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window saint
This adobe house sits just across the narrow dirt street from the town’s famous church. It seems like it’s close enough to perhaps get by without a window-saint, but the residents evidently felt otherwise.
Truchas, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2024
i have no place left to hide
Seriously, it’s really kind of hard to take a photo that’s not interesting when your travel/photography day includes Northern New Mexico.
I’m not bragging on my mad photography skills at all: it’s not me, but the place. It’s like Photo Magic™.
Santa Rosa de Lima ruins
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.3.2024
red is a dangerous color
Danger abounds: a red car, red lettering on a sign, red pain on the porch, red warnings on the steps, (faded) red curtains, and that red suit. Oh, that suit…
Dallas, Texas
photographed 5.5.2024
after/mass
My friend (and excellent photographer) David and I spent Easter Sunday driving around northern New Mexico. David’s lived in Santa Fe for a long time and knows all the most photogenic locations. And he’ll likely deny this, but I am positive that he planned the trip knowing when we needed to be where to get the best light. The light was perfect all day. The day itself was perfect, too.
San Ysidro, New Mexico
photographed 3.31.2024
santa rosa’s cross
Spanish settlers came to this area in the 1700s, bringing their Catholic faith with them.
These adobe walls are what remains from the Santa Rosa de Lima de Abiquiú church; the sign in front suggests the building dates from 1734. It’s gradually melting away, the way roofless adobe buildings do, which definitely makes it worthy of a photo stop.
As I always do when I am in the presence of ancient adobe, I placed the palms of my hand against the old walls for a moment. I could feel the scratch of straw from the adobe, the warmth radiating back into my hand, and – maybe – some of the spirit of the place.
near Abiquiú, New Mexico
photographed 3.31.2024
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