Everything New Mexico

Among the Cactus

My personal Noma.

Acrylic on Canvas, 24X30 inches

Winter in New Mexico

taos, new mexico

Photographer Pam Dorner, aka @pam_dorner on Instagram - “Snow-capped…winter storm clouds over the frosty Sandia Mountains at sunset. I was on the fence about shooting sunset Friday night. It was really cold and cloudy, the sunset predictor wasn’t strong but decided to go out in search of wildlife. As Im looking in and around the bosque for any signs of movement, I noticed the clouds were starting to break up over the mountains. Headed quickly to the river and witnessed one of the most glorious sunsets. It started out golden and turned into beautiful shades of pink which I’ll share another day. On my way home as it was getting really dark I saw the flutter of an owl overhead…oh the irony. Regardless of the circumstances, its usually better to put yourself out there as you just never know.”

San Geronimo de Taos. This was (at least) the third mission built in Taos. At least one version was destroyed during the Pueblo Revolt in 1680. There may have been others before that, because Taos resisted conversion from the moment the Franciscan priests arrived. Another was destroyed during the Taos Revolt, an uprising during the Mexican-American war.

Music: Isabel Larosa - I’m Yours

A spectacular view from Sandia Crest (elevation 10,768ft) New Mexico 1962

Taken March 2021

By Ernst Haas White Sands. New Mexico. 1952.