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Showing posts with label creeksicles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creeksicles. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

April Snow Showers Bring May Flowers?

Well, I'm sure they will... but not just yet. We had some blustery-trying-to snow-in-town type weather yesterday (yes, along with those winds!) It looked like the mountains got a little dusting, so I figured I'd head on up this morning to see what I could see.
Here's the road to the ski basin~


It was a chilly 26 degrees on the mountain when I started out on my little walk, but the exquisite beauty of nature always warms my heart.


Most of these photos were taken walking along a small creek that was in various stages of freezing & thawing.
(Click to enlarge for a better view.)





I had to include the one below, because it made me chuckle to see the bbq grill, something associated with summer, surrounded by a fresh dusting of snow.


12 or so miles down the hill from here, our trees are beginning to "green up" for spring, but at higher elevations, it still looks a lot like winter. 


To see this area in last year's fall glory, click here
An appropriate quote for our Spring weather here in Santa Fe~

"In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours."
  ~Mark Twain
:)

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Creeksicles & More! Out & About in the Pecos Wilderness

I tend to make up my own words... one of my friends calls them Becky-isms. It turns out though, that there are others that use this term (I googled it...) but I couldn't find it in the dictionary. I was enthralled by these creeksicles I found today hiking along the Rio Medio in the Pecos Wilderness.


I thought the one below looked like an Angel. Or the letter "A."
Or both.
:)


I also found this sculpture... it reminded me of Andy Goldworthy's work. It was interesting though, 'cause in 5 hours on the trail... we did not see another soul. I wondered who did it & when? 


Remnants of Fall Color... mostly all on the ground now...


Afternoon sunlight backlighting the trees...


and a treat on the drive home~ gorgeous New Mexico Skies!


And a quintessential New Mexico Sunset!


It felt good to get back out on the trail again, out in the sunshine & crisp weather, & goof around with my camera!
:)