What a shock, 29 degrees this morning. A far cry from yesterday's morning temp of 70. Not unexpected tho. We had seen the weather forecast and knew it was coming.

After breakfast we drove to the Selenite Digging area. All we had to dig with were 2 screwdrivers and a kitchen spoon. Not a problem. Dig down thru the upper crust and take the sand out and spread it out. The sun would glint off the crystals making them easy to find. A woman loaned us a garden trowel and we used that for a while. Found a number of crystals and they now have been washed and dried in the sun. Packed away for the ride.

Ate lunch in Cherokee and then took a trail out into the flats to look for shorebirds. Saw several.

This evening we drove back to Cherokee for dinner, gas, post office and some groceries. Hat a nice dinner. We noted that the town seemed reasonably prosperous. Lots of oil drilling, a vibrant ranching and farming area.

We have been seeing these fields that looked as if it were Kale growing finally saw a sign telling us it was winter canola. Have seen it in full bloom, but never before.

Joyce found a couple of flowers she had never seen before. That makes her happy.

Tomorrow we leave here, from the banks of the Salt Fork of the Arkansas river, and head west to Black Mesa State Park.