Santa Fe is the oldest capital city and the second oldest town in the United States. Founded in 1607 as “the royal city of the holy faith of St. Francis of Assisi,” its highest point is appropriately the uncompleted bell towers of St. Francis Cathedral. The towers are nesting places for crows. As I walked beneath this church early one morning, I heard this crow calling to me. Using my long lens, I characterize this building by reducing it to a series of geometric moldings and cornices topped by a solitary black crow. The elegance and precision of these architectural touches reflect the elaborate effort, knowledge and expense involved in constructing a house of worship, even an unfinished one. The crow, considered the most intelligent of all birds, has been revered and worshipped over the centuries. Combining these elements within a single image is an ideal way to celebrate the nature of this building. (Pun intended.) I don’t describe it here. Rather, I try to express what it means to me.