Yesterday, October 14th, was Annular Eclipse Day for astrophysicists and astrophiles alike, while the bulk of us experienced it as Neato Eclipse Day. To the informed, it was a “ring of fire” eclipse, in which the sun would briefly be obscured by the moon moving in front of it for those sitting on its...
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The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, perhaps the premiere intertribal assembly for North American Indians, reconvened this weekend here in Albuquerque, and for me it was a first time to attend this event. I basically entered Tingley Coliseum and made like a paparazzi, hovering near the main floor (like Tim P. would do) and...
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This morning, up early and scheming for some photography practice, I texted my sister. Any interest in going to the Botanic Gardens? Yes. 7:40, she arrived with a cup of raspberry mocha for me, and we headed down towards I-25 and I-40 and the Old Town area. We enjoyed a great morning in the...
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Today was a good “Turn down the noise” day after the last few days of worldwide heaviness. For me, it started with some errands, which I am not prone to do on a Saturday morning, and then led into an afternoon of some research for an upcoming trip while watching or listening to Lobo...
Read more →Albuquerque is a city with lots of great food. And when you live in New Mexico, getting a frequent dose of red or green chile in daily meals is not just a habit, but also a necessity- an addiction. I am not a high-end diner, for the most part, but I do like good...
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Last night, we got our big snow, and this morning, the skies over Albuquerque were clear, and by noon, snow everywhere was melting. But still, we got our snow day. I got up and went out for a walk before work to enjoy the clean light and clean appearance of everything under the white....
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I needed to get out for a little while after sitting in a cool house today for work, so I took off work a little early and decide to go visit Los Poblanos Open Space off of Montgomery west of 4th street. I took my camera with me, as always, because I figured there...
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The year 2022 here in Albuquerque started off with rain and overcast skies today, which later turned briefly into snow showers in the afternoon. But despite the thermometer registering temps in the twenties as the evening wrapped up, it was a very warm day today for myself and my family, because it was my...
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Albuquerque was hit with a healthy heavy overnight snow last night, so my Thanksgiving Day today began with a quiet early morning walk up my street to take in the winter scene, followed by a visit to the vast white field of the Catholic cemetery adjacent to my neighborhood. This vivid little bouquet of...
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If you happen to be in Albuquerque any weeknight right after work, heading east on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and approaching the Broadway intersection to escape downtown, you might have a chance to experience it. Maybe you have experienced it. The experience seems peculiar to that intersection. It might be because the Jackson-Wink...
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Last night, I recalled I still had a set of neutral density filters in my camera bag I had never used before, and most specifically, and ND-10 filter that I had picked up on sale a month ago at Amazon. I determined I’d go somewhere after work this evening and give the ND-10 filter...
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I went out to get a haircut near the end of work today, and parked down the street from the barber, out on 3rd, was this beauty. This appears to be a 1957 Chevy pickup.
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I don’t usually just post food stuff on the old blog here, but today I had a truly remarkable meal at the Owl Cafe. For lunch, a few people from the office were heading up to the restaurant, and it sounded good on a sluggish Friday. With the invite, I had to join the...
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