Monday, September 04, 2006

Walkabout


Finally awoke with some energy this morning and took a long walk in the desert. It was a well-trodden trail and, though I was told to use a guide on my first walk in the desert, there was a main trail I stuck to and even after an hour I could still see the Zuni water tower hovering back near where I lived. The sand was red and a bit slippery from all the rains. I kept one eye on the grasses for rattlesnakes. I walked by the strangest contraption in the desert - looked like some sort of drilling machine but more like a trailer home. I walked across an old dam that wasn't holding anything in but fishy-smelling marshlands. There was a canyon out of the blue, possibly a holdover from when the dam actually held water and rivers fed a lake. It was a nice walk and I was glad to find it. There are smaller trails leading into the scrubby trees and bushes that dominate the desert here and I may explore those at some point. The flowers were blooming. Dr. N calls them New Mexico Sunflowers but someone else told me they believe they are called Black-eyed Susans. There is also this abundance of this orange flower that blooms in a spray around the trails.

I washed my laundry in the kitchen sink and hung it on the line to try - borrowing clothespins from the trailer next door (also medstudent trailer that is currently unoccupied). Then I went to Bridget's house to pick up the goods - Bridget is a doctor here who has decided to take me a bit under her wing, she told me about The Coffee Shop and also bought some supplies for the medstudent trailer once she heard about my living conditions. So I settled in the new silverware, pots, pans, mugs and now am pleased to say I have a microwave that is much less testy and even tells me what time it is, a toaster (yay for toast!), and a coffee maker among other wonderful amenities I didn't realize I missed so much.

Here is my little friend - a cricket I named Ben (after MJ's rat friend). The Above photo is from my kitchen window - here are some of my trailer and my street:

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

i wish i was there to walkabout with you. your time with the zunis sounds incredible. i look forward to reading your posts every day.

11:11 PM  
Blogger Tanyaporn said...

hey you! trailer life sounds kickin' :) at least you have a cricket friend though.

i miss you lots! hope youre having a kickass time (sounds like it, from the blog, anyway) :)

9:42 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, it looks like I'm already addicted. Reading your posts is really great. You've really managed to bring up NM in my mind's eye. I had some great times there and that was my #2 option when I had to move. Heat is a killer for me in my advanced decriptude so I went elsewhere, but the beauty there is really mind blowing. I'm glad you're there. Just watch out for the peyote and that sneaky coyote chap. *hugs!*

10:06 PM  

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