Doe..a deer

Me sitting  at the Jumbo Rocks campsite in Joshua Tree National Park

The leaves have been slow to fall this year although the colors changed more than a month ago. My burning bushes and barberry are bright red. Very pretty. On my long run into the country today, I am treated to two wildlife experiences at once. A hawk screeches over my head (I never heard them make a sound before; sounded like an eagle) while a doe stands by the side of the road not bolting until I am just a few feet from her.