Yearly Archives: 2025

Happy New Year 2026

Let’s hope it’s a better one than the last.

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Ice 12_27_25

After a rainy Saturday and a below freezing evening, we woke up to some beautifully elegant ice crystals on our cars. Had to catch them before they vanished with the rising Sun!

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Merry Christmas 2025!

This year’s card, a Christmas kitty, Solstice cheer found along the Rail Trail and our holiday lights. May these help brighten your holidays and may the next year bring glad tidings.

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Bernardo, NM 12_11_25

A day trip to the Ladd Gorden Waterfowl Complex to see the sandhill cranes and snow geese. Not as many birds here this year as last year’s visit. Maybe due to the warmer weather.

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Sunset 12_9_25

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Sunsets, snow, birds and the Cold Moon 12_4_25

Our warm dry weather held until the post-Thanksgiving sunset, then turned colder and delivered 2 inches of snow on Wednesday. The robins have been emptying the bird bath almost hourly and I spotted a rare red-winged blackbird at the feeder. … Continue reading

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Pueblo, Colorado trip 11_22_25

We traveled up to Pueblo, CO to attend the Division II playoff game between the University of Texas Permian Basin Falcons (#10) and the Colorado State University Pueblo Thunderwolves (#4). My nephew is the Assistant Head Coach for UTPB. The … Continue reading

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Sunset 11_18_25

And one from the previous evening!

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Paseo del Bosque bike path 11_14_25

Caught the last of the Fall colors while riding on the Bosque bike trail that follows the Rio Grande in Albuquerque. Still a few cottonwoods with orange and yellow leaves. We also saw quite a few roadrunners darting across the … Continue reading

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Northern Lights 11_11_25

Not visible to the naked eye, I was able to capture the Northern Lights tonight using a long exposure on the camera. Pretty stunning and I’m glad to see them.

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