Saturday, April 21, 2007

A & Blue Bonnets


A & Blue Bonnets
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A picture of my beautiful bride of 44 years

Willow City Loop


Willow City Loop
Originally uploaded by THOS.
We decided to celebrate our anniversary with a day in the country taking the back road blurbonnet tour between Johnson City and Fredericksburg.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Old Airport


Old Airport
Originally uploaded by THOS.
I-35 passes by the planned community on the old airport grounds, with the new Children's Hospital on the lower right. One can still see where the old runways were.

Pennybacker bridge


Pennybacker bridge
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Highway 360 over Lake Austin

Bull Creek Headwaters


Bull Creek Headwaters
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Passing right over our house

Inks Lake


Inks Lake
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Buchannan Dam and little Inks Lake near Burnet where we camped for many years.

Panhandle


Panhandle
Originally uploaded by THOS.
One-mile squares look like a quilt.

Salt lake


Salt lake
Originally uploaded by THOS.
On our approach to Lubbock, TX

Desert colors


Desert colors
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Amazing view of eastern New Mexico

Over the ridge


Over the ridge
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A few bumps as we climbed out from Albuquerque

Ready to fly home


Ready to fly home
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Our plane coming in from Phoenix, headed for Lubbock and Austin.

Road from Santa Fe


Road from Santa Fe
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Looking back, our last view of the mountains.

Jemez Mountains


Jemez Mountains
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Scene to west as we drove south toward Albuquerque.

Forsythia


Forsythia
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Beginning to fade, but still beautiful.

Harp


Harp
Originally uploaded by THOS.
The chimes sounded as pretty as they looked.

He's the KING


He's the KING
Originally uploaded by THOS.
We found this splendid fellow off in a corner.

Reading


Reading
Originally uploaded by THOS.
I especially liked this one. And only $6500!

Peace


Peace
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Statues by a 75 year old local woman.

Blue dancer


Blue dancer
Originally uploaded by THOS.
The bead work looks so real.

Wood flute


Wood flute
Originally uploaded by THOS.

Big bear


Big bear
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Many little forest creatures are hiding around the base.

Fishing


Fishing
Originally uploaded by THOS.

Carefree


Carefree
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Many life sized statues of chilodren

Girl with bowl


Girl with bowl
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A sweet statue

Stare


Stare
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Closeup of his proud and defiant face

Warrior


Warrior
Originally uploaded by THOS.
An impressive statue at the beginning of Canyon Road of an Indian brave with the coat and pistol of an army calvery officer.

End of the line?


End of the line?
Originally uploaded by THOS.
After lunch at La Choza we checked out the rail line from Lamy into Santa Fe.

Monday, April 16, 2007

T with John Kerry


T with John Kerry
Originally uploaded by THOS.
I spotted this familiar face in the restaurant. He spoke to us and was very quick witted and gracious. Theresa looked very tired.

Scallops


Scallops
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A and I split one entree after delicious asparagus soup and calamari. This is A's portion.

A toast to Rae Perls, our group leader


A toast to Rae
Originally uploaded by THOS.
We had the best food of our trip at Ristra Restaurant just behind Sanbusco shopping mall. A wore the antique squashblossom necklace we gave Mom over 20 years ago.

Snow on the rocks


Snow on the rocks
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Rugged beauty all around.

Pecos Baldy


Pecos Baldy
Originally uploaded by THOS.
The view near Jack's Creek Campground where we camped with the Boy Scouts in 1987.

New log cabin


New log cabin
Originally uploaded by THOS.
There are many luxury cabins at Tres Lagunas Resort.

Mail anyone?


Mail anyone?
Originally uploaded by THOS.
At the end of the pavement

Pines in snow near Jacks Creek


Pines in snow near Jacks Creek
Originally uploaded by THOS.
While A shopped T went up beyond Pecos to be in the mountains.

La Choza


La Choza
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Lunchtime at T's favorite New Mexican eatery by the rail road tracks.

T in process group


T in process group
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Serious reflection in our weekend group led by Rae Perls.

Santa Fe Southern


Santa Fe Southern
Originally uploaded by THOS.
The excursion train returns from a day trip to Lamy.

A loves this puppy


A loves puppy
Originally uploaded by THOS.
She is darling. A would have stolen her in a heartbeat.

Puppy chews


Puppy chews
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A fell in love with this yellow lab 11-week-old at Sanbusco.

Fern fronds


Fern fronds
Originally uploaded by THOS.
The sun came out on Saturday and the snow melted. Here is a sign of Spring outside our balcony room.

A & Indian at Sanbusco


A & Indian at Sanbusco
Originally uploaded by THOS.
There are life-sized sculptures all over town.

Berries in the snow


Berries in the snow
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Quite a contrast

A by dining room fire


a by fire dk
Originally uploaded by THOS.
We love sitting next to the fireplace for breakfast and lunch. The green chili chowder was special! Each afternoon we were served sherry in the hotel lobby - a nice touch.

Indian art


Indian art
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Our hotel was beautifully decorated.

A & Pat


A & Pat
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Pretty ladies showing off their Santa Fe finery

Love in Santa Fe


Love in Santa Fe
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We loved the change.

Our Group in the snow


Our Group in the snow
Originally uploaded by THOS.
After our second planning/process group session we gathered on the porch for our 'official' picture.

Sculpture Garden in snow


Sculpture Garden in snow
Originally uploaded by THOS.
By noon Friday the storm snarled traffic and made Spring into Winter.

Trees in snow in Santa Fe


trees in snow
Originally uploaded by THOS.
We flew into Albuquerque Thursday and took a car up to Santa Fe. No sooner had we arrived than it began to mist, then to snow. By Friday morning we had a winter wonderland outside out room at The Inn of the Governors.