Grace in small things...

Dogs in capes

5 kinds of desserts

Steven smiling

Traditions continued

Beauty on the table

Thoughtfulness

Boys who take cooking seriously

A chance to visit with family
Happy season of thanks...

Yes, I was late for work....again

it was so worth it...

11-20-10 5:29 pm

West

East

back to the west...

Remains of the Day...of the Dead

The traditional Muertos y Marigold Parade was held a week later than usual
That made it practically perfect in every way
We had more cool nights and warm days so the fall color that I had feared would never show...showed itself over and over and over....
It was time change Sunday so the parade ended just as the sun started to set
It my favorite parade yet...low riders and bikers and skeletons...oh my!
Many more schools and horses and even one horse with a heart on it's butt
Are they called butts on horses?
Any way it was honest and truly practically perfect in every way...
great day,
great company,
and even great food to end the evening...
in a restaurant where
a traveling group of Tango dancers made their way
after visiting several other establishments.
That's entertainment!
Go here to see the photo album of a few of the shots I took:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=94050&id=1313433829&l=e9c1e187eb
I guess we can move on to other holidays now...I guess...practically perfect I tell ya...

Boo! 6 Senses Halloween

Smell:

Sharpies and Shrinky Dinks...so much fun!
I have several new treasures from our adventure...

Taste:

The best chicken noodle soup

Touch:

Fall leaves...and my camera...it's been a while!

Hear:
The first cranes of the season and lots of laughter!

See and feel:

This charming friend who made me laugh so hard today with her amazing costume and great sense of humor! She who is the Queen of Shrinky Dinks! Thanks for the laughs Pati!!

After a totally sucky week that included Urgent Care - Emergency Room - Hospital Stay and all the accompanying paper, dollars, intrusion, annoyance and recovery - today was delightful and wonderful with fall colors (finally!!), pumpkins, cranes, sheep, and lovely company!

What a marvelous morning for a moon dance...

The moon rise this morning...some call it the Hunter's Moon

or the Kindly Moon

or the Blackberry Moon

most commonly called Harvest Moon

a few call it the Blood Moon

and from the Dakaota Sioux...Moon when quilling and beading is done...
no matter what you call it, it's a beautiful way to start the day

30 pictures aren't enough

I had the opportunity to be part of a tour of outside art/murals/mosaics/graffiti on the Albuquerque Trolley with the City of Albuquerque Public Art Division...it was AWESOME!

Thomas Christopher Haag

Unknown signage

Albert Rosales and crew at Revlis Gallery

Unknown signage

Thomas Christopher Haag and the Rainbow artist (sorry can't remember his name) the guy who has been doing the rainbow drip thingys off the side of buildings... Revlis Gallery

Thomas Christopher Haag - okay I really liked his stuff...and there were lots of them!

3rd in the triptych of Thomas Christopher Haag

Chip Thomas

Pocket art...one of the first commissioned by the city

one of the triptych - Thomas Christopher Haag

Chris Strain

Chris Strain

larger image of Chris Strain

Jaque Fragua

Jaque Fragua with Lichiban

Jaque Fragua with Lichiban

Jaque Fragua with Lichiban

PAZ

Albert Rosales and Friends

Not a mural but still amazing...right?

One of the first ones...using house paint...it is being restored

bigger image of the one above

still the same mural...you can see the degeneration because it is a west facing wall

unknown signage

Barelas Community Center - lead artist Francisco LeFebre

More Barelas Community Center

Full image from Barelas

Bernadette Vigil - this is a fresco

My seat mate on the trolley!