Hummingbirds visit sweet nectar feeder at the gift shop on Sandia Crest, Albuquerque, NM, 2010. Weekly Photo Challenge
Category: Albuquerque
Weekly Photo Challenge: Tour Guide
I live in a tourist destination, Albuquerque, NM, home of the International Balloon Fiesta, among other things. I thought I'd show you a few of the less well known things I love about Albuquerque for the Tour Guide photo challenge. The photo above is a view from my front yard of a double rainbow over …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Silence- Women (and Men and Dogs) Who Won’t Be Silenced
Images from the Women's Marches, January 21, 2017 and 2018, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Weekly Photo Challenge
Weekly Photo Challenge: 2017 Favorites
This is a wild juvenile roadrunner, the state bird of New Mexico. For a few weeks this summer, this guy kept following smaller wild birds through the small (5' long x 1' tall) tunnel that my backyard chickens use to move between their coop and run in the backyard and their free range space in …
The Adventures of Max and Koko, 2 Dogs in the Duke City
This is Max (below). He's very old, going on 15. He's usually in this position, in other words, sleeping, unless someone says his name and the word "walk' in the same sentence. Then suddenly he's a puppy again. Otherwise he's within 5 feet of wherever I am in the house or yard, 10 feet at …
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Albuquerque Old Town Salsa Fiesta
Today, 9/9/17, Albuquerque held its annual Salsa Fiesta in Old Town, the preserved section of an early part of the city, now dedicated to tourism and street festivals. The Salsa Fiesta included live music all afternoon in the plaza, and local salsa vendors making fresh salsa on site for today's competition for best salsa. Tasting …
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