Bullwinkle (the cat)

Bullwinkle, my bad boy kitty cat, "hides" in a sack. If you look closely at the box to the right, you can see the result of one of his favorite hobbies -- gnawing on cardboard.

Abo Mission Ruins

The old mission ruins at Abó, part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.

Roadrunner

A roadrunner in a tree, up close and personal. I think it was too petrified to move.

River of Lights

A yucca at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden's annual River of Lights display.

Shiprock & the San Juan

The San Juan River is in the foreground; Shiprock in the background. This photo was taken several years ago from some indeterminate point in the four corners area -- where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona all meet.

Albuquerque Park

A colorful covering over a bench at the Jack and Jill Park in Albuquerque.

Crane Silhouettes

Sandhill cranes -- and their reflections -- are silhouetted at Bosque del Apache.

White Sands Yucca

A lone yucca at White Sands National Monument.

Bosque Sunset

Sunset at Bosque del Apache. There weren't as many birds at the pond as I've seen at other times.

Frijoles Canyon Wall

The tuff wall of lower Frijoles Canyon, dotted with the air pockets characteristic of the Jemez area. There are some small "tent rocks" in the foreground as well.

Wood Duck

A wood duck at the Rio Grande Zoo (part of the Albuquerque Bio Park).

Western Scrub-Jay

A western scrub-jay perches atop a dried cholla branch.

Autumn Sunset

An especially vivid sunset photographed from Elena Gallegos Picnic Area in Albuquerque.

A Tree Grows in Tent Rocks

A small tree, with just a few leaves left on it, leans toward the sunlight from within the slot canyon at Tent Rocks Natl Monument.

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks

Looking southeast from near the top of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.

Slot Canyon

Looking through part of the really narrow slot canyon at Tent Rocks National Monument. It's just wide enough to walk through at this point.

Gnarled Tree

An old, gnarled tree near the top of Tent Rocks Nat'l Monument.

Church in Nambe

Sacred Heart Church in Nambé, New Mexico. A fairly new church built in a traditional style.

Acmon Blue Butterfly

A tiny acmon blue butterfly. These butterflies are about the size of a small fingernail and have been flitting all over the southwestern end of the Sandia foothills lately.

Bird in Autumn

I'm sorry to say that I have no idea what kind of bird this is. I saw it at the Rio Grande Nature Center last weekend.

Stucco and Prickly Pear

A stucco wall lit by the late afternoon sun.

Gilman Tunnels

Looking out of one of the Gilman Tunnels, in the Jemez.

The Longest Fall

This is a composite of two photos I took yesterday: the desert marigold and western pygmy blue butterfly in the Sandia foothills; and the grass and leaves in Albuquerque's bosque. Don't know that I've ever seen butterflies (or desert marigolds, for that matter) this late in the year before.

Blue Window

Love that low, late-afternoon, autumn light!

Jemez Church

A little church in Cañon de San Diego, not too far from Jemez Pueblo.

Tent Rocks Ponderosa

A large ponderosa guards the mouth of the slot canyon at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument near Cochiti Lake.

Fall at Elena Gallegos

Autumn foliage at Elena Gallegos Picnic Area, with the Sandia Mountains in the background.

Santuario Shrine

One of a number of small shrines around Santuario de Chimayó.

Fall in the Jemez

Bright yellow trees are framed by the red rocks of the Jemez and a brilliant New Mexican sky.