I love new moons. (This one was 3-1-2014.) I love being aware of new moons. I like that in an astrological, psychological, spiritual, and folkloric sense, it’s an opportunity for new beginnings. Remember, this isn’t just some idiot’s idea but the actual moon itself, lined up on the same side of the Earth as the [...]
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Taos Mountain (what else) up to no good with the clouds
This is what I saw—more or less—when I looked out my window on Friday afternoon. Wild earth, wild sky, and where they meet. This is where the monsters live. In Maryland it happened where the water met the sand. Wildness wasn’t so much a factor as “relatively undisturbed.” In places along the tidal rivers, there [...]
Shot one-handed with a DSLR while driving (don’t try this at home)…
You have to admit, you don’t see something like this very often. I’ve been around quite a long time, and I can safely say I’ve never gone down the road behind a Colorado beans truck. For that matter, I don’t know if I’ve ever eaten any Colorado beans or why I’d want to, but now [...]
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, [...]
You know, I’ve never been to Hawaii
The snow is beautiful, but for some reason this year I don’t seem to care. Not yet, anyway, and certainly not this Monday morning. Maybe fourteen years of digging out, hacking at icy windshields, and slopping through the mud and slush have done their job. Here in Taos, this attitude will get you zero sympathy [...]
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