Anyway, I don't know if I've seen this band before, but it might be the ones I only saw 3 of up on a hill last year and then they moved down into a ravine. The 3 I saw then were all bays, and this one was mostly bays. It worked out pretty good how I ended up getting their pictures. I saw one near the side of the road so I went up and found a place to turn around to come back then make another u-turn to get back onto the same side of the road as they were. It's a divided highway where I saw them so it wasn't easy getting turned around. Fortunately there were no cops around to see what I was doing or I would've likely gotten a ticket. Anyway, there wasn't really a landmark for where they were and so I just had to kind of drive along the shoulder of the road here and there until I could find them, but then I stopped at one point and I saw one of them so I let them come to me.
Then I went to the spot where I'd gotten the last batch of photos in hopes of getting lucky again. I think there was someone else who was "hunting" as well because they drove in as I was leaving and then I passed them again when I was leaving another spot. I was surprised at the lack of people there, though. I've never been there when nobody was camping or just hanging out so it made me a little nervous, but it was also kind of neat because the campground was FULL of squirrels. Lots of adults...
Well, I guess that's it. All this week I have to work 7:30a-4:00pm due to our new system rolling out soon. We're having training for it. Oh joy. I came in at my regular time today in hopes of getting a decent parking spot in the shade, but all those spots were filled up so I volunteered to do OT, which was made available to us. I wasn't going to, but I don't want my car to be an oven when I leave at the end of the day. Besides, OT means money for Rajah, which should be coming up for balance due sometime this month. I already have the money for him, but, you know.
Anyway, until next time!
I haven't ventured up there yet. The drive is more enjoyable when it's not in the triple digits, even if it is a little cooler up there. I was listening to a motorcyclist complain about a horse running out in front of him and nearly causing him to get into an accident. He stopped somewhere to report that a horse was loose on the highway. They explained that it was probably one of the wild horses. He asked why someone doesn't round them up so that they don't kill people. They asked if they should round up all the deer too. I had to swerve into the oncoming lane to avoid a snake, but I wouldn't expect people to round them up for the sake of motorists' safety. I was kind of amazed to meet someone with that perspective. I've been around animal lovers for so long I just thought that everyone understood that we have to share the land with the animals.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya! It's amazing that people move into areas where there's wildlife or they drive places with signs telling them to look out for animals then complain when they encounter one. I'm glad the guy was able to swerve his motorcycle so neither him nor the horse were injured, but his attitude really upsets me. I swerve to avoid animals, too, even snakes!
ReplyDeleteI agree about it being more enjoyable looking for horses when it's not 150 degrees, which is probably why that was going to be my last outing until it cools off some.