That amazing autumn light, for which New Mexico is justifiably famous:

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if anybody wants to see what autumn is like in the mountain country of Central New Mexico, check out my flickr set here, of Fourth of July Canyon. it's more exiting than you think. :) downright vivid, in fact ( Read more... )

our birds are getting big. the jam was great, except for that one bit. we got lots done. even the books. and then today hit me ( Read more... )

We got almost two inches of rain this week, and everything is covered in slick, clingy mud again. the rain's good, and always needed, but it brought cold weather with it, probably for good this time. We had a nice indian summer for a couple few weeks, with days in the mid 70s and nights in the high 40s, but it froze last night, and is supposed to ( Read more... )

this is it. first freeze last night, though a very light one. we covered the tomatoes with frost blankets & old sheets (where the frost blanket wasn't big enough), and they made it. we're supposed to get nighttime lows in the 40s for the rest of the week, so will probably not re-cover the tomatoes until the next freeze warning. i'm praying more ( Read more... )