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Sale or trade
It’s really no secret to anyone who’s been around the blog for very long that I have a fondness for Santa Rosa, New Mexico…
Many years ago, I made quite a few trips between Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lubbock, Texas; at that time all I knew about Santa Rosa was that was where to turn (right, heading to Lubbock; left, to Albuquerque). I never drove through town, a fact which is sort of embarrassing to admit. In recent years, my family have taken up scuba diving and (this doesn’t even sound right), there’s a place to dive in Santa Rosa. These days, I tag along on as many scuba trips as I can; while the divers are diving, I am exploring. The old Route 66 is a treasure of abandoned buildings (mostly gas stations, now usurped by big chain stations-with-convenience-stores over on the interstate.)
For the five years or so that I’ve been photographing Santa Rosa, the fluorescent lights inside the service bay at this old Exxon station have been on. I don’t know why. Maybe to illuminate that Sale or Trade sign. Just in case.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 5.4.2013
All rectangles (nearly)
Here’s another photo that’s mostly rectangles – only that row of weeds breaks the pattern.
Midland, Texas
photographed 8.23.14
Olive
I’ve written previously about the sacred place El Santuario de Chimayó; the chain link fence along the walkway between the parking lot and the church has hundreds of small crosses on it.
Sometimes a detail captures the overall feeling of a place better than a wide shot; this was one of those times. Olive’s cross stands in for all of them.
El Santuario de Chimayó
Chimayó, New Mexico
photographed 7.1.2014
The caterpillar’s altar
That branch and the grasses an the leaves and the look of having been placed deliberately on that hollow tree stump; I want to think that caterpillar had something to do with it….
Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico
photographed 6.30.2014
Water fountain reflections
The water fountain on the Plaza in Santa Fe had a nice reflection of the shops across the street.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 6.29.2014
