I’ve been trying for seven years to photograph a roadrunner. I’ve learned some things about them, but haven’t had the pleasure of getting any photos until yesterday. On the way up to the mountains in the morning, a roadrunner was in the mood for posing.
Got this as he was jumping up onto the rock.
Like all creatures, he has some great camouflage going on.
I love how he showed off his tail.
Here’s a short article from Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-roadrunner
According to everything I’ve read, they can run about 15 mph+ but it’s no match for the coyote that can run more than twice as fast. So the cartoon show is misleading. Road runners eat beetles, worms, scorpions, rattlesnakes, and lizards, among other things, and never need to drink water.
This shot is my favorite. You can see the orange on his head in this photo.
We took a leisurely morning drive into the mountains to see Marcos, who makes the pottery we like. He made me some spoon rests and we drove up to get them.
As usual, Greg asked him if he had any other pieces to show us. He did. I bought them. I’m so spoiled.
One cool thing about Marcos’s pottery is that you can put it on the burner or in the oven. It’s beautiful too.
You can almost smell the lasagne can’t you?
I’m going to paint the spoons and give them as gifts.
These are some of Marco’s small spoons that I painted.
Yesterday’s trip to the mountains was delightful. Isabela loved playing in the little streams, and the sights were heavenly.
