Dystopian Taos at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge Some might get upset at my characterization of the mass of ad hoc vendors on the west edge of the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge as "dystopian" but there is surely something…
I've been playing around with some Zeikos Macro Filter Kit lenses. These are not a true macro lens (WAY out of my price range at the moment) but rather a very affordable alternative to play with - an obviously get…
Pollination is vital. That fact is that nearly 90% of all plant species need the help of animals to act as pollinators. About 75% of the crops grown world-wide for human consumption likewise depend on plant pollinators to propagate. Nature…
Scary Picture Monsoons again and again. I know. Sorry but it is the best time of year in Northern New Mexico as far as I am concerned. Here is a shot from just over the border in Southern Colorado's San…
It was boys night out at the edge of the Rio Grande, way down in the 700ft deep section of the gorge. A perfect time for photography at night. We passed the afternoon fishing (catching nothing) and swimming to stay…
Summer solstice 2012 finds the West on fire. Smoke-filled summer days have become the new normal. If it isn't Arizona burning it's Colorado burning. Or it's New Mexico burning. My nose is full in the morning and my throat hoarse…
I am not 100% sure these are noctilucent clouds. If anyone knows better, please tell me. Noctilucent clouds are thought to be cosmic dust hitting the atmosphere and catching the sun. They are only seen in the higher latitudes.
It has been hotter than hell in Finland this week. I swear it is hotter in Helsinki than it was in Haiti just two weeks ago. So a nice dip in the Baltic is what everyone is the solution many…
I'm stuck in a summer mode. I'm not a winter person. I'm more like a bear. I hibernate or leave in the winter. So here is a warm, wet summer thunderstorm at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, USA.
