These birds are incredible. That they exist just slaps me silly. That I can look out my window at the feeder and there they are—in between the evil squirrel raids—is something special. I am one lucky goddamn sonofabitch. But just think how hard that lazuli bunting had to work to get to where he is [...]
Spirit
Late afternoon light on ridges below Picuris Peak
I have a friend who sent me a photograph of light reflecting off a piece of obsidian crystal and wrote, “View deeply, remember who you are.” Now that is very cool. It came precisely at the moment when I needed a reminder. Today I went hiking on the same trail from which I took the [...]
Don’t see any of this from our end
Now, this is familiar. At least it used to be, until the neighbors moved away. Ever since, the poor old outlaw Taos septic tank can sort of work, and my presence hasn’t been required. You’re looking at the back of our house with the dead landlord’s apartment. His hat and coat are still hanging on [...]
Looking south from the Falling Down Place
What a hellacious and bodacious last few weeks. All my amps are turned up to eleven. My fight-or-flight response is stuck on in-between. It’s like this is when I save my life, but how many dragons did you say were waiting in the lobby? My moods have been snapping back and forth like whirling bullwhips. [...]
Near Picuris Peak south of Taos
Oh, never mind. Was doing more editing, got off the track, and decided to go with just the photo for a while. Oh sure. I took this one with a telephoto lens from the mesa at Taos Valley Overlook, looking back toward the mountains that run along the highway from Picuris Peak. Yee-haw daddy-o. Meanwhile, [...]
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