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-...

I broke out of my pattern of two-years of passive (non-)participation with the Albuquerque camera club today, and ended up getting lunch with several men who participate in the club’s mid-week photography meets. We had a good lunch at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (the taco salad was delicious, as expected), and following the...

One afternoon early last spring, I found my long, clear, tubular plastic bird feeder on the backyard patio concrete, scarred with a long crack along one side. It had been in questionable condition throughout the prior year, losing two of its four plastic peg perches to overweight pigeons or squirrels practicing the trapeze. Well,...

Today, the weather was brisk and breezy as clouds and wind moved in over the city as the afternoon passed. With these conditions, a cloud bank folded over the top ridges of the Sandia mountains, covering them like frosting on top of a cake.

Sunday afternoon, 4 P.M. Olive Garden. A good way to finish the long holiday break, with dinner with my folks.

I spent much of my time this morning running errands, including helping my dad move some things in his garage, and making a stop at True Value to pick up a replacement bird feeder for my older one that broke. While putting up the new feeder, I noticed this guy sunning on the back...

For our family, January 1st has always been special as not just the first day of the new year, but more importantly, as the birthday of Mom. If you know Mom at all, you know, surprisingly, she is a dedicated sports fan- and most specifically, to her chosen teams in the NBA. And Mom...