Above: Art work with thrasher on NM 165. Below: Views from the mesa closest to me.
Above: Art work with thrasher on NM 165. Below: Views from the mesa closest to me.
It snowed before and after the November 5 election and probably was the best snow we’ve had at my 6,000 foot home elevation since 2006. I measured 10 inches on the picnic table on November 7 and there probably were an inch or two more before settling. Cowboy 2.0 started out doubtful but was enjoying …
Aurora Borealis from home, Oct. 10, 2023. iPhone on night mode, which I think is longer exposure. This is not what I could see with my own eyes. I could detect some color with my eyes but it was much fainter, almost indiscernible. Cowboy 2 stretching in the light of the TV, suggesting that it’s …
Replacement of 16” crude oil pipeline, in place since 1957. This is the southernmost of two pipeline corridors through Placitas.
Three views — south, east and west — of a 16-inch crude oil pipeline replacement through Placitas area, July 2024. This pipeline, running from the southeast corner of New Mexico to the northwest corner, Permian Basin to San Juan Basin, has been here since 1957.
iPhone view from Placitas northeast toward Santa Fe, looking over the Cuchilla de San Francisco, opposite sunset, May 16, 2024. Sunset, May 16, west view toward Cabezon with iPhone.
Another gusty morning in spring: Reading the New York Times on an IPad and bird watching through the window. Little snow left on the mountain, no superbloom on the hills. Jerry Seinfeld, confronted with the Israel-Hamas war, the Times says, “can no longer be about nothing.” On Monday, neighbors and pueblo leaders will celebrate a …
Turned around and saw a meteor.
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