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Balloon Rides and Taos Mesa from Above

~ ~ ~ I know, I know. I keep coming back to photos from my hot air balloon rides but I just find the landforms fascinating when looked at from the air. Sorry if I'm boring you. As I wrote nearly…

Evening Rain on the Columbine Hondo Wilderness Study Area – My Shot of the Day – May 16, 2013

May 16, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
My Shot of the Day, New Mexico, USA, North America, Public Lands

An evening rain storm soaks the valleys on the west face of the Columbine Hondo Wilderness Study Area just a few miles northeast of Taos right after sunset. A slew of other shots of the Columbine Hondo can be found…

Ute Mountain, County of Taos – My Shot of the Day – May 9, 2013

May 9, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
My Shot of the Day, New Mexico, USA, North America

Ute Mountain, located on the northern edge of the county of Taos, New Mexico, is perhaps the crown jewel of the new El Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Ute is a 10,093 foot high volcanic cone rising nearly…

Ruby Throated Hummingbird – My Shot of the Day – May 6, 2013

May 6, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
My Shot of the Day, New Mexico, USA, North America, Wildlife

It doesn't seem to matter much that many of the habitat maps for the little Ruby throated hummingbird puts Taos well outside of thier range. We've had loads of them. The males, like this one above, showed up early and…

Arabian Sea Sunset

April 23, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
India

Last night I was going back through all the amazing photographs I took while in India last year and wondering...what should I do with them? This one stood out. At least tonight it did, when I'm having that very strong…

Five Rather Dramatic Storm Pictures

Thursday night saw an incredibly dramatic and moody storm move across northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Perfect for storm pictures. That kind of weather certainly matched the darkness in me that evening. I followed it around for a few…

Spring Reflection – My Shot of the Day – April 11, 2013

April 12, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
My Shot of the Day, New Mexico, USA, North America

I wasn’t terribly impressed with this spring reflection image to be honest. Apparently, others were. I still find it just a bit mediocre….. (I like this one alot better) On Sundays the kids and I always head out…

Spring Rainstorm Pictures – My Shot of the Day – April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
My Shot of the Day, New Mexico, USA, North America

Friday late afternoon saw a series of small but intense little storms rush over the Taos area bringing some stiff winds, a little bit of thunder, some large, spotty and cold rain drops (not much beyond that) in town -…

Water Reflection – My Shot of the Day – March 25, 2013

March 25, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
My Shot of the Day, New Mexico, USA, North America, Wildlife

Just after dawn these early spring days, the air is perfectly still and the sound of Red-winged black birds fills the air. The snow and ice have melted and ponded and pooled and the calm morning air makes for some…

International Water Day – Clean Water is a Basic Human Right

Happy World Water Day!! 2013 was chosen to be the International Water Cooperation year and today, March 22, as International Water Day (or World Water Day). Why do we celebrate World Water Day? Because water is the most important…

Whooper Swans Heading North

March 6, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
Europe, Finland, My Shot of the Day, Wildlife

My shot for today is actually a year old. One year old exactly in fact. These Whooper swans passed over the kids and I on March 5, 2012 while we played on the ice in the Gulf of Bothnia next…

Late Winter Snow in New Mexico – My Shot of the Day – February 28 2013

February 28, 2013
Jim O'Donnell
My Shot of the Day, New Mexico, USA, North America

Snow in New Mexico is vital for both people and the environment. Spring is soon on its way and overall, we are way low as far as the snow we need. Still, the last week saw several snow storms come through,…