Greetings from San Cristobal in the presence of spring blossoms and under a crescent moon.
Sometimes everything is available in one’s backyard. These crab apple blossoms looked particularly beautiful after a drizzling rain. The ornate white blossoms were radiant in the morning light.
I’ve seen the following view during this phase of the moon most months here in the garden. I’ve created a few images like this in the past. Here is one and here is another one. The blossoms were so dark and the moon so bright and far away that I had to shoot two images to get them both in focus. The scene was easy to compute for the human eye. It required two images to create what my eye saw.
Farther afield but very much in my broader backyard are the Rio Chama and Abiquiu Lake. I was on a photo tour last Sunday with my friend, Larry. It was a good day and yielded a few good images despite the fire smoke from three raging wildfires in the vicinity.
Can you see the handprints? They’ve been there a long time, but they are more likely to be graffiti than authentic indigenous art. Cerro Pedernal is the mountain where native peoples went to collect obsidian for their tools. I have seen a lot of arrowheads and spearpoints in the area, particularly along the Chama River.
As always thank you for visiting and looking. G
12 thoughts on “Spring Blossoms, Crescent Moon, Abiquiu, May 4, 2022”
How beautiful ~ thank you for sharing!
My heart breaks for the areas contending with fires and those who love them, live there and the critters too!
Thank you, Elaine.
The situation here with the fires is astonishing and sadly it gets worse every year.
G
Another gorgeous newsletter. A pleasure to look at.
Thank you so much, Jim. G
So inspiring. Your photography & stories are always so beautiful & uplifting. Thanks for sharing.
I really appreciate your compliments, Melissa. Thank you. G
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Thank you, Ron. G
Nice work as always, Geraint!! Love the apple blossoms!
Thank you, Peter. Thanks for looking in. I hope all is well with you. G
Stunning moon photo. Hope you are safe from the fires.
Thank you, Bob. Yes we are safe from these particular fires. But…. Smoke is bad. And the potential for new fires everywhere! G