I’m stretching out and laying back, leisurely paddling along during the lake portions of the river. The rapids are getting more frequent and every day more complex. The Pecos is a very bony river. Lots of rocks and boulders. It is also incredibly beautiful. Clear aqua blue water winding through a desert wilderness and cutting a deep path through the limestone. The canyon wrens laugh along with us...ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. We see deer drinking downstream, nutria swim across the river in front of us. Lots of fish, and sheep, and goats. Birds of prey...osprey, red-tailed hawks, an owl. Turkey vultures, ahningas, ducks. Blue and white herons, red-winged blackbirds in abundance. Kingfishers, kildee, cardinals and many, many more.
Lovely description, makes me want to be there.
ReplyDeleteReally like the sketch...and the river sounds delightful...
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice way to get ideas for your work, sketching nature like this. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I like the notion of a bony river.
ReplyDeleteHi Ellen
ReplyDeletethis is just a lovely little taste of the river experience...your sketch too is perfect...
Happy days
wonderful all round. Being a wordy person, I love your description, sheer music.
ReplyDeleteYour sketch is an exercise in delicacy.
Sounds fabulous!! Love your sketch!
ReplyDeleteHugs
SueAnn
Sounds beautiful. So relaxing . . .
ReplyDeleteOh it sounds lovely. Deer drinking, nice.
ReplyDeleteI love this! A bony river, eh? I know just what you're talking about. At Great Falls, the Potomac is real bony.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful portrait and word portrait. I love your drawings.
Nice work on the sketch. I so wish I had more talent like that. Your writing sounds like a peaceful place.
ReplyDeleteSounds lovely there and what a lovely sketch too.
ReplyDeleteEllen, I love that you have done this! It is so special. I haven't seen the Pecos full enough to raft/kayak. Guess I'm there in non-rainy seasons.
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