A day in the life of a Las Cruces dog

There's this cocker spaniel that sits in the same position in front of his house almost every day, just staring off into space. Even when I pass by, he just keeps staring in the same direction. I think he's a little old, but even still, you would think he would look in my direction as soon as he felt the vibration of my footsteps!

Here he is:
(Note: these photos were taken on different days!)

  

I'm off to Santiago this evening to visit the city and the Marambios. This is my last weekend before our real field work begins! Next weekend the tides are really good, so we're going to start setting up our field sites. Then the barnacles should start settling at the end of the month. Por fin!