One of the most beautiful scenes I wandered upon was the acequia itself. The wonderful full fall colors of the trees were reflected back into the soft day. Wonderful quiet times of personal reflection are available if you can close out the stunning images that assualt you at every turn.

This noontime when I went chasing the wild crane, I found this quarrelsome group close to the acequia on Edeal Road at the southern end.

Chasing the Cranes

This week the cranes showed up again in Heaven's country. I love watching the cranes. I love photographing the cranes. I love looking at crane photos. I love listening to the cranes. All right, maybe not when there are thousands of them in the air overhead, and all screaming at once. That's what happened when they arrived en masse on Monday morn.