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Gate in Residential Area in Albuquerque

February 4, 2019 at 1:33 pm

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Medieval Helpdesk with English Subtitles

February 2, 2019 at 3:30 am

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Spider Web

February 1, 2019 at 11:15 am

“Poetry is a fresh morning spider-web telling a story of moonlit hours of weaving and waiting during a night.”

–Carl Sandburg

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Windwagon in Black Rock Desert

January 30, 2019 at 3:21 pm


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Leaf Cutter Ants at Albuquerque Botanic Garden

January 29, 2019 at 9:28 am
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The largest ants cut leaves, which they haul back to their colonies and make fungus, which they eat. Cutting leaves stimulates plant growth and enriches the soil. Leaf cutter ants range from southwestern America down to South America.

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Mailbox in Adobe Wall in Albuquerque

January 26, 2019 at 7:51 am
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Venice in Albuquerque

January 25, 2019 at 5:16 pm

Downtown Albuquerque. Built in 1917, said to be “…style inspired by the Doges in Venice.”

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Carmen’s Kitchen in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

January 25, 2019 at 9:49 am

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Friendly Tortoise at Albuquerque Rattlesnake Museum

January 25, 2019 at 9:24 am
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Can you blame me for being a bit jumpy when I detected movement on the floor of the snake museum. Phew! Just a friendly tortoise, amblin’ around. Note geodesic pattern of hexagons, pentagons.

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The Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque

January 25, 2019 at 5:30 am

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A king snake [corrected from Mark’s comment]. This is a great natural history museum. The cages are clean, the snakes well tended.

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