Yearly Archives: 2026

Smoke and sunsets 8_19_26

Latest collection of smoke plumes, clouds and sunsets.

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Birds, a Bumble, a Butterfly and a Squirrel 8_26

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Smoke and sunsets 8_11_26

Smoke from the Frijoles Fire, North of Santa Fe has now crept down to us. The air quality this morning was “unhealthy” for us and “hazardous” for downtown Santa Fe. We aren’t able to open our windows at night to … Continue reading

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Big Tesque Creek 8_4_26

Welp… with high gas prices, high temps and all the fires around, we just decided to go back to our favorite creek and have lunch. And put my toes in the water, of course! Sadly, we caught sight of the … Continue reading

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A demon haunted world.

The candle flame gutters. Its little pool of light trembles. Darkness gathers. The demons begin to stir – Carl Sagan, The Demon Haunted World Despite invoking his Constitutional 5th Amendment right not to participate in a conspiracy circus, Senate Republicans … Continue reading

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Clouds and sunsets 8_2_26

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Hummerpalooza 7_29_26

For the last few days… there’s been an explosion of hummingbirds; all around one of our feeders. Most seem to be young and are so hungry, they are going through a cup and a half per day. I sit under … Continue reading

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Another week o’ wildlife 7_26_26

Stuck in the cloud/critter rotation but that’s what’s shakin’ lately (along with the heat!). We had another afternoon visit from a bobcat at the water trough and last night I heard it’s “meow” that sounded more like scream mixed with … Continue reading

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More Summer weather 7_25_26

Another round of nice clouds, lightning and a colorful sunset. And finally, the view from a favorite greenbelt spot I hiked to this morning.

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Storms and lightning 7_22_26

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