Stopped to Locate a Woodpecker and...

 Made a friend!

I stopped for a few minutes when I heard the drumming.   I was on West Bay Ave -  so cars were going by and music was playing, but I heard him across the 4 lane street -  and I heard him LOUDLY!

I finally did locate him, but he was small and it was too far to photograph with my phone -  and then I saw someone watching me!  A new FRIEND!!

He was on the left, on the right, up a little, back down, up again... ALWAYS checking on me! 

Hello!  

This is Mount PinkSalt!  I pass it every day -  I actually took some for my own walkway.  

There were other things today.  Some salt designs -  I saw turtles -  others did not! 

And this needs a story. VENUS in the west. 

The story is Kevin messaged me to let me know that I had to go out and look west to see it!  Warms my heart!  We also went on to discuss the fact that there were NO OTHER PLANETS, STARS, NOTHING in the west -  but Venus.

Turn around!!  Orion, stars and MARS.   This planetary alighment is turning out to be fun!