Marine Blue Butterfly

I think this is a marine blue (Leptotes marina). This is a tiny butterfly (each wing is about the size of my thumbnail -- and I have fairly small hands); it's called a blue because the top side of its wings have a blue tint.

Corrales Vineyard

A vineyard in Corrales, with the Sandia mountains in the background.

Queen Butterfly

A queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) at the PNM Butterfly Pavilion in Albuquerque.

Prairie Dog Sentries

Two prairie dogs cautiously peer out of their burrows.
(No, they aren't ET's offspring -- I don't think.)

Scaled Quail

Definitely the closest I've ever gotten to a scaled quail.

Mountain Biking

Mountain biking in the Sandia foothills (with a little help from Matthew -- and Photoshop).

Bosque Ditch

Along a ditch in the bosque, in Corrales.