Flagstaff, AZ | With Only One Hour

I had a five-hour break today, but by the time I had eaten, relaxed a bit and felt ready to head out, I only had an hour to explore.

I decided to head to a spot between Lower and Upper Lake Mary where I have previously hung my hammock in the winter. On the drive there, a redtail hawk flew overhead. After parking in my chosen space and heading down to the open field, I had a brief moment of feeling like there could not possibly be anything out there to see or explore. It seemed that the scenery itself, the fluffy clouds and the view, would be the highlight of my hour. The landscape still looks mostly tan and brown and is covered with dry grasses. But, by the sound of it, I knew that the area was teeming with life; the crickets are back.

The lizards were warming themselves on rocks (which after stepping barefoot on a few rocks myself when trying to remove crawling ants from my sandals after standing near their nest too long to take pictures, I could definitely feel why...a deliciously comforting warmth radiated from the rocks under my bare feet). There were also a few tiny flowers in bloom in the area with more promising to emerge soon in a few days or a couple of weeks.

I wanted to stay much longer than I could, but my schedule (although I dawdled for longer than I knew I could and was late anyway) sadly did not permit much time for me to creep through the grass with my camera today.

Publicado el abril 29, 2018 02:05 MAÑANA por lunamothkd