Erosion control

Erosion control

by | 25 Apr 2022 | Roads Taken

New Mexico style

When the arroyo gets a bit too aggressive, and wind threatens to take what’s left of the road, when you’re hard-pressed against the canyon wall, and there’s not much space for a rig to squeeze through, you know what to do. Put those old cars to work. The seat needs reupholstering, but marvel that 60, 70, 80 years later, the steel holds its rust lazily, the chrome sparkles, and the headlight might still work if only the other parts cooperate.

Maybe I need some erosion control, too.

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2021 all tied up

2021 all tied up

by | 27 Dec 2021 | Roads Taken

Another year

In no particular order, 2021 as I saw it through the lens of technical difficulties, a substantial geographical move, and one last road trip for Big Cat to the great catnip fields in the sky.
Plus, bluebirds as a small wish for 2022, beauty, joy, and peace to all.
With love and gratitude, Tamara

 

New Mexico, clouds, landscape, sunset, evening sky, light

Oregon, cowboy, charolais, cows, sagebrush, fog, winter, frost

Oregon, Oregon coast, Pacific Ocean, coast, bald eagle, immature bald eagle, drift logs, take off

Oregon, Oregon desert, clouds, sky, sagebrush, Steens Mountain, Alford Desert, winter

Oregon, Oregon coast, Neahkahnie, Nehalem, Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay, sunset, light

New Mexico, monsoon, thunderstorm, clouds, landscape, sunset, evening sky, light

Montana, Grouse Springs, fall, autumn, color, fall color, aspens,

Arizona, Canyon de Chelly, Navajo, wild horses, ponies, Native American, red rock, canyons, southwest

New Mexico, graffiti, cats, kittens, windmills, water tank, landscape

New Mexico, abandoned building, adobe, stonework, windows, ruins, patterns, geometry, blocks

Oregon, Oregon desert, clouds, sky, sagebrush, Steens Mountain, Alford Desert, winter

New Mexico, clouds, landscape, sunset, evening sky, light

Big Cat, old friend, catnip, poppies

New Mexico, bluebird, eastern bluebirds, fence line, fences, birds

On the edge

On the edge

by | 13 Dec 2021 | Roads Taken

In case you were wondering, this is where the West begins. Step off the pavement and into another realm. Don’t anticipate stepping back onto pavement willingly again.

The Road not Taken Enough