POTD

Hands On
Taos, New Mexico
2011

A rather unusually decorated door at Taos Pueblo.

Pueblo Bonito
Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
2011

I found it quite interesting that this 600 room Anasazi dwelling was constructed in the same time frame as the castles in Wales I’ve been to. In a number of ways, the Welsh could have learned quite a bit from the Anasazi builders–I never saw corners of castles in Wales as sharp and well-defined as those at Pueblo Bonito. On the other hand the Anasazi didn’t seem to be much into steps, preferring ladders instead I guess.

Houses Built on Sand
Springfield, Colorado
2011

I don’t remember a lot of specifics about bible stories from all those Sunday School classes I attended as a kid, but this just seems like a metaphorically inappropriate name for a Christian church–it kind of sends the wrong message.

The Never Ending View
Bozeman, Montana
2011

I’m thinking of taking up the challenge of seeing how far into spring and summer I can take a new photo like this every day. So far it hasn’t been that much of a challenge. Well, truthfully there’s been a few days in April without snow on the trees, but not many. This photo is from a couple of days ago and I see there’s even more snow on the branches this morning. That’s not a complaint (because I said I wouldn’t complain), just an observation.

Fitting In
Bozeman, Montana
2011

This magpie seems perfectly paired with the spring snow environment outside our windows.

Snowline
Bozeman, Montana
2011

I just took this a few days ago on our patio. That snow has since melted but there’s more on the way. However, given the tornadoes in the South yesterday, the flooding in the Midwest, and the drought in the Southwest, I think I’m going to try and refrain from complaining about our 139% above normal snow pack and the winter that just won’t go away. (I’m still going to grumble about it–just not too loudly.)

Slack Time
Taos, New Mexico
2011

April is off-season in Taos, giving this member of the wait-staff at a local restaurant time to take a little breather between customers.

Taos Pueblo #10
Taos, New Mexico
2011

One more image from Taos Pueblo. It’s interesting how a nice straight trim job can make a bunch of unruly sticks look so formal and orderly–kind of the same effect as a good haircut.

Thinking of Georgia
Taos, New Mexico
2011

This is Connie’s shadow, but for some reason–perhaps because we were near her stomping grounds–it has me thinking of Georgia O’Keefe. Oh, maybe this is why:

Oriville Cox and Georgia O’Keefe
Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
1937

Nowhere is Everywhere
Northeastern New Mexico
2011

I was playing around with an antique/grunge look on this image. I kind of like it although the effect comes across a bit gimmicky to me. While I took this photo in New Mexico it occurred to me I could have taken one like it in any of the states I passed through on this trip: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, and Idaho. In fact a posted a quite similar one from Wyoming a couple of weeks ago. Lots of places out here in the West look like the middle of nowhere. I’m dedicating this photo to my nephew Daniel who has been there of late, much to his dislike.