Southwestern PhotoBlog

Taking Off

2010-03-07T14:25:00.000-07:00

These colorful ducks were taking off on Cedar Creek Lake in Texas.

Hubbell Trading Post Peek-a-boo

2010-02-25T06:49:00.000-07:00

This retired horse enjoys peeking at the guests who visit the barn area of the Trading Post.

Cottonwood Majesty

2010-02-19T06:51:00.002-07:00

A change in perspective- lying on the ground and looking up at the massive cottonwood trees along the bosque.

Goodlucks

2010-02-14T08:06:00.001-07:00

The tire road sign, Goodlucks, seems to give a hint of which branch of the road one should take.

Log Cabin

2010-01-26T08:37:00.001-07:00

This log cabin is located on one of my friend's ranch--his grandmother actually lived there!

Hello there!

2010-01-20T21:23:00.002-07:00

This little white tail deer had her little wet nose right up against my car window--they are friendly up in the Brazos!

Morning

2010-01-15T05:39:00.002-07:00

Nature's amazing dichotomy- blades of grass, covered in ice crystals surrounded by tiny bugs sculpting their individual circles in the water.

Where does the road lead in 2010?

2010-01-12T15:17:00.001-07:00

Been absent for a few weeks due to a flood in my home and being a nomad, but I'm back. This sunrise image of the road makes me wonder if the new decade will be filled with beauty like the sunrise.

Heading west from Yeso, NM

2009-12-20T14:57:00.000-07:00

Established in the early 1900s, Yeso, NM today is a ghost town-this old truck, facing west in the field, looks like it's heading towards Socorro, a much larger metropolis!

Standing Out in a Crowd

2009-12-12T09:41:00.000-07:00

The uniqueness of clay sun faces on a wall in Taos, New Mexico allows one to really stand out in this crowd!

Punched Tin at the La Fonda

2009-12-07T09:34:00.000-07:00

Punched tin light fixtures adorn a stairwell in the historic La Fonda Hotel on the Plaza in Santa Fe, NM

These boots are made for walkin

2009-12-01T07:32:00.000-07:00

Santa Fe Boot Company has hundreds of boots to select from for you cowgirls or wanta be cowgirls and cowboys.

Happy Sun Faces

2009-11-27T08:30:00.000-07:00

The happy smiles and eyes are watching you from Santa Fe on this the largest shopping day during the holiday season--be kind to one another!

Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T00:01:00.000-07:00

Today's busy world often does not allow one to stop and be thankful for the many blessing we have, so take time today to slow down, take a deep breath and be thankful for the world in which you live.

Changing Seasons

2009-11-21T09:24:00.002-07:00

The lifeblood has been taken from this large sunflower, after the first frosts and snow in Santa Fe.

Old Town Trading Post

2009-11-16T06:19:00.001-07:00

Late night shoppers stroll in the plaza area of Old Town, Albuquerque.

Hairstream Airstream

2009-11-09T11:29:00.000-07:00

Unique unisex hair salon!

Santa Fe Southern

2009-11-02T20:16:00.000-07:00

Santa Fe rail yards provides an opportunity for artists to display their work on train cars that are stored there-bright colors certainly lift one's spirits contrasting with the winter sky.

Aspen Leaf

2009-10-28T08:11:00.000-06:00

Volcanic rock, covered with lichen, provides a colorful background for the fallen aspen leaf.

Ghost Ranch Canoes

2009-10-21T18:32:00.002-06:00

Abiquiu Resevior is used by guests at Ghost Ranch for canoeing--these colorful beauties are ready for winter storage--just in time since it snowed in the north today.

Santa Fe Territorial Shadows

2009-10-14T09:40:00.002-06:00

The magic of photoshop help enhance this image of a traditional Santa Fe territorial building and the morning shadows decorating it. Love all the lines!

Wind swept aspens

2009-10-04T15:50:00.001-06:00

Aspen trees, in the height of color, are being wind swept high in the northern New Mexcio mountains.

Fall Classic The Cattle Round Up

2009-09-28T07:06:00.002-06:00

The annual classic of rounding up cattle from the high mountain country is here - frost in the morning and the promise of snow soon means the ranchers are moving cattle to lower ground.

My heart celebrates the Long Walk

2009-09-20T19:33:00.002-06:00

In 1864 the US Government forced members of the Navajo and Apache tribes to walk over 400 miles from their tribal lands to the Bosque Redondo. A soldier has left his/her Purple Heart on a monument there.

It's Chili Rista Time!

2009-09-12T05:55:00.001-06:00

Green chili is being roasted at roadside stands and the red chili ristas are hanging to dry. These are at the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque.