Cienega creek

Vermillion flycatchers flitting back and forth from their branches
The teacher of my junior naturalists group saying
“Collect micro organisms from the water”
A family of javelinas crossing the stream but a few feet in front of us
Screaming when we jumped in the creek,
Daring each other to swim to the deepest, darkest waters
Later, claiming to have fallen
Spotting the nest of a Cooper's hawk
Misplacing our shoes and socks along the bank.