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2010-03-21T23:57:00.004-06:00

A taste of New Mexico

2010-02-19T23:41:00.006-07:00

I love cottonwood trees. They are the soul of New Mexico.

Take a walk with me down Chile Alley.

The official State question of New Mexico is "Red or green?" This is because we put chile on everything. I love both, however, I judge a restaurant by it's red.

Yeah I love you too my chile love.

The Dog House has been on Route 66 in 'Burque New Mexico for decades. I loved the sign as a kid and I devour these, the best chile cheese dogs anywhere in the world, as an adult.

Best burgers in the world are green chile cheese burgers. Every town in New Mexico has several places to get some. Some are better than others. It's like the NBA every one is a superstar.

Deserts, mountains, biggest most beautiful skies, vistas that seem endless. Touch the land, it will haunt you forever.

Goodies for sale at Oxford Street Market; Oxford UK- England

2010-01-05T21:11:00.007-07:00

Snow at ranch in Mountainair, New Mexico

2009-12-03T22:21:00.003-07:00

Snow clouds moving in.

Here it comes, fluffy stuff forming in high atmosphere.

My dad, the toughest rancher I know.

Frozen beef.

Some of the cows huddling near the barn to keep warm.

NM snow is the fluffiest stuff on Earth.

Snow accumulation was about 6 to 8 inches at the ranch.

My dad wishing I worked as hard on the ranch as I do with photos.

Me, enjoying the snowfall. Looking forward to skiing. Taos, maybe?

I had just smashed the ice, so the cows could drink.

Cows On Ice.

Yummy yummy alfalfa.

The cows running to us for their food.

Just riding about London.

2009-11-08T22:19:00.009-07:00

Bicycles and buses.

Cruising by Westminster Palace.

Trafalgar Square.

The Strand.

Rounding the corner at The Strand. Just past St. Clement Danes church.

Too cool.

Waterloo Bridge.

Kensington High Street.

Sloane Ranger cruising in Chelsea.

Threading the buses.

Oxford Street.

Bicicletta Italiana

2009-11-07T23:10:00.004-07:00

Italian gals on townie in Treviso, Italia.

How much is that cruiser in the window?

Under the Sottoportego in Italia.

Running errands on a bike looks like so much more fun than in minivan.

Classic Pinarello in it's own hometown of Treviso, Italia. It's nice to see practical Pinarellos that get used like real bicycles. In the US Pinarello bicycles are mostly $6,000 playthings.

Euro Bicycles

2009-11-05T23:28:00.002-07:00

South Bank skate park. London, UK. Great place to watch the skaters and bikers do their thing while strolling along the South Bank along the Thames. Other attracions in the area are the London Eye, Sea Life London Aquarium, OXO building, London Millennium Bridge, and Tate Modern Art Museum.

In the city, London, UK.

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

2009-10-07T01:35:00.015-06:00

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Those pics were taken on mass ascention day, when hundreds of balloons go up at the same time!!! And we are free to walk whithin them! That was certainly a lot of fun!

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Paris Moving Phtotos

2009-09-19T15:50:00.003-06:00

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Gerald had such fun organising that!

Late summer New Mexico

2009-09-11T13:56:00.008-06:00

Beautiful colors of our late New Mexico summer

With a little rain, everything is beautified

Farm and Sandia Mountains.

Bernalillo, New Mexico

After the Wine Festival

The Rail Runner was a fun way to go to the Bernalillo Wine Festival

This old barn

The barn is not much but the wood is still beautiful

Up close with the wood

Boris was out, we found him crossing the highway

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The Sky is on Fire

2009-09-06T22:42:00.000-06:00

If Monet says France has Vanilla Skies then New Mexico has Licorice Skies

2009-08-25T17:51:00.015-06:00

Sleeping Indian pulled the covers over his head.

My Licorice sky

Front range getting some wet stuff too.

The ranch after a long night of rain.

Cactus and sky

Born in a storm, calfie was born during the rain last night.

Cows were loving the water from the storm.

Blankets of cool cool clouds.

Licorice sky

Lighting in New Mexico is so dynamic.

The cactus responded to the rain by sending out fruit overnight.

Our beautiful muddy roads.

Mmmmmmm yummy.

So many layers of clouds in this storm.

New Mexico sunsets are the best.

I can never get enough of the wide open sky in New Mexico.

The Sleeping Indian as seen from our ranch in Belen.

New Mexico, so wide open.

Another beautiful day in New Mexico coming to a close.

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I love Santa Fe

2009-07-29T00:48:00.006-06:00

Impossible to be bored in Santa Fe!

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What to do in London on a winter night

2009-07-26T23:05:00.006-06:00

You can stay home and have a comforting Shepperd's pie. Homemade

Look closer. It is really homemade, from scratch

It doesn't only look delicious, it was INDEED delicious

I wouldn't change that for anything in this world!
But sometimes you think that going out, when the thermometers low dangerously close to zero, is a good idea.

And then you head to Hammersmith

Go after the perfect pub

Grab yourself a drink and relax by the fireplace

And wait for the perfect Fish and Chips

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

2009-07-10T00:47:00.013-06:00

We have such beautiful mesas in New Mexico

My grade school, St Mary's

A busy day in Mountainair, NM.

No, a tornado did NOT hit the barn, the wind is just slowly adding character.

Wifey taking on her rural role. From London Town to No Town.

How will she deal with this?

New Mexico Gothic

My hometown in New Mexico.

Life imitating art.

The name has just about everything I need, mountain, air, food, and here comes the rain from above.

One will never find a sky like a New Mexico sky.

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And in Paris, what do we get?

2009-05-24T13:41:00.003-06:00

Toujours le Louvre. Au soir.

A cool bike reunion at the patio of the Hotel de Ville

Vicky and a cyclist.

Ah! Sacre Coeur et Montmartre

And, of course, a carousel. It doesn't matter where, they are everywhere!

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Real Beauty is in the Details

2009-05-17T15:45:00.006-06:00

Do I need to say that this is Venice?

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Venezia Starting to Show Off

2009-05-16T16:14:00.006-06:00

A lifeless town of a million turists, stories and boats.

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London Through the Looking Glass

2009-05-11T07:40:00.002-06:00

With love.

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Flowers anyone?

2009-05-07T19:28:00.003-06:00

I always have flowers from my hubby!

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Quintessential London

2009-05-06T08:38:00.003-06:00

From any corner in town, with rose tinted glasses. And yellow, and blue, and green, and red.

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The Bicycle Calendar

2009-05-05T09:21:00.003-06:00

Gerald's madness for bikes generates such a huge amount of bike pictures that is enough to produce a catalogue! Last year I've published a calendar with his pics (we were just not fortunate enough to get a snow picture for winter) but that can give you an idea of what he is capable of, when talking about bikes!

So, click here for the Bike Calendar.

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Size matters?

2009-05-03T21:51:00.003-06:00

London is a fertile ground for expensive cars. As Gerald always says: The difference between a boy and a man is the size of their toys. So, some grown up men toys are one of his favourites pictures objects. Check on that post for some sampling.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

2009-04-27T18:32:00.002-06:00

Hammersmith is glorious! Where else could you find a bridge like that? Do you know London like this?

Wonderful summer spot, but get there early, one can never find a table outside.

That food was one day yummy! But now, with this view, who cares???

A pub is always a pub, some less, some more.

A Tourist Routine

2009-04-18T16:56:00.006-06:00

What a nice building!

And this is what we found inside

Well, also this

Now it is time to go. Goodnight!