Sandia Foothills

After overnight snow, morning flurries, and heavy clouds hanging over the Sandias all day, sunlight finally broke through at the very end of the day.

La Ventana

La Ventana, a natural arch once thought to be New Mexico's largest, south of Grants, NM.

Travelstead Hall (UNM)

Some of the stained glass windows in Travelstead Hall, and their reflections.

Really Definitive Evidence of Spring

Chani helps change the fire danger sign at the Copper Open Space trailhead from "High" to "Very High" -- a sure sign of warmer weather.

More Evidence of Spring

It's always great to see flowers and green grass at the end of a brown winter.

Spring Sunset

Shortly before tonight's sunset. Doesn't it look serene? In reality, the wind was howling and yours truly was freezing. (Mt. Taylor is in the background.)

Early Spring

We're having an unusually early and warm spring in Albuquerque. I checked my photos from last year, and these blossoms first appeared on the 22nd; this year it was the 4th. And some of the trees are already sprouting green fuzz. My predictions: it will almost certainly snow in the next week (for maximum interference with the flowering trees); and more century plants than usual will bloom this year (they seem to like a hot, dry spring).