Ornamental grasses winter

I've read that these grasses are excellent at soil building and sequestering carbon in the soil.

Hondo Mesa

Rockscapes

My fascination with busy patterns of texture and coloration everywhere in the New Mexico landscape.

Horseman for Obama

whaaa?

Taos County votes 81% Obama.

Taos: the retiree perspective

Taos Ski Valley changed its ski free senior policy. Age was raised from 70 to 80!

outside Pilar

highlights

October morning light

Rio Grande geometry

Raspberry plants Fall colors

with blue grama grass

More early morning magic in Taos

Miscanthus giganteus in bloom framed by yellow Chamisa and purple Russian sage

Cimmarron Cemetery

Old West cemetery in legendary Cimmarron, 2 hours east of Taos

Oak leaves abstract

Chinkapin oak

An alternative high desert front yard

Mexican Hat: end of season

Aspen trunks

Taos Ski Valley Modern

St. James Hotel, Cimmaron

Autumn moment

Down by the riverside

September color

Hondo-Seco Road

Taos Commerce

2 minutes from the Plaza

high desert oasis

Community Against Violence Plaza Fair

Taos Plaza

Rewards of shade on a summer day

Our managed meadow in morning light

Filtered light

The sensual delight of filtered light cultivated by David Stewart at Wired Cafe.

American teenagers--timeless

Remudding San Francisco de Assis

the annual remudding the great church in Ranchos de Taos by parishoners using sky hook

Cid's

(click for enlarged view for full scene)

MATU

Split rail fencing

detail

Courtyard conversation

Gallery Opening Arroyo Seco

Jack Lustig's new place

Historic District Taos

Historic District Taos

Historic District Taos

Taking in a beautiful day

Cottonwood Grove on main drag in Taos

beautiful at first, but a closer examination reveals butchering rather than pruning

Trees of early Spring in Taos

Fencing the Rio Pueblo

I don't want to know what they were thinking!

and 10' away, bucolic!

Wood Corbel, interior

Portal detail, Taos

Cup & Saucer Cafe and Gallery, Ranchos de Taos

Dave, with the great smile, having a moment with one of the Native American artists that he features.

Loka Cafe and Gallery

I love my morning coffees and the expanding number of independent coffee houses.

William 2 Salon, El Prado

William and Astrid

Backyard waiting for Spring

WEMON

Baca Park

Coyote fence reflection

Old West/New West: Taos

Artisan's

Coyote privacy fence

Lower Ranchitos, Taos

Ranch fence grid

Late winter

off Medio Rd.

Egg carton ceiling, Taos

The Bean,southside coffee shop

Blue Skies Taos

Bodhi at rest

Picuris Mountains from US 68 Taos

Horse sculpture at People's Bank

Rio Grande Gorge Spontaneous Waterfall

extraordinary; up from Taos Junction Bridge near Pilar; heavy runoff from mesa snows; photos over two days

Talpa

Cattle Shoot? Taos

Taos Votes

New Mexico Democratic Presidential Preference Caucus 2008

Micanthus Giganteus Feb 2008

less than two years old; planted from a small handful of rhizomes; drip irrigation; 1 of 17 planted in Spring 2006; a superb fall, winter and summer addition

Ornamental grasses February

A Taos Mourning

After 10 years of debate, Taos has public restrooms on the Plaza

with handicap access

Winter browns

with help from my friend Geraint Smith

Couse Pasture #3

Taken for granted, a pasture one block from the Town plaza.
photo: from McDonald's side, pasture is beyond the foreground trees; amazingly, this is the backside view of a commercial strip center!

Taos Mayor's House For Sale

A dream house for someone with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 6.5/ba.

Storytime

Kuan Yin visits Taos

untitled

experimenting

Taos High School Dropout Rate

National Average 4%
Taos High School - nearly 50%

And for those who appreciate irony, the article reporting on dropout rates has the following headline:


P.S. Town of Taos Priority: Athletic Complex with multiple fields and facilities

Old Corral, Taos

off of Lower Ranchitos

Arroyo Seco, Taos

Rio Grande del Rancho, Taos

Taos Java

Bravo Restaurant, Taos

love the Cajun Catfish Sandwich and Sweet Potato Fries

Lower Ranchitos, Taos

300'in

Fencing, Lower Ranchitos, Taos

Couse Pasture 2, Historic District, Taos

Pasture in the center of Town

Industrial Taos

A Hansel and Gretel Taos

Baca Park Nature Trail

Couse Pasture, Historic District, Taos

Snow at last in Taos!

The Taos Truck for 2007

Ceiling Taos

Mondo Video upside-down

Big Horn Sheep not far from Taos Junction Bridge

"Ey..you lookin at us!"

Area 51.5 Taos

More Ornamental Grasses in Taos Late Fall

Recycled Taos Cowboy

at Aguirre Recycling

Taos Balloon Festival 2007 Inside Out

Ornamental Grasses in Taos Late Fall

Upper Left to Lower Right
Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus
Sorghastrum nutans -- Indian Grass
Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster -- Feather Reed Grass
Miscanthus sinensis purpurascens -- Flame Grass
Miscanthus sinensis Silberfeder

Un-Taos Coffee Shop

Loka Cafe

Early breakfast Taos

Wired Cafe, Taos

St. Francis

Ranchos Plaza Grill

No Exit

In this dimension, Taos regulars quickly recognize The Long March To The Loo at Guadalajara Grill southside.

Early morning magic of grasses

I do love grasses!