I am fortunate to live not more than a few blocks from Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, a really nice complex for community and senior activities ranging from classes and sports to meal opportunities and group outings. At the end of 2023 I thought I would get back into shape with my sister and her...
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I spent the morning trying to get caught up on some work at home, but I was determined to get outside for the afternoon, and after lunch, I decided to motor on down towards old Albuquerque and spend the afternoon at Tingley Beach. Today, Tingley Beach is a strand of man-made pools where locals...
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The Lobo basketball team played a nationally-televised game this afternoon at one, and knowing I would watch it at my sister’s, I decided I would get a decent walk in before the game in the Sandia Foothills Open Space. Not far from the Michael Emery trailhead parking, I found myself before two curved-bill thrashers...
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I often take a break during the day to go to my back door and see what, if any critters are hanging around out back. Frequently off and on, I find a healthy squirrel sitting either own my wall or a neighbors’ wall, sunning and sniffing the air. I thought there was just one...
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The image is not much, but for me, the tuna steak is a departure, because I do not eat much seafood- let alone prepare it. But with new paths come little changes in course and direction, and I picked up a bag of frozen tuna steaks last weekend, intending to eat healthier at home....
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With yesterday being a day off for bank and school and government people, work was quiet and unstressed. Today ended up feeling like a Monday because of it, but I took two opportunities to day- at lunch and after work- to walk the neighborhood trail, again, with the aim of improving my mental and...
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After a day as a homebody, watching streams of my nephew wrestling in a high school meet in Nebraska across the late morning and afternoon, and poring over my financial activities from last year (with an aim for a tighter budget), when 4:30 PM came around I was guilted into some daily exercise. Guilt...
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My folks finally go their new gas fireplace installed at their home today, replacing a good old unit that finally gave up two years ago. My effort at drawing a quick use guide for the remote control for my dad. Not sure it helps, but I tried. Today was a good day, bright out,...
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The sun was bright this morning when I got around, and it stayed bright, although the morning was cold. I took a walk on my neighborhood trail at lunch, and the skies were busy with cloud whispering.
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When you run out of hours in the day, and need a photo, you do whatever. This is my black-and-white onion still life, taken with an 85mm lens at F1.8, onion on the kitchen counter. If anything, post-processing this photo gave me a chance to play a little with trying to pull out more...
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Another day, another overdue crash landing. Back to the Loop path after work it was, for a walk and a sulk. I don’t think I am made for relationships. Elapsed I knocked on a door And it opened part way I looked inside But I didn’t stay I knocked on the door on another...
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It was nice to wake up this morning and see a sky covered by lily pad clouds. In time, the clouds all melded into one and hugged the earth, giving us a nice and gentle snow mid-morning. About noon, I took a brisk walk under a white sky on one of my normal routes-...
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Today I was the grateful redeemer of a gift from some cherished friends. The UNM balloon at dawn, taken from the Visit Albuquerque balloon.
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