today. There's not as much drama in SoCal of course, but there are noticeable seasons. The Hunter's Moon on Halloween approaches.
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