Chem trails, pickleball .. and missile threats?
Who says the sky is safe? Dinah and I can tell you that the New Mexico sky is full of white trails going every which way. The one day with…
Goodbye Santa Fe, for now
(By: Dinah and Steve) Georgia Okeefe once said “If you ever go to New Mexico… it will itch you for the rest of your life”. New Mexico may be poor…
Willow, Bombs, and Cliff Dwellings
We are rounding out our last days in Santa Fe, however, they are still full of wonder and intrigue. Here are a few of our recent amusements and explorations. 1.…
Picasso, move over.
I have fallen in love with the brilliant, traditional, older pottery of New Mexico and the Southwest. Pottery has been part of the Native American culture for millennia. It was…
Georgia O’Keeffe in Context this Saturday
A caption at the New Mexico History Museum reads, “In the late 1800’s, painters and writers, weary of the materialism and industrialization of the urban world, found new inspiration in…
Future Casting at the New Mexico History Museum
Despite the unfortunate presentation of the “Reversing Manifest Destiny” painting above, it represents quite a powerful statement with the Native Americans, Spanish, and buffalo roaring back. There is an incredible…
Is Chimayo actually in America?
Yesterday, we left the United States for Chimayo. The journey started with some evil darkness when we couldn’t help but observe cross after cross after cross along the road passing…
Land of Enchantment/Entrapment?!
(By: Dinah and Steve) We’ve been told that New Mexico not only enchants, but that it also makes people not want to leave. Indeed, there are charms galore here that…
Hoodoos and oodles of time
Our Santa Fe friend Sheri said “go to Tent Rocks National Monument.” So we did. Today we drove 45 minutes to the monument gate where we were summarily rejected. It…
Vibing with Santa Fe
It is not particularly surprising that we feel enthusiastic about New Mexico, and about Santa Fe in particular–many people do. Aesthetically, Santa Fe is stunning. I can remember when the…