WOLF

For some unknown reason I've always had a soft spot for wolves. Even back in the UK I had a couple of very nice ceramic wolf ornaments displayed in a prominent position in our living room - before a fire ate everything we owned, that is. I still have a wolf ornament where I can easily see it each day, often give it a pat on the head. Anyway, husband sent me this video just before I fell sick from the anti-bios. It's lovely - do take a look:





Then I remembered that, back in 2009 I'd prepared a relevant short post for a second blog I once started, supposedly for bits of our travel news. I've re-claimed that post, copied it here :

Wednesday ~ Western New Mexico - Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary and El Morro

Our visit to Wild Spirit was a lovely experience. We were given a tour by a very knowledgeable young man who had come to work at the Sanctuary from Boston last August, for 2 months only, loved the job so much, fell in love with New Mexico, and is still here. The sanctuary is manned by volunteers who are provided with very basic lodging. As it is located a couple of hours' drive from the nearest town of any size, volunteers have to be dedicated to the job and not afraid of hard work. At present the sanctuary houses 53 wolves, and wolf-dogs, rescued from abuse, transferred from zoos which had to close, and from private owners who could no longer cope.

Photos of the wolves are from both cameras, mine and my husband's (his are better!)















On the way back from Wild Spirit we took a short detour to see El Morro - an enormous cliff, a National Monument. The cliff stands on the old route taken by early Spanish explorers and soldiers, as well as in the lands previously occupied by early Native tribes, Anasazi, Pueblo and others. The walls of the cliff bear petroglyphs and engraved messages dating from around 1100, through the 1600s right up to the early 20th century, when El Morro, including Inscription Rock, was made a National Monument