Sheperds n Sheep herds

This letter was written the last day of April, 2011. I am still at my son's abode out in the mountains or higher altitude higher altitude desert.  The deserts with plants.  This time of year every plant has blooms and all vegetation is greener.  There is actually some grass growing on the desert floor as well.  We are still having some very cold mornings. This weekend had a couple of very cold nights and early mornings.  Sheperds have driven their sheep down from the ranches in the higher altitudes.  Yes, there are still sheperds, can you believe it. I was amazed.  The sheperd has a dog to help with the herding of the sheep.   I did not get a picture of that but wish I had.  We have open range here,  so one has to be careful driving so you don't hit any animals.  Some of them tend to blend into the background and are very diffult to spot.  We also have a lot of deer and Jack rabbits.  Yes, they are real, with long ears and long legs and the ears stand straight up whetherthey are running or sitting.  I got pictures of some different flowers and blooms.  I will probably paint them on a canvas later.