no pics today

Morning taken up with errand to Town...long drive thereandback and last errand to corral Silver, I think...'title will be mailed within forty five days'...an incredulous look from me...'maybe soon, a couple weeks'....anyway, have rolledabout over two thousand miles since the eighth, I think I'll take a rest from the Roads awhile!....too sleepy tonight to work on 'More Otters postup...on the Road in early morning, saw Three Hawks in the Foothills....one Hawk on fence post close to the Road...could have stopped, no traffic for miles in either direction, but the errand was pressing...hmmp....another Hawk flew to a Telephone Pole, and the last Hawk was in flight....may have seen more, at distance hard to distinguish Ravens from Hawks....saw lots of Ravens, and the always present Buzz Birds over Mariposa.....sat awhile on return at Creek's End...reallyreally quiet...sunny hot blue with light breeze.....at Lunch: sat awhile on Ozone Boulder, and reallyreally quiet...One Blue Jay for company...Acorns by the Path...report of Baby Rattlesnake, and larger Rattlesnake at the Base of El Cap....and talkabout the 'new' Rattlesnakes that dont have Rattles...brb...well, here's the question with dubious answer--idea likely an urban legend....notion is that people are killing any snake that rattles, and snakes born without rattles have a little bit of better odds to survive....which is to say the rattlesnake are adjusting to the perils of people...a little bit like Deer learning to look both ways, and use the crosswalk crossing the Road....report in keeping with this notion: Coyote yesterday in Siberia caught a Squirrel in the middle of the Road...Coyote began to consume the Squirrel, but heard, or sensed, a car coming from behind...Coyote looked over its shoulder, stopped chewing, and ran off into the Woods with its catch, which took just a few big bites to swallow!....and I'm certain, that in time, Does will have their Fawns in close proximity to the Buildings, like the Last Chance Doe and Fawn....there's a little bit of an advantage...the old 'advantage' looks to be having Fawns in the Thick Meadow Grasses....must be a name for Critters adapting to our environs.....