Recharging--Good For The Soul

A long weekend in one of my most magical places--the west end of Catalina--recharging, mostly unplugged and maybe a little escaping from this crazy world.   What do you do to recharge?

The Land of Enchantment

I promised a share of some of my images from our recent trip to New Mexico. I could have never imagined the changes in scenery from mile to mile on our trip to New Mexico. From prairie to scrub brush to pine trees, New Mexico has such a wide variety of landscape. Visiting during monsoon season provided even more dramatic skies that added rich texture to an already impressive vista.

Sometimes I tried to drink it in in my mind rather than capture in in camera, but seeing with my camera is what I DO and I couldn't resist. So many photographers have captured the southwest; sometimes one image blends into the next. These are my memories of our trip. I didn't aim to create a new vision of New Mexico, just to enjoy and represent what I saw. I may have some skills with a camera, but there are some places that are so beautiful they only require someone to push the shutter. 

"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."Ansel Adams

Indeed.

Top left to right: flower Playa Blanca. Photographer's husband waiting. 18th century mission. Part of Georgia O'Keeffe's cookbook collection.
Middle left to right: Playa Blanca (Georgia O'Keefe's "white place"). On the high road to Taos.  Taos Pueblos.
Bottom left to right: Chimney Rock.  Rio Grande River. Taos Pueblo door. Taos Pueblos and the mountains.