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Taffy in the Pecos
By Patty Wilber Taffy is a 4 year old 1/2 Paso Fino owned by Carolyn and Mike. Paso Finos are gaited (have a 4 beat way of going in between a walk an a trot.) Taffy wasn’t born with that … Continue reading
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Gilligan’s Island (in the Pecos)
By Patty Wilber As a warm-up, here’s the actual Gilligan’s Island song. Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a crazy trip that started from Jack’s Creek trail head With a load of salt for … Continue reading
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Trees & Flowers & Desert Rain
by Doranna The fire season is coming on early, dry, and hard, so I’ve been working as I can on the arroyo fire clearing project (which is much bigger than I am any way you look at it). Last fall … Continue reading
Solstice Storm
by Doranna Just in time for solstice, we had an Unexpected Snowstorm of Great Beauty. In fact, as far as I can tell–locally, anyway–only this small area in the windward foothills of the Sandias had the full storm. High desert … Continue reading
It’s a Drag!
By Patty Wilber The snow won’t melt. The nerve! The barn frost-free spigots are frozen. (Ok could be this is an installation issue–pipes are not buried deep enough or the drain field is clogged, but, regardless, they’re still frozen.) The … Continue reading
Bright Sparkling Sun Drops
by Doranna On occasion, in the middle of an incredibly busy busy-ness, nature stages something so spectacular that you either sit up and take notice, or you regret it. Forever. Even if you are supposed to be working on production … Continue reading
Sort of Resembles Spring
By Patty Wilber I told my nieces a very big horse was coming for training, and they said, “He should be named King because he will be the biggest.” “Lucky for you,” I said, “because his name IS King!” I … Continue reading
Drought, no Doubt
By Patty Wilber ———— (note from Doranna–I swear, we had no idea we were both addressing the weather this week! We usually address such diverse topics, there’s no need to coordinate, so…surprise! In the end, rather than scramble for a … Continue reading
A Snow Snit
by Doranna Ahh, yes. April weather. Actually, this whole winter has been like this. Achingly little precipitation of any kind, and going into what they’re calling a neutral year. No La Niña, no El Niño. When we do get wet … Continue reading
Spring!
By Patty Wilber It is SPRING! Has been for a while. (I suppose everyone knew this already!) The days are getting warmer. Well, some days. Here is how THAT works in NM in spring: Monday, 80F in the afternoon. The … Continue reading