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My zebra image
is going to be in a film
and they will pay me.

A few days ago a movie company agreed to my asking price for the use of this image in the background of a scene. It will not be referenced in dialogue or highlighted in any scenes.

This image has been commercially available as a poster for many years. My attached photo has a copyright on it. The poster, of course, does not.

Here’s a little bit about the movie:

Roofman, a feature film that is currently being shot in Charlotte, NC, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst. Roofman is based on the true story of Jeffrey Manchester, an escaped inmate who hides out in a toy store. Things get tricky when an unexpected romance starts to complicate his escape plan.

Sounds interesting and entertaining. Photo was taken in Namibia.

Lone Cape May Warbler
It should be in Barbados
Not Colorado

A couple of days ago, there was a report of a Cape May Warbler in Cortez, Colorado. This is a mega rare bird for our area and especially in the winter season. These birds usually migrate along the East coast down to the Caribbean and the southeastern shore of Mexico.

What in the world is it doing way out here where temperatures go into the 20’s each night?  Somehow it is surviving.  There is some sap oozing out of a pine tree and the bird is attracted to the sap for food or the bugs that are attracted to the sap.  The bird seems very healthy at this time, but winter is only going to get colder and this bird is basically an insect eater.

With the help of the birders that found this rarity, a number of birders from Durango traveled to Cortez and we all got to see – and photograph – this beautiful bird that is very rare for our area.
 A range map is attached to give you an idea of the bird’s normal range.

Stopping for our lunch
we are joining ghosts from a
different era.

This is part of a famous set of petroglyphs called the River Panel that we hiked down to visit.

With her faithful friend
woman walks across the lake
in graceful prayer.

Woman with her dog snowshoeing across Andrews Lake, Colorado.

Birds in massive flocks.
The enduring pulse of life
echos on the wind.

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Sandhill Cranes flying,
Slowly, a full moon rises.
Distant gunshots heard.

These images were taken at the Bernardo state wildlife management area in New Mexico.

I think that where we were it was protected for us and the cranes, but we could hear gunshots echoing in the distance out along the river. 

The last of the leaves
yield their colors to bare branches,
winter and juncos.

A few Dark-eyed Juncos stay around all year, but they are always at higher elevations.  When the weather gets colder and winter is coming, that’s when the Juncos start appearing at my place.

We’re walking forward
in the autumn of our lives.
Time for reflection.

Amazing autumn.
Aspens shimmering. Dancing
an infinite YES

Against a blue sky
a cathedral of color
that uplifts my soul