We haven't had a blog post since February. 

Dennis was diagnosed with multiple blood clots in early March. He is doing well, although still going through a world of medical tests to make sure everything really is okay. 

But our traveling/camping has been disrupted since then. We had to cancel all of our BIG plans for the summer and will just be doing smaller (local) trips for the next few months. To that end, we went out to Aguirre Springs (about 20 miles from home) for 2 nights a week ago and visited Cloudcroft (about 90 miles) this week. 

They were both good outings. And here are a few pictures. 

(FAIR WARNNG: Both of us have begun to get more creative with our photographs, so some of these will look more like paintings. Most of those are by Mike, but Dennis has gotten into this as well.)

Bird of Paradise bloom in Buena Vida Park, across the street from our house. 

Aguirre Springs Campground

The Drive into the Campground

Dennis with Sotol Blooms and the Organ Mountains 

Sotol blooms were everywhere

Young Mule Deer Buck

Lizards

Cholla Cactus Blooms

A neighboring campsite

The view from our campsite

Cloudcroft and the Sleepy Grass Campground

Aspen trees

Sunny Afternoon in the Lincoln National Forest

Starwort

Wild Iris Blooms

Yellow Evening Primrose

Wild Stallion from the Mescalero Apache Reservation

Father and Son

Mule Deer

Elk

Mike on the Osha Trail looking out upon White Sands National Park

The Lodge at Cloudcroft - Lobby

The Lodge at Cloudcroft - Inside the Tower

The view from the Tower of the Lodge at Cloudcroft

I always knew that "The Crying of Lot 49" was true

Calla Lily

Campfire at Sleepy Grass Campground