Skywatch sunset, 7 miles south of nowhere, NM

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Celeste over at CelestialRamblings tagged me recently to list my 5 Greatest Joys in Nature. She lives in Chicago, where today the temperature is predicted to be the lowest it has been in a decade, high -2F, low -15F. To Celeste and all my other buddies and their animals who are having to endure that wicked winter weather, the warm colors of this sunset are for you.

Living in the middle of nowhere, I only have to walk out the door to be surrounded by nature, and I find joy in every bit of it.
My 5 Greatest Joys in Nature this morning would be:
1. the wisdom of my dog when she sounded her alarm bark at...
2. the mysterious coyote who was walking across the pasture...
3. so camouflaged by his colors that only his movement made him visible...
4. and the way my horses watched him with profound interest and not the least bit of fear...
5. and the sun that kept me warm while I stood outside watching all of the above unfold.

And I do not have one single picture of this to show you. Sometimes when nature grabs hold of you, her grip is too strong to let you break away and get your camera.