Chris and Deborah sent us pictures of their time at the Old Cataract Hotel. It was built in 1900 by the British.

The interior has a lot of Egyptian inspiration.

View at night.

Deborah on a feluca, a traditional wooden boat.

Up to now, Chris and Deborah have been cruising around Lake Nasser. Now they will be cruising on the Nile River, shown behind Chris in this picture.

A good friend of ours, Connie, lives on the main road in Corrales. She has these permanent scarecrows and changes them according to the season and weather. Connie is the person who got our Icelandic Horse.

So, this is our Valentine’s Day card to you from our little New Mexico village.

More from Chris and Deborah on their tour in Egypt. These pictures come from their time on Lake Nasser. Before moving on, notice the bird in the very top of this first picture.

In the picture above, they captured the National Bird of Egypt, a Steppe Eagle. This picture from the web shows what it looks like.

Deborah as captain of one of the boats that took them from their cruise ship to the various sites.

Our two adventurers with their cruise ship on the lake between them to the rear.

This is a picture from Google Earth showing an island with an historic site which they were able to see from the ship. The ship in the picture may very well be the ship on which they’re cruising. You can see the blue swimming pool on the top deck.

Hopefully more to come whenever we get pictures from them.

While out with Jessie this morning, I heard a very familiar sound – Sandhill Cranes. They aren’t migrating yet, but that will start in the next week or so and continue until mid-March. These cranes were flying West from the Rio Grande River to our neighbor community, Rio Rancho.

Another dose of super cute for you mid-week.