Monday, April 30, 2007

Tree at Ghost Ranch

A stunted tree is framed by the many colors of Chimney Rock and environs
A stunted tree is framed by the many colors of Chimney Rock and its environs.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Two Tailed Swallowtail

A two-tailed swallowtail butterfly flower-hops among cliff fendlerbush blossoms
A two-tailed swallowtail butterfly flower-hops among cliff fendlerbush blossoms.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Claret Cup Cactus

One of the first cactus blossoms of the season, a claret cup, spotted in the Sandia foothills
One of the first cactus blossoms of the season, a claret cup, spotted in the Sandia foothills.

Saturday, April 21, 2007

BioPark Train

The little train that runs between the Botanic Garden and the Zoo chugs through Heritage Farm
The little train that runs between the Botanic Garden and the Zoo chugs through Heritage Farm.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Sandia Mountains

One of a number of spectacular views from La Luz Trail, heading up the west side of the Sandias
One of a number of spectacular views from La Luz Trail, heading up the west side of the Sandias.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Jemez Adobe

A small adobe building made out of the red clay of the Jemez
An adobe building in the Jemez. I recently read that New Mexico's median income is $53,000, yet this is a common type of scene in the state's rural areas. There must be some very, very rich people in New Mexico.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Old Car and Cholla

A long-abandoned car is framed by cholla cactus and the red rocks of the Jemez
A long-abandoned car is framed by cholla cactus and the red rocks of the Jemez.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Quail at Sunset

A scaled quail, perched on a boulder in the Sandia foothills, is silhouetted by the setting sun
A scaled quail, perched on a boulder in the Sandia foothills, is silhouetted by the setting sun.

Monday, April 09, 2007

More Cactus Blossoms

A pair of cactus blossoms at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden in Albuquerque
A pair of cactus blossoms at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden in Albuquerque.

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Peter Cottontail

Peter Cottontail was recently spotted among the petroglyphs at Piedras Marcadas, on the west side of Albuquerque
Peter Cottontail was recently spotted among the petroglyphs at Piedras Marcadas, on Albuquerque's west side.

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Roadrunner and Tulips

Colorful tulips decorate a carved wooden sculpture of a roadrunner and prickly pear in Albuquerque
Colorful tulips decorate a carved wooden sculpture of a roadrunner and prickly pear in Albuquerque.

Friday, April 06, 2007

Cactus Blossoms

A couple of cactuses at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden, in Albuquerque, sport buds and blossoms
A couple of cactuses at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden, in Albuquerque, sport buds and blossoms.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Petroglyphs

Petroglyphs at the Piedras Marcadas site in Albuquerque include a couple of lizards
Lizard petroglyphs at the Piedras Marcadas site in Petroglyph National Monument, on Albuquerque's west side.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Tree Silhouette

The bare branches of a silhouetted tree remind the viewer that spring is still partly a promise
The bare branches of a silhouetted tree remind the viewer that spring is still partly a promise.