1945 Diary Big Bend National Park Texas Mexican Folk Art RoMy,Paintings,Painting,Desert,Santa Elena Canyon,Photographer,Photography,Mexico,Hot Spring

Hola ~ I am nearly finished with my painting of Santa Elena Canyon and the vaqueros crossing the Rio Grande & hope to have photos of it maybe early this week ~

What spectacular weather we have been blessed with here in the Big Bend National Park area! Nights cool enough to sleep with open windows ~ no air conditioning! I just love it!! And the moon last night ~ shining across the desert ~ magnifico! This morning the coyotes singing outside my window woke me from a sound sleep ~ ~ ~

Here's the next entry from Peter's diary (to read from the start of this diary please see September 3, 2009)

Friday, March 30th

Saw the first hummingbird today, as it protested my entering a canyon we call the Cathedral. I was however unable to identify this bird because of the rapid flight and my own precarious balance on the talus slope.

The trip, made for the purpose of seeing if any eggs had been laid in the nest under a rock at a point half way up the "figures" of the "novitiates" - resulted in finding no eggs. The nest seemed more complete however as though it has been used - Saw only one hawk and it seemed in no way excited - Three vultures circled overhead and except that they circled as vultures will - there was no indication that any seemed concerned about my presence - the only one worried at all was the canyon wren that once more broadcast his alarm and then tossed it lightly aside by "running the scales" so light and airy as usual.

There are some excellent agaves starting to bloom - the show should be a spetacular one - due to a concentration of bloomstalks in certain desirable areas.
End of the day's diary entry.

Hope you enjoyed your time here & please stop by for more of Peter's diary tomorrow ~ before leaving please take a moment to visit my newest artwork on ebay! And have a great day! RoMy