I am so used to the west Texas wind blowing almost all the time that when I go somewhere that’s not windy, I am sort of it awe of that being an actual thing.

I was in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, the other night and there wasn’t even the tiniest bit of a breeze. You could tell from the air that fall was nearby and it was pleasant to be outside. I took advantage of all those conditions plus some dramatic reflections at a local lake and spent an hour or so making photographs. That v-shaped tree on the far side of the lake is what initially caught my attention; it’s in almost all of the photos I made that night. That seemed fair, since it was the reason I stopped in the first place.

Park Lake
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 10.5.2024