I'm now in sweltering New York City, after spending a few days in the mountains where it's cool and dry. Cannot wait to finish what I'm doing here and get the hell away to someplace where the climate doesn't lock me in 24 hours a day.

Here are a few images of my birthday away:

PikaField Mouse perched near it's burrow
[Many thanks to "rob boo" for pointing out the deficiencies in my knowledge of the rocky mountain animal population. More about pikas at Pika Works]

Chipmunk looking for food

Chipmunk not quite sure what to do about the long black cylindrical device pointed at it...