I walked the hill to the fort above the Goa Resort and the Russians didn’t like it. “It is too hot. Get on.” Scooter after scooter passed me, stopped, waited for me to reach them then offered me a ride. It was very kind but, “I’d really like to walk.” “You will die.” “I won’t [...]
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Mushrooms Pictures from the Colombine Hondo
I give to you pictures of mushrooms !! These mushrooms pictures are from Columbine Canyon on the north side of the Columbine Hondo Wilderness Study Area in Taos County, New Mexico. Mushroom identification has never been my thing so if anyone can put a species name on any of these, please drop your comment [...]
My Shot of the Day: Spring Roses
This street-side beauty was one among a group of spring roses in Taos, New Mexico near the Taos Inn yesterday evening. It was so lovely I took 20-30 different shots of it, up close and far away. It was just perfectly formed and rather hard to walk away from. ##
Three Shot of Friday Night’s Supermoon 2012
All three of these supermoon 2012 shots were taken in Kit Carson Park. Taos, New Mexico. May 5, 2012. ## By Jim O’Donnell
On Top: Pic du Midi Observatory, France
From the ancient stone villages and fortified chateaux of the Knights Templar dotting the foothills that turn to the great wine plains of the Gare, Garrone and to Aquitaine it looks like a lonely outpost of bristling towers and domes on an iced-over alien planet. It appears impossible to reach. Its residents look to the [...]
My Shot of the Day: Moonrise Over Our Lady of Guadalupe
Moonrise over Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Taos, New Mexico. Thursday, May 3, 2012. ISO 100, f/18, 1/20s with a Nikkor 55-300mm lens. On Nov. 18, 1801 in Durango, Bishop Olivares granted permission to the community of Taos to build a church. The adobe structure was completed in 1802. In 1833 Bishop Zubiria, of [...]
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The ULTIMATE Travel Resource Library – Part I:New Mexico, Colorado, France, Vietnam and Haiti
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Guest Photo: “A New Perspective” from John Mata
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My Shot of the Day: “Boy Water”
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My Shot of the Day: Moonrise Over Our Lady of Guadalupe
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