Nature in Your Sites/Location

It is a late afternoon in Mayer, Arizona and as the sun goes down at Smokestack aggregate quarry I am witness of the beauties of nature. The golden sky glistens it's last light of the day with the hope of another picturesque sunset any given day. When morning arrives the wildlife comes alive and it is this harmony between the animals and heavy equipment that takes my breath away. While making a pad one day I noticed out of the loader window a baby coyote just walking by unphased by my equipment or the noise it makes. I have seen deer, coyotes, javelina and a nest of Red Tail Hawks with two young ones all around our pit and none of them seem to mind us being there but why would they as they are just enjoying our shared sunset for another day.

By Melody Tallis, USA