Taking a brief time out...

Taking a tramp in the woods...ha-ha.

There's a network of trails behind El Rancho Lordo and Santa brought Dinah a new camera this year, so it seemed like the perfect time to try it out. Accompanying Dinah on this mission were the "West Highland Terrorists", Col. Boudreau Joe Ryan and PFC Bentley B Fabulous. Wearing the red jackets of the Kafir Brigade, they scoff at Mohammed and consider him to be unclean.

It's a nice little trail, I always have it to myself ...and it's so quiet. Wildlife sightings on any given day: A herd of whitetail deer, flocks of wild turkeys, a hoot owl, rabbits galore (food for the mangy pack of wily coyotes, the bobcat [huge!] and the mountain lion [neighborhood legend, not seen by DL. Yet!]

It was about 20 degrees out but the sun was warm.

Climbing up out of the canyon.

Why, it's Dinah! And she's got those terrorist boys on a leash!

The view from the top.

Home again, home again. Jiggity jog.