Fine Art Images from the American Southwest

Category: Photo of the Day

San Cristobal Valley Chapel, NM

San Cristobal Valley sunset on the community Chapel of San Cristóbal, New Mexico. Always the golden light after the storm. Always, and thanks be for, the ubiquitous single wide mobile home, with a lopsided swamp cooler, abandoned in an adjacent field. Thanks for looking. G

San Cristobal Valley Chapel, NM

New Years Day Blizzard In El Prado

New Years Day blizzard in El Prado. There’s a 12,000 ft mountain back there in the clouds. New years day 2019 will live long in memory, at least where we live. There’s 20inches of snow on the roof and the driveway was fun to get out. I hope it’s warm where you are. G

New Years Day Blizzard In El Prado

New Years Eve, San Cristobal, NM

New Years Eve, San Cristobal, NM. The waning light of a waning year on my neighbor Dennis’s tree with the Columbine Hondo Wilderness disappearing in the clouds. Happy New Year and thank you for spending some of it with me. I appreciate all the comments and enthusiasm for my work. My very best wishes to you and your families for a wonderful 2019. Geraint

New Years Eve, San Cristobal, NM

White-Breasted Nuthatch

White-Breasted Nuthatch on the Ash tree in San Cristobal, New Mexico. This is a predominant attitude and posture for this little fellow. Scarpering frenetically up and down and around the tree trunks is another. Fun to watch for sure. Having a fast trigger finger definitely helps. You can read more on the White-Breasted Nuthatch here. Thanks for looking. G

White Breasted Nuthatch

Winter Lake, Red Willows, San Luis Valley

Winter lake and red willows in the San Luis Valley, southern Colorado. Made a half day trip here and beyond with friends yesterday. It turned out to be a beautiful winter wonderland of a day. That also includes driving home after dark in an absolute whiteout blizzard. Well… one does engender the other. Thanks for looking. G

Winter Lake, Red Willows, San Luis Valley

Stretch Gate Hondo Mesa, NM

Stretch gate on the Hondo Mesa, Taos NM. Just a slight difference from the last stop here at this location. White out conditions to the north of us this evening. Heading out somewhere tomorrow. Stay tuned for more images. Thanks for looking. G

Stretch Gate Hondo Mesa, NM

Roof top Musicians, El Prado, NM

Roof top musicians, on the Mexican import store in El Prado, NM. It looked like a real party up there despite the snow accumulations. There’s more snow due tonight, so this party might get even more raucous by tomorrow if the reverie today is anything to go by! Stay warm and thanks for looking. G

Rooftop Musicians, El Prado, NM

Canyon Towhee Snow, San Cristobal

Canyon Towhee in the snowfall today in, San Cristobal, New Mexico. Stayed in all day and watched the flocks of jays, crows, doves, juncos and this Canyon Towhee who seemed to thoroughly enjoy being ‘out in it’ while occasionally dipping in to the feeder buried under the snow. Thanks for looking. G

Canyon Towhee Snow, San Cristobal

Hondo Mesa, Taos Mountains Sunset

Hondo mesa, Taos Mountains sunset. A drive by shooting. Our shadow traveling along on the undulating Hondo mesa with the Taos mountains backdrop. The moment fizzled just as quickly as it began. Thanks for looking. G

Hondo Mesa Taos Mountain Sunset

West Rim Rocks, Taos Mountain

West Rim Rocks, across the Rio Grande Gorge to Taos Mountain. After a day of overcast skies the clouds broke up enough to allow the sun to shed some light on the rocks of the west rim of the Rio Grande Gorge. Thanks for looking. G

West Rim Rocks, Taos Mountain