I‘ll never get over New Mexico skies. If we ever move away, I’ll miss them terribly. It’s possible there are others—this is one heaving big planet—but in my perversity, I’ve not allowed myself to wander more. Taos is a strange place, though. A very strange place. The sky and wonders of Nature are one thing, [...]
New Mexico
September 18, 2003 somewhere north of Chaco Canyon
Oh, my God… I turned this up looking through my photo archives for September 18th. That’s my ’87 Ford F-150 when it was in good enough shape to be my rolling motel. There’s the Swedish camp cot with the antique quilt for bedding, the thermos with the drip coffee cone on top, the single-burner propane [...]
Will bend rule of thirds to make a point
The madness continues! This one from yesterday evening is cool because of the orange light reflecting off the feeder. So many hummingbirds today, also bees. Getting dangerous around here. It’ll be sad when these guys go away again. Almost as sad as when our Rocky Mountain “summer” leaves, the price we paid to leave unending, [...]
Found this guy upside down in a piñon tree. You can read that tale in BUFFALO LIGHTS.
Yesterday was a wonder. Real mountain weather. For most of the morning and afternoon, the air had an electrifying coolness under bright sun with just enough humidity to pull you in and not enough to make you leave. We drove into town on a water run to fill the 5-gallon jug at Cid’s. I found [...]
Ninety miles from touristy Taos
Welcome to the Valles Caldera, one of the most amazing places anywhere. Who knew an exploding volcano could leave such beauty behind after a million years? The sky and walking rain are most prominently featured in this shot. We’ll go in a little closer in the next one to give you a better sense of [...]
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