Sorry it's been a while

We've been tardy in tending to our blog; sorry.

We came down to Silver City, NM, on Tuesday and are heading back to Mancos today. We've been looking the town over some more and looked at a few of the houses on the market. Empty rooms after empty rooms are beginning to clutter my mind!

On the north side of Silver City, we did see quail and deer and the roadrunner pictured here, who was fluffing out his wings to catch the morning sun Wednesday. I think it's only the second time I've seen a roadrunner and enjoyed watching his warming for a few minutes. Local residents say they routinely have these critters in their yards, plus javelinas. The realtor says mountain lions have been reported in the town.

We've sampled various eateries, from Chinese take-out (HUGE portions!) to the Red Barn Steak House to The Drifter for breakfast and Vicky's for lunch and Diane's (shown) for both lunch and dinner yesterday. Last night was our second anniversary, so we met a couple for drinks, then stayed at Diane's to enjoy a good supper and the songs of duet that was playing there last night.

But, reality calls and we've got to get back to Mancos early enough for a couple of events this evening. On the way down, we saw elk and deer and an immature eagle that was dining on a fresh roadkill skunk. Pheew! tv