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Friday, April 10, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM

Vultures at Roost, Percha Dam State Park, Arrey NM, March 26, 2009
Vultures at Roost, Percha Dam State Park, Arrey NM, March 26, 2009

After seeing Jane off at the Albuquerque Sunport this morning for her ride home to Fairbanks I headed back to Elephant Butte to hang out here for a few more days before I begin the long trek east to Red Rock for the summer.

Night camp

Site 32, South Monticello Point - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM

Was Love Then

Was love then like a bag of assorted sweets passed around from which one might choose more than once? Some might sting the tongue, some invoke night perfume. Some had centers as bitter as gall, some blended honey and poison, some were quickly swallowed. And among the common bull's-eyes and peppermints a few rare ones; one or two with deadly needles at the heart, another that brought calm and gentle pleasure. Were his fingers closing on that one?

The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx paperback pg 315

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