Madera Canyon - Day Two

(Staycation backblip #2)

It was a less active day than yesterday. I decided to extend my stay for 2-3 days so I had to run home to pick up more medication. I had come with plenty of food, water and clothes.  This is really the only place in my world where I am completely stable, no signs of mania or depression at all.

Once again, I saw more wildlife than I photographed, which was just fine with me. More deer, a coatimundi family, a Red-naped sapsucker, Audubon Yellow-rumped warbler, Greater roadrunner, and a Bridled titmouse which absolutely refused to be photographed.

It was warmer today than yesterday, especially in the sun (48°/9°), but the nights have been well below freezing. I've been keeping the casita warm until I go to bed. Then I turn off the heat. Breathing with the dryness it causes is difficult. Boy, is it cold in the morning!

Later in the day, I struck up a conversation with a woman new to the area. She had lived in Donner Pass but wanted to move someplace a little warmer. She knew nothing of Green Valley but chose it because of it's proximity to Madera Canyon. She, like me, would live here if we could.  I had an extra 'Birds of Southeastern Arizona' book, which is kind of my bird bible, so I gave it to her.

As I was sitting down to eat dinner, I looked out the picture window that overlooks (bone dry) Madera creek. Sometimes the best picture is the last one of the day.