Really. And what’s more, she noticed it before I did! She’s been working with a dentist on an implant since last November. He removed a faulty tooth and imbedded a post in her jawbone in the empty spot. We had to leave that alone for three months for everything to heal and the swelling to go down. Mid-month this month, we went back, and they took impressions to use to construct the cap that will fit on the post. We’re scheduled to go again this Friday for the final visit to get the cap put on. This morning when she got up though, she noticed that the post in the empty spot had come loose; it had unscrewed enough that we had to go right to the dentist to get it tightened back up before it fell all the way out. The mission was a success. It took about a minute to put it right again. No more screw loose! Not from the dental implant anyway. (Oops. Did I just say that out loud?)
Roaming the back roads
Searching for white-fronted geese, I come across a field of sandhill cranes.
A thousand cranes, maybe more.
And some red-winged blackbirds.
And a white-tailed kite.
A thousand cranes, maybe more. And some red-winged blackbirds. And a white-tailed kite. We noticed something interesting last week
We took a drive to San Ignacio and went to a birding location there.
We walked some trails that ultimately led to the edge of the Rio Grande River. There were signs of border patrol in the neighborhood. Makes sense. Then we came across this plowed strip next to the river. It was so soft it didn’t make sense for it to be a walking trail. I speculated that it might be a path for the Border Patrol on their four-wheelers. They often patrol the border that way.
But then we noticed that there weren’t any four-wheeler tracks in it, just tractor tracks and our own footprints.
Oh. Wait a minute. That plowed line isn’t to drive on; it’s an indicator. If they smooth over our footprints this afternoon, the next morning they’ll be able to tell if anyone crossed the river during the night! Now there’s a simple useful tool. They can at least have a count.
We walked some trails that ultimately led to the edge of the Rio Grande River. There were signs of border patrol in the neighborhood. Makes sense. Then we came across this plowed strip next to the river. It was so soft it didn’t make sense for it to be a walking trail. I speculated that it might be a path for the Border Patrol on their four-wheelers. They often patrol the border that way. But then we noticed that there weren’t any four-wheeler tracks in it, just tractor tracks and our own footprints. Oh. Wait a minute. That plowed line isn’t to drive on; it’s an indicator. If they smooth over our footprints this afternoon, the next morning they’ll be able to tell if anyone crossed the river during the night! Now there’s a simple useful tool. They can at least have a count. Cattle egrets
They’re always around somewhere, but sometimes they can be hard to find. And sometimes all you need to do is look at the local truck stop!
It has been a long winter
(Since the start of January.) But we might finally be past it. The forecast suggests we’re through the worst of it: 
It looks like we won’t need the humidifier anymore either.
It looks like we won’t need the humidifier anymore either.