At Home in the Olmos Basin

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Today's photos:

Today was a beautiful day for a walk and the upgraded internet system is working well. Unfortunately, my schedule today didn't work well at all and I wasn't able to squeeze in even a short walk.

At one point, late in the afternoon about the time I realized I wasn't going to be able to work in a walk, I was standing, looking out the window of my back door. It is an amazing experience and a true blessing to live in the Olmos Basin. The mockingbirds, woodpeckers and white-winged doves pictured above are among the permanent residents of the Basin and frequent the pecan tree in the backyard.

Then, late in the evening as I was pulling into the driveway after running a few errands, I saw the moon, two days past full, rising in the sky just to the east above the Quarry Market. The first two moon photos were taken looking at it through the neighbor's red oak tree. The final photo shows how amazing my camera system is as it was taken handholding the camera with the lens set at 300 mm. The moon appears much closer than I was obviously standing to it.

So, even without making it out for a walk, all was not lost for the day. I have found myself recently relying heavily on the motto: "Adapt, Improvise, Overcome."