The "Big Tree". The largest Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana) in the world, near Fort Bayard. If I remember correctly it's 72 feet tall. Ron

bigack, love when the waxwings mob the crabapple trees. Won't get to see that this year as a mixed flock of robins and starlings cleaned out my 2 trees a month ago. Today's finished puzzle. Dumb picture, but it kept me of the streets for a few days.

From hot to cold. Below zero this morning, Winter is here. Ron

I came home tonight to feed the horses, saw they needed water, so I turned it on, went and fed the cat and returned after a couple of minutes to check the water. There were three raccoons in the paddock grabbing up each piece of grain that the horse dropped. They scrambled up a tree and were staring down at me. I got the camera, and when I came back out, two had fled, but one was still there. When the water trough was filled, I turned off the water, went in the house, and heard a noise from where the cat's bowl is. It was this guy: The flash of the camera scared him off, but 10 minutes later I heard noises again. I assumed it was the opossum again but this time it was a jumbo sized raccoon, probably heavier than all three from the paddock put together.