Escaping

It's not like we're locked in a bank vault!

With the ability to wander out the back door and check on the spring flowers, the sense of containment isn't what it could be.

Thank goodness for the open door policy.

The day before our Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered us to "stay home", it was time to escape.

A quick day trip to Bosque del Apache seemed like a good idea.

I-25 southbound didn't seem as busy as normal.  The oncoming traffic, same story.  Although, it did seem there were more WalMart trucks headed north - perhaps for the distribution center near Los Lunas.

There weren't many birds around - most have flown the coop and headed north to warmer climes.

We did spot a few turkeys, as did our trusty pooch, Teddy.  Here he is, looking longingly at one of those turkey's "flying the coop" from one side of a ditch to another.

I explained to him that turkey's aren't known for their flying ability.

In San Antonio, we looked longingly at The Owl Bar and recalled the days when we could stop by and have one of their world famous green chile cheeseburgers.

Not today.  3 pickups were parked in the lot - and a sign on the door said "take out only".  I don't know if the occupants of the pickups were "taking out" or waiting to take out.

Wandering north on I-25, we drove into the Sevilleta Wildlife Refuge office area - and by the UNM research center saw a sign by the sidewalk - "Watch For Snakes"

Headed for the big Duke City - uneventful - except couldn't help but notice one southbound 18-wheeler.

It was a bright blue trailer, with the familiar Amazon Prime smile!  I saw a few of those on I-40 by Flagstaff a couple weeks ago.

Hmmmm.

Hunker down!

Stay safe!


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