Last Day of the Year

A fine sunset marks the last day of the year.

Secret Courtyard

A glimpse of a statue in the courtyard of the New Mexico Museum of Art, seen through a wooden gate.

Merry Christmas!

San Felipe Church and the Plaza in Old Town Albuquerque last night.

Christmas Eve

The most magical of all evenings in the Land of Enchantment. Merry Christmas!

Bear Canyon Trailhead

Just after sunset in the Sandia foothills, near Bear Canyon Trailhead.

Lone Luminaria

A candle in a paper lunch sack signals the start of the New Mexican holiday season. Santa Feans call them farolitos; but in Albuquerque we know them as luminarias.

Dried Thistles

Dried thistles in the Sandia foothills, silhouetted by this evening's sunset.

Moonrise Over the Sandias

An almost-full moon rises over the Sandias.

Snow in the Foothills

Finally, after an exceptionally warm fall, the Sandia foothills got some snow.

BioPark Dragon

The dragon guarding the Children's Garden, part of the BioPark, lit up for the annual River of Lights display.