baubles and balls
December 12, 2022
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When a person walks or runs every day, particularly if the route is similar or the same, you tend to pick up little hints about others who walk daily. You meet the dogs and learn their names before you learn the names of their owners, or people with whom you have casual conversations. It was at least a year before we learned the name of a man we sa...
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technical and beautiful
December 05, 2022
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This week in photography here in Santa Fe was more utilitarian than art, but as every photographer, writer, artist, or tradesperson knows, both the technical and the beautiful are involved in every production. Photographers and videographers of all stripes will recognize and perhaps cringe at some of the photographs, while some of you will laugh, r...
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gift bag of black and white
November 28, 2022
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Two photography gifts landed in my lap this week. The first was a compact digital scanner that my sister was kind enough to give me as a Christmas gift. Not being one to delay opening a box, I opened the first box and then realized what it was. So why not get into it? I began scanning some color slides as test subjects, learning how to use a very n...
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abundance and more
November 21, 2022
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In the days of yore, those ancient times when I was growing up in Albuquerque, the food we savored on a day-to-day basis was seasonal. Since our state has never been the agricultural powerhouse that California was and is, the fresh food we consumed was dictated by items, truth be told, that were able to survive the shipping process. Now called non-...
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all the rage
November 13, 2022
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Hardly a day goes by when I don't see a mention online or in print about pickleball. The game has been around since its "invention" in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Joel Pritchard, Barney McCallum, and Bill Bell are credited with devising the game (ostensibly after not being able to locate a badminton shuttlecock), challenging their childr...
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a tree for all seasons
November 07, 2022
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Beauty surrounds us every day, but it tends to be a little more vocal in the autumn months. Following the first snowfall of the season and subsequent wind, many deciduous trees, including the aspen and cottonwoods, shed their leaves, leaving them to dry, crunching delightfully underfoot. One tree in our neighborhood remains full of leaves, ablaze i...
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riparian mystery
October 31, 2022
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The human body is comprised largely of water. Depending on body fat and fitness, our bodies house between 60-75% water. It is no wonder that most, if not all humans, have an attraction to, if not physical and emotional need, to be near water and feel its afterglow.
Santa Fe actually does have a river running through it, albeit diminutive much of t...
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a work in progress
October 23, 2022
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A friend steered me in the direction of part of the Rail Trail in Santa Fe this week, where he frequently bicycles, taking in a variety of views of the city. Between Siringo Road and St. Michael's Drive along the trail is a work in progress. Not a painted mural but one that is being lovingly made of mosaic tiles, along with other ceramic elements,...
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autumn leaves as backdrop
October 16, 2022
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Nature provides the most enticing backdrops, and among some of them are autumn leaves. The ash tree leaves are turning yellow at a very fast pace, and following the recent wind and rain, they are almost all on the ground. You have seen odd pairings of objects and backdrops in my blogs before, so it is not terribly surprising that my mind went to a...
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aspen beneath nature's blanket
October 09, 2022
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Viewing fall color in the Rocky Mountain west is a spectator sport, as it probably is all over the world, because under perfect conditions, it can be one of nature's perfect plays. The best of the colors show themselves in our area any time between the last week in September and the second week in October. Looking at the Sangre de Cristo mountains...
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fiber abounds
October 02, 2022
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Fiber of many types and stripes was in abundance this week, as the Mountain and Valley Wool Association presented its first Wool Festival in Santa Fe this weekend. The MVWA board made the difficult decision to move the festival from its previous location in Taos after 38 years to the Santa Fe County Rodeo Grounds. Having participated in the festiva...
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Snake Woman
September 25, 2022
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If you are currently in the Santa Fe area, an exhibit at the FOMA Gallery should be on your list of photography exhibits to see. Photographer and activist J. E. Newman and wildlife activist and artist Victoria Seale collaborated on a project that explores coexistence, comfort zones, and beauty, and resulted in the exhibit that hangs through the end...
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among the vines
September 19, 2022
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During the past week, there were hints of change in the air. A low temperature of 49° one morning sealed the deal. There is nothing like the coolness to remind me, again, that the autumnal equinox is on its way, this year on Thursday, 22 September. It is time to explore farmers' markets, fields, and vineyards, and document the goodness and beauty t...
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best of the harvest
September 11, 2022
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It is in the air. The feel, the slight morning chill, the light. Life is working its way into autumn in the northern hemisphere. And it is harvest time. The photographic possibilities are nearly endless in both subject matter and joy. Included in today's blog are a few photographs I made in a number of places, beginning with the peppers in a Budape...
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Labor Day 2022
September 05, 2022
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Memorial Day and Labor Day sandwich the official summer/travel season in the United States, and each holiday has its origin stories. Because labor unions were not particularly popular with business owners, and the fight for and against them exists even today, Labor Day did not become a national holiday until the 1930s and beyond. It is celebrated o...
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