Monthly Archives: January 2016
Gate
A side view of this church. It looks as though that adobe wall will be due for some work come spring.
The day I was there, spring seemed like a long way off.
San José de la Gracia church
Las Trampas, New Mexico
photographed 12.25.2015
Night Church
There were a lot of reasons to get away for Christmas this year. We went to Santa Fe, because it seemed like the place we needed to be, and stayed in a hotel that’s across the street from the Cathedral. From our room, we could hear the church bells chime the quarter-hour and, on Christmas Eve, a jubilant 20 minutes of ringing after Mass ended. Somehow, maybe the bells infused into our heads: without even planning to, we walked across the street on Christmas morning and went to Mass. It seemed…right.
And on Christmas night, I took my tripod to the hotel parking garage and made a few images of the night church.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 12.25.2015
Mud + Straw
This is one of the oldest churches in northern New Mexico; the marker in front says it was founded in 1751 and that the building was built over a sixteen year period, beginning in 1760. The adobe walls are remudded periodically, and some of them are (again, according to the sign) as much as six feet thick.
The low wall around the churchyard is also adobe, a mixture of mud and straw. When you see it up close, it is sort of amazing that the church has lasted as long as it has.
San José de la Gracia church
Las Trampas, New Mexico
photographed 12.25.2015
Art Truck
An excellent truck, parked outside a gallery on Canyon Road, caught my eye. And sparked a memory of a song, from the fabulous Terry Allen.
Also, later, I saw a small oil painting on the dashboard of the truck, which really did make it an art truck.
along Canyon Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 12.25.2015
In my mind
In my mind, this is how all of New Mexico looks – soft brown adobe wall, turquoise fence, white window frame.
My mind is very confused, but you probably knew that already…
along Canyon Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 12.25.2015
One Day | One Image 