On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at about 9:15 p.m., our family got a little bigger with the early appearance of Juniper Drew Trupiano. Juniper wasn’t due until March 25th, but Anna’s blood pressure had been getting higher over several OB appointments so the decision was made to induce labor, which worked until it didn’t; after more hours of non-productive contractions and much consideration of the situation, a C-section was performed. Juniper clocked in at 5 lbs. 6 ozs., and 19 inches long and while all the professionals are amazed at how good she is doing despite being early, Ezra and Anna are simply amazed at her. Welcome to the family, Juniper!
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The number of hummingbirds at the campground
has always been astounding. At home I
put up a feeder and we usually will see two or three flitting around. Our first time here I was mesmerized by the
amount of hummingbirds; I had never seen so many in one place. Frankie had 8 to 10 feeders positioned around
the clubhouse along with some benches strategically placed for people like me
to just plop down and enjoy the show. One
time I counted 12 hummingbirds feeding between two feeders with more hovering.
The
past three or four years we’ve put a feeder up in our campsite and the hummers
have never disappointed. They always find our feeder. This year is no different; we put a feeder
out on the tree when we first arrived and since I noticed that the clubhouse
doesn’t have as many as in the past, today we put up two more. And both have already gotten some
attention from the little flyers.
Now I know that the feeders we put up are as
much for the hummers to load up for the big trip north as they are for our viewing
pleasure.
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Returned from my walk a bit hot and sweaty,
so I waited to cool down before putting on jeans, boots, and a helmet to go for a
ride. The sheep are back in a field on
Hwy 87 on the way to Coolidge…they
weren’t there yesterday and now they are. And it looks like they’ve had their
summer haircut already too. I haven’t
been able to find any information on who rents out the sheep but I’ve seen them
moving between fields for the past couple of years. They come, they graze and then they go…I’ve
named them the Traveling Sheep. I’m going to keep a watch on how long they’re
in that field.
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Since we were successful last year with our
improvised trail cam set-up we wanted to do it again. Kim brought two trail
cameras this year: one for stills and one for video. Last year we mounted the camera on a clunky
piece of wood so it could be moved around easily if necessary. This year he constructed mounting stakes…pound
them into the ground, attach the camera and let the fun begin. Last year we set
up the camera in the bushes just down the road by the culverts which was a very
walkable distance. This year he found a
new game trail near tree cover several miles down Picacho Hwy; we’ll need to
take the truck because of the distance.
Got the cameras positioned, put out some
apples and meat, and now we wait. Kim is
feeling really good about this spot…lots of javelina tracks in the dried
mud. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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A lone javelina
ran across the road in front of us on our way back from setting up the trail
cams. It wandered out from the ditch then stopped in the middle of the road to
look at the side-by-side that was approaching from the other direction. It stood
there a couple of seconds before it took off running…running too fast for me to
get a picture. Oh, well, hopefully we’ll
get to see one on the trail cam.
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No imaging for Kim last night or tonight
because of clouds. Even wispy clouds can
be a problem. Tomorrow night is
predicted to be cloudy also; however beyond that the prediction is clear skies
for a week. We’ll see.
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Bike miles today: 68
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