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An Albuquerque Church and Breaking Bad
Back to the plaza in Old Town Albuquerque. The original church of San Felipe de Neri was started in 1706 under the direction of Fray Manuel Moreno, a Franciscan priest. During the very rainy summer of 1792, the old church … Continue reading
Old Town Albuquerque
I didn’t know what to expect when we flew into Albuquerque, as I’d never been there and had only brief glimpses from the show Breaking Bad. I ended up liking the city a lot, especially the Old Town area. Old … Continue reading
Choices and “Wonder”
Getty Images has invited me to join their new program Moment, where they ask photographers to submit photos for certain themes via smartphones. I submitted the above shot and some others for the theme “Visualize Choice.” It’s fitting, because I … Continue reading
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo is approximately 1000 years old and considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in the U.S. The native language, Tiwa, is unrecorded and unwritten and the traditional values are guarded as sacred. The buildings are made of … Continue reading
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Tagged New Mexico, Red Willow Creek, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos Pueblo
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The High Road from Taos
Hi there . . . back in New Mexico. As I posted before, we took the Low Road to Taos because it was faster. One guidebook stated that it could take up to seven hours to do the High Road, … Continue reading
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Tagged adobe churches, Chimayo, High Road to Taos, Las Trampas, Las Truchas Peaks, New Mexico, wishing well
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Travel Scan: Arc Sunset in Paris
I took this shot one summer evening in Paris, just as the sun was going down. I was teetering on a narrow curb with cars coming at me, but I didn’t care. I wanted a shot of the sun setting … Continue reading
Winter Sunset
My stepson was visiting from the East Coast recently and we went to the beach one evening to catch the sunset. The actual setting wasn’t spectacular, but the afterglow was pretty sweet: The light on the ocean was so unusual–I … Continue reading
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Tagged beach sunset, blue hour, California, gnarled tree, Pacific Ocean
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Cactus and Bananas and More
While the rest of the country was in a deep freeze a couple weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in a garden taking these shots: I don’t know the name of this particular cactus, but it reminds me … Continue reading
Want a Break From the Cold?
If you’re in the middle of the deep freeze that’s affecting large parts of the world, here are some shots taken recently at Torrey Pines Reserve overlooking the Pacific. Enjoy. . . . Great weekend, everyone! We’re going away for … Continue reading
One Great Afternoon
Every now and then, things align just right and a wonderful time is had. One of my closest friends and I had lunch over the holidays at a lovely restaurant and it was warm enough to eat outside. After we … Continue reading
Pearls & Prose 