hawk or raven?

so is this a Hawk?.....
or a Raven?.....
while @ the Sandia Peak today, there was a hawk flying around, but I thought he disappeared. I know sum ravens were flying often, and I think this bird is a raven. but as I look at these photos I'm knot sure which it is. when the birds starting flying directly over me, I just started shootin'. can you tell which bird this is?

sitting pretty

field day @ The Peak

spent the day @ the Sandia Peak....
these are 2 of the birds I captured today....they both were all over the place. the "gray" bird on top here were at my feet looking for food. the humming birds knot only fed at the feeders they were on the main view. while sitting and standing still in the view area, 2 hummingbirds all but landed on me. I had a brown sweatshirt on, so I kept thinking they thought I was a tree or something. if they weren't so quick, I probably could have caught them with my hand, they were that close. I wouldn't have anyways but it was way kewl to be so close to them. they're so beautiful. makes up for knot being able to capture them here at my hovel outside my window. today was a field day of watching nature in action. just what I needed too....

Las Golondrinas Men

aren't they handsome....
dressed in their colonial attire
they couldn't be finer....

well it's way early again in the morn. knot 3am, but up earlier than usual. but I hit the hay early too and fell right to sleep as well. I remember those days like this while working @ the p.o. but ya know, I prefer it that way. early to bed, early to rise. it's just nowadays I'm lucky if I can get to sleep by midnight. I'm usually knot sleeping late the next morn, but I'm knot awake before sunrise as I enjoy. it is soooo peaceful and serene at this hour. so quiet you can hear a mouse squeak or a pin drop. I love startin' a day out like this. maybe I should drink that wine every eve so I'm fast to sleep. beats a sleepin' pill. maybe I'll just contemplate that for sure. but for the moment, I'll enjoy this moment, sittin' with my brew in serenity...

still of the desert

May it be delightful my house;
From my head may ti be delightful;
To my feet may it be delightful;
Where I lie may it be delightful;
All above me may it be delightful;
All around me may it be delightful.
-Navajo chant

....and maybe my pillow be delightful right now for in the midst of the night I'm knot sleeping again. so I've been playing in photoshop again. so much fun when there's knot much to do @ 3 a.m. in the morn...

shadow shot sunday

I liked this shot because you almost can't tell where the fence ends and the shadow begins...

great night

Bless all people; pray for their happiness, joy, and laughter. -from the Vedic Scriptures

it was a great night last night @ the ball park watching our 'Topes win in another close one 8-7.
this time it was just one friend and me. she got free tickets so off we went. I had a beer and feel so much better again this morn. I talked so much I missed us scoring 6 runs in one inning...lol. I will talk more when it's just one on one with people, either that the beer really opened me up. maybe both. we chatted a lot about ongoings at church, but I learned sum things I really needed to know. baseball season is almost over here with the last game this next week. so, my friend and I will have to have coffee or something to stay in touch. neither of us are crazy about the Lobo football games, so we'll have to come up with something else to spend our time together. anyways, I had a great time last night....
....the above photo is from the little church @ Las Golondrinas. they had these plaques lined up on both sides of the wall, all of Jesus in one expression or another. just wanted to include with the prayer for the day. the prayers I've been posting lately have been from a book called Prayers for Healing, 365 Blessings, Poems, & Meditations from Around the World, edited by Maggie Oman. it's a GREAT little book. our minister recently read a poem out of it which I fell in love with. for each calendar day, there is a new poem, prayer or meditation for the day. yesterday's was Dr. Martin Luther King's Jr. speech I HAVE A DREAM which he delivered on 28 Aug 1963. I was going to post it here yesterday, but ran out of time. maybe another entry. anyways, I highly recommend this book especially if you need an affirmative thought for the day. I love this book. think it cost me a whole $10...
....well I'm off for today. a few errands then off on a hike before it gets too hot. have a great weekend!