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Colors of the Rio Grande

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An icy backwater (not the main channel) of the Rio Grande, down in the canyon near Pilar

I shot this just before Christmas and just wanted to share. It’s one of our favorite places. I also guess by now you’re wondering if every post will lead off with a big photo, and the answer is, I don’t know. They certainly don’t have to, but it’s so much fun. I can get away [...]

Turkey Riddle

turkeys

I wonder why these aren’t in my yard. I love this stuff.

Here’s your closeup of the preceding scene. Beautiful birds! My question is, do they lay eggs like chickens? I mean, of course they lay eggs, but every day? The reason I ask is, these guys have been around since before Thanksgiving and Christmas, and they look plenty big enough to eat. Pets, perhaps? I’ve always [...]

Won’t Go No Mo

old wrecked VW in the snow in Taos

I remember this model. My parents and other unfortunates owned one. (Hint: it’s a VW.)

That’s all she wrote. FarrFeed—my old blog—is all pooed out. Some say it was the weather. Others say it was because my mommy died. There’s a little truth in each of those, I guess. The site is like a closet full of clothes that don’t fit now. My God, what history! What laughs! what slopping [...]

Another Writing Life Report

A view of the Sangre de Cristos in wintertime

Sangre de Cristos (Taos Mountain summit in clouds) on a recent late afternoon

Other than having to tuck the old Mexican rug curtains all the way into the deep adobe windowsills because it’s going to get goddamn cold—maybe down to zero, with snow!—we’re rolling right along here. I’m still kind of rattling around in the old container of my life, but this is just bad habits. To keep [...]

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