This day trip was prompted a few weeks ago when I ran across the photo someone had taken of a unique church standing in a field. I learned the church was near the town of Mora, New Mexico, and with a visit to an old churches of New Mexico book I have, I learned...
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After about two months of shutting in at home, I called for a pandemic break yesterday and hopped into my truck early and pointed it north for a spell. I wanted to see some nature, some new churches, and to take a few photos. Thankfully, it turned out to be a really nice day....
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I had heard earlier this week that there were a lot of birds at the ponds and fields in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. If I was a little more aware, I would have also know this coming weekend is the Festival of the Cranes down there, which celebrates the return of the...
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I had an opportunity this past Saturday to join my friend Tammie and some of her family for the closing activities for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s “Pilgrimage for Vocations” week up in Chimayo. Tammie has a daughter that participated in the week’s event, and for me, it provided me with an opportunity to...
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A few weekends ago, I took New Mexico’s Highway 76- “the High Road to Taos”- north to do some church photography. It was a fine decision, because Highway 76, a 30-mile loop off of the normal route between Santa Fe and Taos, takes you into rolling picturesque hills on the west side of the...
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I went to bed last night itching to go somewhere this morning. With reports of possible snow in eastern Arizona, I heavily considered going to Canyon de Chelly near Chinle. After all, in fine weather, it is just a three and a half hour drive from Albuquerque. But then the alarm clock went off...
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When I went to bed last night, I was considering a morning road trip, just to get out of the house a bit with the camera, with some hopes I might find some lovely snowy scene to photograph. I wasn’t committed, but it sounded like a nice morning pursuit. When I awoke around 6...
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My sister’s family was invited by close friends to camp overnight at Chaco on a group site. Did I want to join them? Sure. Friday afternoon we drove out 550 from Albuquerque and on into Chaco Canyon and Gallo Campgrounds. We ate hot dogs and everyone socialized. We went to bed late, and Kristi,...
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Last weekend, my parents and I took a wonderful morning ride that rolled over into a full day trip, bringing us from Albuquerque to Jemez Pueblo, and then from there on up to Soda Dam, and then a drive through and stop at various points in and around the Valles Caldera National Park. Hungry...
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I’m not writing as much as I’d like to, certainly. Life right now feels like a season of wandering, within and without. But at least I am trying to read some more again. Returning from the Arizona trip, though, my interest in the Anza project has returned, although I find myself frequently wondering why...
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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 did a last harvest of the chile plants tonight. It seemed like the right time. I imagine the plants could have kept going and growing their green little fruits for a little while yet, but a few of them have looked stressed the last few days, and the plant closest to the back...
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The day started at 5:45 this morning when my eyes opened 15 minutes before the alarm went off. Today was Bosque del Apache day. I was on the road by 6:20 after I got clothes and camera gear together and the cats taken care of for the day and the coffee made. I figured...
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I awoke early this morning having considered last night taking a drive up to the Valle Caldera to check on the trees, but at 6AM, that particular urge left me. I went back to bed and enjoyed another hour and a half of needed sleep. The morning passed in gross misappropriation. By 1, I...
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