One good thing about falling asleep on the couch is waking up on the couch. Also, I discovered that the snow field in my copy of William Victor Higgins’s “Winter Funeral,” left, printed on metal, takes on an interesting glow when backlit by moon light and, well, the lights of Albuquerque. ”Winter Funeral” day view.

My mind seems like these two: Cowboy looking out the window in the morning and the Georgia O’Keeffe print hanging over my bed. Cowboy’s ears remind me of the Very Large Array, and I think he sees deep. O’Keeffe’s painting is far-seeing, too, its monoliths and movement called Road Past the View II.. Intent as …

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The little bit of Martha Stewart in me rose this morning like yeasty dough and grew into a couple of half-baked theories for practical living in New Mexico — namely cheap art and waterless landscaping. Actually, I was up earlier than usual to deal with a community well problem and the sunrise illuminated my habitat. …

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