Sunrise
I made a roundabout between Corrales and Rio Rancho while running errands in the late afternoon.
View of the Sandias from the border between Corrales and Rio Rancho.
Looking south from the border.
A partial rainbow was a pleasant surprise.
The base of the Monzanos covered with snow.
Black lace trees at sunset
Sunset
Moon got caught in black lace trees trying to shine through the clouds last night.
Dawn was quite colorful.
Sunrise was drab
Cottonball clouds at 9:00
Thick clouds at noon
Cranes at 3:00
Gray sunset at 5:00
No moon is seen through thick clouds over black lace trees tonight.
Gray Dawn
Gray morning
Cranes fly over under skies
Daddy Owl hanging at dusk on the nest I hung on Susan’s Tree.
Daddy Owl loves the pedestal of bark I built onto the nest. It’s a good perch to hoot on.
Gray sunset
After sunrise
Lots of crows
“You gonna eat that cheez?” “Thinking about it!”
Cranes and the crescent moon
Crescent moon at sunset
Sunset
Dawn
Sunset on Sandias
While taking the above photo of the Sandias in red, I heard a buzzing noise. I turned to see what it was and three paragliders were flying my way.
Moon and contrail at dusk
While I was photographing the moon and contrail, I heard an owl hooting close by. I investigated further and there was an owl perched on the edge of the nest I hung in Susan’s tree in August 2022. Hooteluja! Hooteluja! Hooooteluuuja!
It was dark, and I had to use 15x digital zoom on my phone’s camera, so I couldn’t tell if it was daddy owl. It could be one for the owlets from a few years ago out house shopping. Whichever owl it is, it’s a good sign to see an owl perched on the edge of the nest.
dusk
Afterglow
Purple Dawn Venus
Blue Boa Basking
Sliver Moon in Trees
Daybreaker
Dream waker
Your colors are messing around with me.
Daybreaker
Demon slayer
Your light enables me to see.
Daymaker
Timeraker
Darkness will soon be consuming me.
I think there’s gonna be a daybreak…
I can see it in the stars…
Daybreak!
Dawn
Resa’s Tree at Sunrise with greens, golds, and browns.
We encountered Sir Smokey Kitty in the Castle of Gwendolyn the Faire. Her castle is truly over the hills and far away from where we live.
In the 14th century, Gwendolyn the Faire would have invited up to 10,000 people to her banquets. The Erbolate (Herbed Eggs) required around 11,000 eggs to prepare. In these time-warped days where medieval traditions fall out of the wrinkles, Gwendolyn the Faire only had to feed 30 medievalists. It was still quite a feat, and the preparation of the courses was masterful.
Bottles from medieval wine, ale, and mead. The menu. The cookbook used for the medieval courses.
Goblets waiting and whining for wine. The food was excellent and consumed with pleasure. A mix of modern and medieval.
Resa’s Tree with cranes at sunset.
Cranes glow at sunset.
Dawn
Smokey Kitty is very sweet when the Paparazzo is not bugging him.
Off Center & Not Even 