The missing post
Posted by: Rich in Arizona, Digital Photography, Notes from Gadget, Photo of the Day
Well, what’s done is done. I totally skipped a post yesterday. Actually, it wasn’t skipped, it was forgotten. Whoops.
The past few days have been nice, and I almost feel rested again. That’s a good sign. I just wish I had a few more days to nurture that rested and relaxed feeling. Not to mention my hip is no longer sore, and I worry it might go right back to where it was without additional down time. We’ll just have to see.
Yesterday my friend Josh popped by early in the a.m. We decided to head out to the Promised Land and take a few more photographs. Josh has never been to the Promised Land, and he’s enjoyed some of my photos from there. I should start a photo tour company for obscure spots in Northern Arizona…. hmmmm…. almost sounds like a good idea!
As you may recall from prior climbing photos, and other photos from my visits to the Promised Land, many little nests can be seen on the canyon walls. Since I’ve started visiting the spot I have never seen anything residing in the nests….until yesterday!
As we made our way into the canyon everything around us was alive. Many lizards moved out of the way as we trodded along the canyon floor. Doves popped out of bushes, and red tail hawks called out as we passed. The most lively I’ve seen the Promised Land.
As we passed the first climbing area the canyon was a buzz with activity. Tiny little birds popping down to the remaining pools of water in the canyon. A quick trip to the water and mud, then right back to their cliff side homes. There were so many birds in sections of the canyon you just couldn’t count them, you could only watch them “swarm”. Pretty interesting.
Over the past year I’d wondered about all the nests. When do they return, how long do they stay, and where do they go next? What I know now is that they return….well, now. They’re not here from August through at least April. Why do I know that? Because during all my visits from August to April nobody has resided in these cute little nests. And now the nests are full.
As far as how long these little architects stay….who knows? I’ll have to check back in and see when they leave.
The remainder of the morning will be spent sorting photos. I went over the top yesterday and filled the card with the birds. High speed shutter, crazed birds colliding mid-air….there have to be a few interesting shots in there. So, it’s time to sort. If I come across anything of interest I’ll pop it up here!
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Welllll…I almost reminded you last night that you hadn’t posted, but I thought you knew what you were doing…I mean, it sure does by the look of the wonderful photos you were editing (tee-hee) I’m so glad you had such great 2 days off, and you were able to relax AND have fun AND run errands…I think the US should go back to 3 day weekends (we used to have those before WWII I believe) then we could get everything done we need to and still be able to enjoy life to the fullest!
I’m curious as to the location of the Promised Land. I know that climbers give different names to their favorite spots that don’t show up on the topos. Though I don’t get out into the bush much any more, I’ve done a lot of exploring in the past, which is why I’m so nosey.
Hey Rich! With all your playing around with HDR photos, I would love to see an HDR with your Airstream in it.
Ah, Roger, you’ve hit on one of my special projects. The problem is I’d like to get on out on the road somewhere. But I’ve been looking at the best shots I could do in my site…..
Maybe I’ll make it this week’s project shot.
Granny J,
I’ll give more details on the Promised Land this week. It’s out in Chino, near Haystack if you know where that is. But I’ll give a little more detail soon.