Back home and winding down….

Well, didn’t do much winding down today. It was a busy day. Nicole and I did our housework thing and then because we seem to have caught the last mouse , we pulled everything out of all the cabinets and cleaned and bleached and cleaned and bleached.  I’m thinking they’re coming in to get out of the heat (or maybe away from the roadrunner).  Tomorrow will definitely be a down day.  We may even head somewhere that has a pool and take a dip.

Here are some of the critters I saw while I was up north.

 

 

We went to a goat farm. They sold goat cheese and fudge…yes…fudge. No, I wasn’t brave enough to try either.

 

 

 

They had llamas on the goat farm too. They were way out in their pasture and didn’t want to come close for a picture.

 

 

 

  I had been calling this a Pinyon Jay but I believe it’s a Western Scrub Jay. They love peanuts and take them and hid them in the woods.

 

 

 

These guys love peanuts too and go around digging up the Jay’s peanuts and reburying them. That’s what this little guy is doing in this shot.

 

 

 

 

He got tired of me watching him, so he climbed a tree and watched me.

 

 

 

Two nights this fellow and some of his buddies visited us. They are very noisy and smell awful! They’re not too shy and can be mean. I stayed up on the porch while he scrounged around for peanuts. This is a Javelina and he says “Don’t call me pig!!!”

 

 

 

We were fortunate enough to see these Big Horn Sheep outside of Camp Verde on our way home. They were quite a way away and didn’t plan on getting any closer to us.

Sorry, I’ve been neglectful.  I’ll do better now that I’m back home. Watch for more shots from up north.