![There was a creek running along the opposite side of Alameda Street, across from the hotel, and after breakfast I took a walk along both sides of the creek for a couple of blocks. This Wilson's Warbler was among the trees above the water.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027298.QfCh489t.jpg) DSC_5266b.jpgThere was a creek running along the opposite side of Alameda Street, across from the hotel, and after breakfast I took a walk along both sides of the creek for a couple of blocks. This Wilson's Warbler was among the trees above the water. |
![Wilson's Warbler](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027300.xNoyfjwB.jpg) DSC_5270b.jpgWilson's Warbler |
![Clay-colored Sparrow along the creek next to Alameda Street, Santa Fe, NM](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027301.mQ9rUZxM.jpg) DSC_5276b.jpgClay-colored Sparrow along the creek next to Alameda Street, Santa Fe, NM |
![Clay-colored Sparrow](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027302.UmRZAmTP.jpg) DSC_5279b.jpgClay-colored Sparrow |
![We all drove over to see the condo where Kay, Kevin and Kraettli had been staying and I found this tree trunk art across the street from it.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027245.F2L7DSgq.jpg) IMG_20190907_100216b.jpgWe all drove over to see the condo where Kay, Kevin and Kraettli had been staying and I found this tree trunk art across the street from it. |
![We had seen many ravens on our trip, then this American Crow showed up, making noise at the condo.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027303.maThwv68.jpg) DSC_5285b.jpgWe had seen many ravens on our trip, then this American Crow showed up, making noise at the condo. |
![American Crow](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027304.8xUFINgq.jpg) DSC_5287b.jpgAmerican Crow |
![American Crow](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027305.JmG6xLu7.jpg) DSC_5288b.jpgAmerican Crow |
![One of our favorite bookstores, a source for all kinds of spiritual, cultural and regional books-- that we haven't visited since the last time I had a meeting in Santa Fe--we went to The Ark to browse and shop this morning. Kraettli got a book and Mary bought a few things too.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027242.eaQcV5jD.jpg) 20190907_101921b.jpgOne of our favorite bookstores, a source for all kinds of spiritual, cultural and regional books-- that we haven't visited since the last time I had a meeting in Santa Fe--we went to The Ark to browse and shop this morning. Kraettli got a book and Mary bought a "few" things too. |
![Mary and I drove north out of Sante Fe to find a fishing lake near the community of Ohkay Owingeh. We never did find the lake, but we did see this Lewis's Woodpecker near an old adobe house on a back road near there.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027306.5Tq7gpnt.jpg) DSC_5295b.jpgMary and I drove north out of Sante Fe to find a fishing lake near the community of Ohkay Owingeh. We never did find the lake, but we did see this Lewis's Woodpecker near an old adobe house on a back road near there. |
![Lewis's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027307.CNTD4fEp.jpg) DSC_5302b.jpgLewis's Woodpecker |
![Lewis's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027308.902NF9C0.jpg) DSC_5316b.jpgLewis's Woodpecker |
![Lewis's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027309.5VObgW4m.jpg) DSC_5318b.jpgLewis's Woodpecker |
![There were lots of sunflowers growing along the side of the road.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027247.RkcWifLi.jpg) IMG_20190907_125133b.jpgThere were lots of sunflowers growing along the side of the road. |
![Sunflowers along the road near the community of Ohkay Owingeh](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027246.2B008e6J.jpg) IMG_20190907_125122b.jpgSunflowers along the road near the community of Ohkay Owingeh |
![Abandoned adobe house and tree where we found the Lewis's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027271.cB9vBgmk.jpg) IMG_6790b.jpgAbandoned adobe house and tree where we found the Lewis's Woodpecker |
![Big cottonwood tree outside of the community of Ohkay Owingeh](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027272.db4IP5k5.jpg) IMG_6791b.jpgBig cottonwood tree outside of the community of Ohkay Owingeh |
![Close-up of the trunk and bark of the cottonwood tree](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027273.71rv6eqJ.jpg) IMG_6797b.jpgClose-up of the trunk and bark of the cottonwood tree |
![As we drove back to the main highway, we spotted this female Summer Tanager in the trees.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027310.7a73A6Wc.jpg) DSC_5328b.jpgAs we drove back to the main highway, we spotted this female Summer Tanager in the trees. |
![Female Summer Tanager at the outskirts of the community of Ohkay Owingeh, NM](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027311.lN6vv90l.jpg) DSC_5330b.jpgFemale Summer Tanager at the outskirts of the community of Ohkay Owingeh, NM |
![Summer Tanager with a wasp](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027312.TMPHqeRo.jpg) DSC_5331b.jpgSummer Tanager with a wasp |
![Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027313.V2QG6HVs.jpg) DSC_5332b.jpgSummer Tanager |
![Summer Tanager eating a wasp](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027314.HTIH9usJ.jpg) DSC_5333b.jpgSummer Tanager eating a wasp |
![Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027315.PwN2D3dt.jpg) DSC_5337b.jpgSummer Tanager |
![Summer Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027316.fEnuZodU.jpg) DSC_5344b.jpgSummer Tanager |
![From the community of Ohkay Owingeh, we drove to the Purple Adobe Lavender Farm, where we met Kraettli, Kay, Kevin, Kent and Cheryl. This big yellow-flowering bush was on the perimeter of the lavender beds.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027248.XiZyPqp1.jpg) IMG_20190907_132943b.jpgFrom the community of Ohkay Owingeh, we drove to the Purple Adobe Lavender Farm, where we met Kraettli, Kay, Kevin, Kent and Cheryl. This big yellow-flowering bush was on the perimeter of the lavender beds. |
![The leaves don't look right, but the seeds look like cockleburs.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027318.SMSj2o69.jpg) DSC_5349b.jpgThe leaves don't look right, but the seeds look like cockleburs. |
![There was a labyrinth in the middle of the lavender beds and Kay and Kevin relaxed at its center.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027279.w7qiGnVa.jpg) IMG_6805b.jpgThere was a labyrinth in the middle of the lavender beds and Kay and Kevin relaxed at its center. |
![Kay and Kevin](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027280.0fSB2rAe.jpg) IMG_6806b.jpgKay and Kevin |
![The labyrinth provided a focal point and gathering place: Cheryl, Mary, Kevin and Kay](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027317.ae13L21V.jpg) DSC_5345b.jpgThe labyrinth provided a focal point and gathering place: Cheryl, Mary, Kevin and Kay |
![Purple Adobe Lavender Farm](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027249.MqHvL2oN.jpg) IMG_20190907_133216b.jpgPurple Adobe Lavender Farm |
![Kay, Kevin, Mary, Kraettli, Cheryl and Kent, in the labyrinth at Purple Adobe Lavender Farm, NM](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027250.fm8lvCW7.jpg) IMG_20190907_133239b.jpgKay, Kevin, Mary, Kraettli, Cheryl and Kent, in the labyrinth at Purple Adobe Lavender Farm, NM |
![Our group in the garden](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027319.v86UglvP.jpg) DSC_5352b.jpgOur group in the garden |
![Kay, Kevin, Kraettli, Kent and Cheryl](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027251.iCmindrF.jpg) IMG_20190907_133249_1b.jpgKay, Kevin, Kraettli, Kent and Cheryl |
![Mary, Kay, Kevin, Kraettli, Kent and Cheryl](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027252.j3pg28jW.jpg) IMG_20190907_133314b.jpgMary, Kay, Kevin, Kraettli, Kent and Cheryl |
![Kent, Cheryl, Mary, Kraettli, Kay and Keven in the labyrinth](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027253.sNHJ1fcG.jpg) IMG_20190907_133413b.jpgKent, Cheryl, Mary, Kraettli, Kay and Keven in the labyrinth |
![Rows of lavender](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027274.6ADr1ahb.jpg) IMG_6798b.jpgRows of lavender |
![An arbor at the entrance to the lavender fields](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027275.PYEow3Vo.jpg) IMG_6799b.jpgAn arbor at the entrance to the lavender fields |
![Close-up of lavender; the season was past](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027277.OqClQzI7.jpg) IMG_6803b.jpgClose-up of lavender; the season was past |
![Rows of lavender](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027278.gnU3f6QC.jpg) IMG_6804b.jpgRows of lavender |
![I walked to the back of the farm, where it borders Rio Chama, and found another Lewis's Woodpecker for the day.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027320.5CW5XAi3.jpg) DSC_5354b.jpgI walked to the back of the farm, where it borders Rio Chama, and found another Lewis's Woodpecker for the day. |
![Lewis's Woodpecker in a tall cottonwood tree along Rio Chama](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027321.rN15jgS7.jpg) DSC_5358b.jpgLewis's Woodpecker in a tall cottonwood tree along Rio Chama |
![Lewis's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027322.a7Ots4Tq.jpg) DSC_5365b.jpgLewis's Woodpecker |
![This Say's Phoebe sat on a piece of irrigation equipment in the lavender fields.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027323.YV1bD1EO.jpg) DSC_5368b.jpgThis Say's Phoebe sat on a piece of irrigation equipment in the lavender fields. |
![Say's Phoebe](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027324.7ZXjAygs.jpg) DSC_5372b.jpgSay's Phoebe |
![Entrance to Purple Adobe Lavender Farm](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027276.pEficmTp.jpg) IMG_6800b.jpgEntrance to Purple Adobe Lavender Farm |
![Kay and Kraettli, under the arbor at Purple Adobe Lavender Farm, Abiquiu, NM](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027281.PX5ePiMW.jpg) IMG_6810b.jpgKay and Kraettli, under the arbor at Purple Adobe Lavender Farm, Abiquiu, NM |
![Mary and Steve, under the arbor](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027254.uoc2kooM.jpg) IMG_20190907_135110b.jpgMary and Steve, under the arbor |
![It had been threatening rain as we drove farther north and rain began to fall as we approached Abiquiu Lake.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027255.ZQoT1qbn.jpg) IMG_20190907_141153b.jpgIt had been threatening rain as we drove farther north and rain began to fall as we approached Abiquiu Lake. |
![Common Ravens on a power pole along the road into Abiquiu Lake.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027325.koO5TIjY.jpg) DSC_5379b.jpgCommon Ravens on a power pole along the road into Abiquiu Lake. |
![Common Ravens](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027326.exIt0LDU.jpg) DSC_5380b.jpgCommon Ravens |
![Common Ravens](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027327.9T5Kr6BY.jpg) DSC_5387b.jpgCommon Ravens |
![American Kestrel](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027328.uVGM7z2H.jpg) DSC_5388b.jpgAmerican Kestrel |
![While Kent and Cheryl went to look for rocks, Mary and I went to look for birds below the dam at Abiquiu Lake.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027256.KdUppTaQ.jpg) IMG_20190907_145717b.jpgWhile Kent and Cheryl went to look for rocks, Mary and I went to look for birds below the dam at Abiquiu Lake. |
![The first bird we found, hopping among the rocks just below the dam, was this Rock Wren.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027329.KC9vFrnx.jpg) DSC_5393b.jpgThe first bird we found, hopping among the rocks just below the dam, was this Rock Wren. |
![Rock Wren, below the Abiquiu Lake dam, NM](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027330.Eqey5fCs.jpg) DSC_5400b.jpgRock Wren, below the Abiquiu Lake dam, NM |
![Rock Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027331.sz1skVC9.jpg) DSC_5409b.jpgRock Wren |
![Rock Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027332.KJro4jMJ.jpg) DSC_5412b.jpgRock Wren |
![Rock Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027333.8AmfKhr1.jpg) DSC_5426b.jpgRock Wren |
![Chipping Sparrow, in a tree along Rio Chama, below the Abiquiu Lake dam](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027334.ROLczs9M.jpg) DSC_5434b.jpgChipping Sparrow, in a tree along Rio Chama, below the Abiquiu Lake dam |
![Rio Chama, below Abiquiu Lake dam](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027257.s3LFQLye.jpg) IMG_20190907_145938b.jpgRio Chama, below Abiquiu Lake dam |
![Rio Chama](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027282.aEtq1Pm3.jpg) IMG_6811b.jpgRio Chama |
![Bush with interesting flowers or seed heads](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027283.HmvE5Eyl.jpg) IMG_6814b.jpgBush with interesting flowers or seed heads |
![A bush (or vine?) along the road next to Rio Chama](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027284.DDetgRUG.jpg) IMG_6815b.jpgA bush (or vine?) along the road next to Rio Chama |
![Is this part of the same plant?](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027285.GPQpx5hm.jpg) IMG_6818b.jpgIs this part of the same plant? |
![Looking more like a vine](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027286.zxzyhhYX.jpg) IMG_6819b.jpgLooking more like a vine |
![Mallard in Rio Chama](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027335.b0LYVwAi.jpg) DSC_5449b.jpgMallard in Rio Chama |
![Not sure of the meaning of this sign...](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027336.rnpRvlya.jpg) DSC_5451b.jpgNot sure of the meaning of this sign... |
![A couple of Mallards at the edge of Rio Chama](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027337.3R1ZmsSn.jpg) DSC_5453b.jpgA couple of Mallards at the edge of Rio Chama |
![We had noticed some Double-crested Cormorants flying up and down the river below the dam, then found this perching rock parther downstream with several of them resting on it.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027338.Oc6BFyvx.jpg) DSC_5477b.jpgWe had noticed some Double-crested Cormorants flying up and down the river below the dam, then found this perching rock parther downstream with several of them resting on it. |
![Yellow wildflowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027339.wrjnh79J.jpg) DSC_5478b.jpgYellow wildflowers |
![Black Phoebe, at the edge of Rio Chama](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027340.cEaVXW6Z.jpg) DSC_5492b.jpgBlack Phoebe, at the edge of Rio Chama |
![As we were driving back to the dam, we saw two Townsend's Solitaires fly into a bush along the river.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027341.iHyMHW1M.jpg) DSC_5495b.jpgAs we were driving back to the dam, we saw two Townsend's Solitaires fly into a bush along the river. |
![Townsend's Solitaire](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027342.1wvLheDe.jpg) DSC_5498b.jpgTownsend's Solitaire |
![Townsend's Solitaire](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027343.8hRztBqO.jpg) DSC_5500b.jpgTownsend's Solitaire |
![Leaving Abiquiu Lake, we drove toward Ghost Ranch, enjoying the scenery.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027258.qAG0jZrw.jpg) IMG_20190907_152039b.jpgLeaving Abiquiu Lake, we drove toward Ghost Ranch, enjoying the scenery. |
![Scenery along the north side of NM SH 84 as we went NW toward Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027344.PpuyvE40.jpg) DSC_5505b.jpgScenery along the north side of NM SH 84 as we went NW toward Ghost Ranch |
![Scenery along the north side of NM SH 84](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027345.BvWbNtWH.jpg) DSC_5506b.jpgScenery along the north side of NM SH 84 |
![Scenery along the north side of NM SH 84](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027346.abiMWcd3.jpg) DSC_5507b.jpgScenery along the north side of NM SH 84 |
![Scenery along the north side of NM SH 84](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027347.dvzCvjDf.jpg) DSC_5508b.jpgScenery along the north side of NM SH 84 |
![Scenery along the north side of NM SH 84](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027348.C6jEARic.jpg) DSC_5509b.jpgScenery along the north side of NM SH 84 |
![The view W of the road into Ghost Ranch after turning off NM SH 84](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027287.9BZTHPBY.jpg) IMG_6822b.jpgThe view W of the road into Ghost Ranch after turning off NM SH 84 |
![The rain we had seen earlier was still moving through the area.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027288.3jHRCJas.jpg) IMG_6825b.jpgThe rain we had seen earlier was still moving through the area. |
![Looking SE from the road into Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027289.Yc9xOi1o.jpg) IMG_6832b.jpgLooking SE from the road into Ghost Ranch |
![We met Kent, Cheryl, Kraettli, Kay and Kevin at Ghost Ranch; after parking, we walked around the property. The gate at the left of Ghost House led to a small meditation garden.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027290.E9wZXiIh.jpg) IMG_6842b.jpgWe met Kent, Cheryl, Kraettli, Kay and Kevin at Ghost Ranch; after parking, we walked around the property. The gate at the left of Ghost House led to a small meditation garden. |
![The doorway into the meditation garden](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027264.aQxa6ktE.jpg) IMG_20190907_154811b.jpgThe doorway into the meditation garden |
![Objects in the meditation garden](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027263.Ru45QEDN.jpg) IMG_20190907_154738b.jpgObjects in the meditation garden |
![Cross in the meditation garden](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027262.foo6ho5z.jpg) IMG_20190907_154728b.jpgCross in the meditation garden |
![Metal sculpture under a rough arbor in the meditation garden](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027261.noDLVSSO.jpg) IMG_20190907_154726b.jpgMetal sculpture under a rough arbor in the meditation garden |
![Main building at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027291.6mBHlTSJ.jpg) IMG_6844b.jpgMain building at Ghost Ranch |
![Kevin inspects the grounds and landscape at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027259.Xe0DPEdY.jpg) IMG_20190907_153006b.jpgKevin inspects the grounds and landscape at Ghost Ranch |
![Georgia O'Keefe Cottage at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027260.HMa0Ss8s.jpg) IMG_20190907_153831b.jpgGeorgia O'Keefe Cottage at Ghost Ranch |
![These House Sparrows were still drying out from the rain that had fallen before we arrived.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027349.b3bmYo7m.jpg) DSC_5511b.jpgThese House Sparrows were still drying out from the rain that had fallen before we arrived. |
![Part of a prominent ridge at the SE edge of Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027350.U9Vh3IDu.jpg) DSC_5514b.jpgPart of a prominent ridge at the SE edge of Ghost Ranch |
![Ridge bordering the Ghost Ranch property](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027351.yBBsEeQ1.jpg) DSC_5515b.jpgRidge bordering the Ghost Ranch property |
![Female Hairy Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027352.eb0d0Rcj.jpg) DSC_5520b.jpgFemale Hairy Woodpecker |
![Female Hairy Woodpecker, investigating a hole in a stump](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027353.GGt4Mmco.jpg) DSC_5525b.jpgFemale Hairy Woodpecker, investigating a hole in a stump |
![Male Western Bluebird](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027354.Ow3UKhdX.jpg) DSC_5560b.jpgMale Western Bluebird |
![Chipping Sparrow](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027355.qdaZkbeS.jpg) DSC_5563b.jpgChipping Sparrow |
![Female Hairy Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027356.CzhN02d8.jpg) DSC_5576b.jpgFemale Hairy Woodpecker |
![Male Lesser Goldfinch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027357.gKKPjF9r.jpg) DSC_5577b.jpgMale Lesser Goldfinch |
![Lesser Goldfinch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027358.SbXg9ffE.jpg) DSC_5578b.jpgLesser Goldfinch |
![Scenery at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027359.hRNAn6Kx.jpg) DSC_5580b.jpgScenery at Ghost Ranch |
![Scenery at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027360.JEVWGxOy.jpg) DSC_5581b.jpgScenery at Ghost Ranch |
![Mary, at a bridge on the north side of the Ghost Ranch complex](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027361.ceeX5ZAb.jpg) DSC_5582b.jpgMary, at a bridge on the north side of the Ghost Ranch complex |
![Scenery at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027362.Ox5lrVi3.jpg) DSC_5584b.jpgScenery at Ghost Ranch |
![Scenery at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027363.JqR7VtLo.jpg) DSC_5585b.jpgScenery at Ghost Ranch |
![Scenery at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027364.11yHiW21.jpg) DSC_5586b.jpgScenery at Ghost Ranch |
![Male Hairy Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027365.wnbXUXnp.jpg) DSC_5589b.jpgMale Hairy Woodpecker |
![First winter male Black-headed Grosbeak](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027366.BeYNeAlR.jpg) DSC_5606b.jpgFirst winter male Black-headed Grosbeak |
![Male Hairy Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027367.DzkipOJM.jpg) DSC_5613b.jpgMale Hairy Woodpecker |
![Male Hairy Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027368.UFHs1o8m.jpg) DSC_5614b.jpgMale Hairy Woodpecker |
![Lesser Goldfinch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027369.x3rEuqFo.jpg) DSC_5633b.jpgLesser Goldfinch |
![Lesser Goldfinch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027370.JE94VWKO.jpg) DSC_5639b.jpgLesser Goldfinch |
![Sky over Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027265.RaeVwIV6.jpg) IMG_20190907_160433b.jpgSky over Ghost Ranch |
![Sky over Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027266.xbQIY3wj.jpg) IMG_20190907_160510b.jpgSky over Ghost Ranch |
![Sky over Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027267.9JE0TRIx.jpg) IMG_20190907_160634_1b.jpgSky over Ghost Ranch |
![Mary and Kevin study the landscape at Ghost Ranch.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027268.LdEItsWq.jpg) IMG_20190907_160654b.jpgMary and Kevin study the landscape at Ghost Ranch. |
![Sky over Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027269.xoawDpjU.jpg) IMG_20190907_160714b.jpgSky over Ghost Ranch |
![Landscape and sky at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027292.LyJS5G3f.jpg) IMG_6845b.jpgLandscape and sky at Ghost Ranch |
![Landscape and sky at Ghost Ranch](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027293.kr6CQvP8.jpg) IMG_6847b.jpgLandscape and sky at Ghost Ranch |
![The Pedernal](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027294.2JlGgWOp.jpg) IMG_6853b.jpgThe Pedernal |
![Old ranch house at Ghost Ranch with Pedernal in the background](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027295.cOU78kxq.jpg) IMG_6861b.jpgOld ranch house at Ghost Ranch with Pedernal in the background |
![Cassin's Kingbird on the fence along the highway as we headed back to Santa Fe](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027371.vcPtiPs4.jpg) DSC_5650b.jpgCassin's Kingbird on the fence along the highway as we headed back to Santa Fe |
![Cassin's Kingbird](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027372.Bm4JqhtO.jpg) DSC_5654b.jpgCassin's Kingbird |
![Red-tailed Hawk on a power pole along NM SH 84](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027373.mrBiRN9S.jpg) DSC_5658b.jpgRed-tailed Hawk on a power pole along NM SH 84 |
![This little building (about a 10x10x10 cube) with its little dome sat on the south side of the highway.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027374.1SaPhkxg.jpg) DSC_5661b.jpgThis little building (about a 10x10x10 cube) with its little dome sat on the south side of the highway. |
![Picturesque building](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027375.k7E2cTls.jpg) DSC_5662b.jpgPicturesque building |
![Sign in front of the property where the little domed building stood--but surely that little windowless building is not the casita](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027376.2aJQ3CZ7.jpg) DSC_5664b.jpgSign in front of the property where the little domed building stood--but surely that little windowless building is not the casita |
![We had noticed the names on bridges as we drove north and captured photos as we came back into town. Looking them up, we found they are the Tewa names of the communities near the bridges.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027243.fva1Yx0v.jpg) 20190907_172801b.jpgWe had noticed the names on bridges as we drove north and captured photos as we came back into town. Looking them up, we found they are the Tewa names of the communities near the bridges. |
![Highway contractors chose artists Frederico Vigil, Anthony Dorame and George Rivera to design the bridge artwork. Rivera, lieutenant governor of Pojoaque pueblo, came up with the designs for the Cuyamungue and Pojoaque overpasses. The words K'uuyemugeh and P'osuwageh— the Tewa names for the two communities— are written on the center of the overpasses.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027244.F5CPngLP.jpg) 20190907_172910b.jpgHighway contractors chose artists Frederico Vigil, Anthony Dorame and George Rivera to design the bridge artwork. Rivera, lieutenant governor of Pojoaque pueblo, came up with the designs for the Cuyamungue and Pojoaque overpasses. The words "K'uuyemugeh" and "P'osuwageh"— the Tewa names for the two communities— are written on the center of the overpasses. |
![Back at our hotel after our day out](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027296.iT3TGYmv.jpg) IMG_6870b.jpgBack at our hotel after our day out |
![Sunflowers and dried peppers on the exterior wall of our hotel
We did have dinner out this evening, but it was cold and a bit windy--aided by a fan above us on the porch where we were eating--so we were distracted and failed to get a group photo of our last evening. The next morning, Kent and Cheryl and Mary and I headed back to OKC, leaving Kay, Kraettli and Kevin to spend a few more days in NM.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/05/982805/3/170027297.O6DSz4n7.jpg) IMG_6873b.jpgSunflowers and dried peppers on the exterior wall of our hotel
We did have dinner out this evening, but it was cold and a bit windy--aided by a fan above us on the porch where we were eating--so we were distracted and failed to get a group photo of our last evening. The next morning, Kent and Cheryl and Mary and I headed back to OKC, leaving Kay, Kraettli and Kevin to spend a few more days in NM. |