Memorial Day Flags
Memorial Day flags. Washington. DC. For those who died in needless, wasteful wars. The sorrow inexplicable. ##
My Shot of the Day: Little Blue Butterfly
I'll say straight up that I'm not totally happy with this little blue butterfly picture. There is too much movement, its a bit out of focus and yet it still narrows in on these little, tiny creatures that were never…
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…
A Short Guide to Wheeler Peak Wilderness
At 19,661 acres, this isn’t one of the largest Wilderness Areas in New Mexico but what it lacks in size it makes up for in stunning beauty. The Wheeler Peak Wilderness marks the top of the rugged Permian-Pennsylvanian Sangre de…
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
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…
My Shot of the Day – American Coot
An American Coot (Fulica americana) in central New Mexico. The coot is not a duck, because it lacks webbed feet. Instead, it gets around with some rather large toes. The coot is also known as a mud hen…
My Shot of the Day: Flowers in Spring
Happy Friday everyone! It is cold and dark in Taos this morning. It rained in the night and might be snowing even now up on the mountain. Flowers in spring is one of the best things in life. Yellow spring…
My Shot(s) of the Day: A Very Cool Hot Balloon Ride Above Taos, New Mexico
Today delivered a fine surprise. On a calm, clear morning just after the crack of dawn, I was unexpectedly dumped into a large hot air balloon basket and flown 1700 feet over the Taos Plateau in northern New Mexico, down into the…
My Shot of the Day: The Cat is Out of His League
I was hunting a sunset shot as a small storm rolled over the Sangre de Cristos and colored the sky pink. Then I saw the cat on his own hunt among a group of sleepy horses. I'm not sure if…
My Shot of the Day: Orange Tulips Wait for the Morning Sun
I told you this week would be full of spring flowers. The weekend in Taos was fabulously perfect weather-wise. Here, a tulip, one among a group of tulips, waits patiently for the morning sunshine to reach over the fence. ##