Southwestern PhotoBlog

Santa Clara Pueblo Blue Corn

2008-10-10T12:36:00.002-06:00

Corn has provided a basic foundation of life for the Pueblo culture and this blue corn is often used for speciality items. What colors!

Northern New Mexico Cattle Drive

2008-10-07T17:13:00.002-06:00

Bringing the cattle down from the high country after a summer of grazing is a ritual in the mountains above Chama, NM. Crisp, cool air and fall colors make this a perfect time of year.

Autumn Glory

2008-10-01T08:57:00.003-06:00

Santa Fe Ski Basin aspen autumn ritual of changing colors is in full swing as evidence in this image from yesterday.

Autumn Greeting

2008-09-24T16:02:00.002-06:00

Sunflowers seemingly overtake the NM roadways during late summer and early fall--this one, on Rio Grande Blvd, was backlit this morning. A vivid reminder that summer is over.

Harvest Moon

2008-09-20T09:34:00.002-06:00

The endless New Mexico skies welcomed a full moon earlier this week.

Cumres & Toltec Narrow Guage Railroad

2008-09-16T17:55:00.002-06:00

The highest and longest narrow guage railroad operating in the US today is the Cumbres & Toltec route between Chama, NM and Antonito, Co - wonderful way to celebrate my Dad's 84th birthday!

September 1 Montana Snow

2008-09-08T08:19:00.001-06:00

Just one week ago today, I was driving home from a Canadian vacation when snow started flying just outside of Helena, MT. Stopping to take images of the trees, I found these wildflowers totally burdened with snow--it this a forecast for things to come this winter?

Jemez Daisies

2008-09-05T16:20:00.001-06:00

A touch of autumn is in the air--cooler nights and the smell of green chili roasting. These daisies along NM 14 will soon be gone, but I enjoyed the early morning dew on them a couple weeks ago.

Polination

2008-08-17T07:01:00.002-06:00

This busy bee was polilnating purple flowers at Haines Park in Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Trio of horse in Las Conchas Meadow

2008-08-10T18:33:00.001-06:00

The wildflowers, green meadows and horses are in abundance on NM State Road 4 just west of the Walles Caldera National Preserve.

Licorice mint - Agastache Rupestris

2008-08-05T07:01:00.002-06:00

This lovely mint plant, found on the campus of New Mexico Tech, is sometimes called giant hyssop--anise scented beauty.

Southwestern blue ladder

2008-07-23T07:39:00.002-06:00

Traditional southwestern colors of the blue ladder as seen in Tijeras, New Mexico

Tijeras Arts Market

2008-07-21T08:23:00.002-06:00

The summer monsoons are here, along with hail and cooler weather - it proved to be challenging at the arts market this weekend!

Funky folk art

2008-07-16T08:34:00.002-06:00

Carrizozo, in south central New Mexico, was once part of the railroad boom started by El Paso Northeastern Railroad -- now it is becoming an arts community.

Trickle down

2008-07-09T15:05:00.001-06:00

This image of a southwestern fountain, in my friend's yard, won third place in the Abq Pride photo contest

Freedom

2008-07-04T06:47:00.003-06:00

July 4, 1863 the Navajos attacked Fort Craig, also site of the Civil War battle at Valverde in 1862-old Glory still flies there today in southern New Mexico.

Wild Mountain Iris

2008-07-02T22:22:00.002-06:00

Wild mountain Iris are blooming on the top of Cumbres Pass, in southern Colorado (10,022 feet above sea level), where they are still sharing the ground cover with snow!

New Mexico Monsoons are Coming!

2008-06-29T21:42:00.002-06:00

I looked out the window and saw this double rainbow tonight arching over the Sandias--the air had a wonderful aroma of moisture, which means the monsoons will be arriving soon--thank goodness!

Trio of water lilies

2008-06-27T11:58:00.002-06:00

Morning light on the water lilies at Shady Lakes in Bernalillo, New Mexico

Four foot transportation El Rito, New Mexico

2008-06-17T06:27:00.002-06:00

Innovation, or the high price of gas, brings back the horse as a means of transportation to the local bar!

Outcropping Lava Rocks

2008-06-12T09:48:00.003-06:00

Massive canyons formed in northern New Mexico, as part of the volcanic activity, created the Rio Chama Box--north is El Vado Reservoir, below flows the Rio Chama flowing into the Abiquiu Reservoir

Southwestern prickly pear catcus

2008-06-04T08:15:00.001-06:00

Prickly pear catcus jewel-tone satin blooms

Sunset Silhouette

2008-05-30T05:32:00.002-06:00

Evening sunset silhouette on a mountain ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Great Sand Dunes Medano Creek

2008-05-26T12:50:00.002-06:00

Snow melt from the Sangre De Cristo Mountains causes the Medano Creek to flow at the parking area of the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Southern Colorado

Diversification

2008-05-13T14:27:00.002-06:00

The mail boxes in Northern New Mexico are illustrative of the individuality of some of the people in that neck of the woods!