Glorious Spring in New Mexico

Sandhill Cranes have long since left our rural neighborhood and rattled north.

Bearded iris in the garden - Mother’s fine, approving of our new digs.

Acoma Pueblo, Sky City, dates back to 1100 AD. View of Katzimo Mesa, the original pueblo site.

Acoma today

Hands of Acoma potter Gary Louis with our new horsehair pot.

From our balloon to another.

Middle Rio Grande, achingly dry this year.  Our house, upper middle.

Gathering of Nations PowWow - 500 US & Canadian nations.

The Land of Enchantment IS:

We have been nesting since January in our new 50-year-old Nat Kaplan adobe house and studio and making it ours. Now it’s time to celebrate the joy of a desert spring and the warmth and friendliness of neighbors and friends. We will continue with direct sales of oil paintings and photos, but Nicholas will also be talking with galleries in Santa Fe and elsewhere to market his work. We will also be marketing the Guardians of the Everglades portraits and accompanying stories. I will find another conservation project, and what is screaming for my attention is the increasing drought and the fights over water. Agua es vida.  Simple as that.