I was wrong.
Luna’s foal is a he, not a she.
Not missing a beat, Aghavni renamed the little mister Varoujan – “VAR-oo-zhahn” – which means “male dove” in Armenian.
Luna and Varoujan catching a few winks at dawn.
Still a little bit of shadow from the east ridges, but mama and baby are in the spotlight! Brumley Point in the background.
It was a gorgeous, gorgeous morning that started out at about 25 degrees! Once the sun lit us, it warmed up quickly and became T-shirt and shorts weather.
While I did mention the Armenian (Aghavni) and Turkish (Servet) journalists visiting Durango and getting a taste of our small-town American journalism, I don’t think I posted a link to a story about them. The article is a good one, but it doesn’t begin to do justice to the depth of knowledge these two have. It has been fascinating having them in Durango. Our visit to the basin last week will stand out as – truly – one of the best!
Aghavni and Servet wrote stories for our paper about their countries’ reactions to the finding and killing of Osama bin Laden. With their professional backgrounds (to say the least), it’s possibly the most amazing occurrence of “it’s a small world” with that happening while they were in Durango I think I’ve ever known.
Our Varoujan … because the world needs more doves and because peace is worth sharing.
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