just stop
I made the drive from Española to Santa Fe taking the access road for as much of the trip as I could. Stuff like this was the reason: I could see the possibilities from the main highway but the actual Good Stuff seemed unreachable.
To be honest, while I did get some photos I liked, the things that seemed so photographically alluring when I caught only fast glimpses and had not way to photograph them were not that great when I got close.
But I tried, at least.
near Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 9.20.2026
like angel wings
I found this little cemetery up the hill from the regular one, which is noted on the map as the Catholic Cemetery. I guess this one is, then, by default, the one for everyone else.
At any rate, the two plastic trash bags looped over the post looked like a pair of droopy angel wings.
unnamed cemetery
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 9.19.2026
drizzle/saint
A light rain fell as I wandered the cemetery; it made everything seem quiet and close and I didn’t dislike it one bit.
But I was glad that the saint and little blonde toddler Jesus had found shelter in case the rain got bad. And up there in the mountains, winter weather’s probably not to far away: they need to just stay inside until spring, probably
Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 9.19.2026
that light, that yellow
I have gone on and on lately about the light, haven’t I?
I am sure you’re relieved that you weren’t with me on the afternoon I took about 30 shots of a yellow newspaper vending machine. It takes a lot of patience to hang around with me. That’s pretty much a general statement, no matter what I am doing. But it’s also very specific when it comes to me when I’m in The Right Frame Of Mind to do crap like this!
Unrelated: I often travel by myself.
Santa Fe New Mexico
photographed 9.20.2026
spiritual transit
Since my friend David Marks showed me this place a few years ago, it has become an obligatory stop when I’m in the area. Every time I go my attention is caught by something small; this time it was the array of crosses on the walls. Bonus points go to the pieces of hay embedded into the adobe and the way the lit up on the shadowed wall.
ruins of Santa Rosa de Lima
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 9.19.2026
