Archive for the 'Misc Images' Category
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
2 Gates
The normal state for a gate is closed. Here’s a gate doing its duty.
This gate is gate in memory only. Most of the adobe wall it once served is gone.
Tags: Adobe, Misc Images
Sunday, January 7th, 2007
Snow!
Mesilla caught up with the rest of New Mexico this morning and got snow — the first this winter. There are years in which Mesilla gets no snow.
Here’s what San Albino looked like as the snow came down.
An adobe off the plaza:
The Rio Grande:
A pecan orchard:
About 1 pm the sun came out and the snow was mostly gone by evening.
Tags: Mesilla, Snow, San Albino
Monday, January 1st, 2007
Happy New Year!
2006 ends in a few hours and 2007 begins.
A traditional way to celebrate the start of the new year in this former Spanish colony is to set off fireworks.
The City Fathers have been trying to squelch that behavior for years. Here’s a lone fireworks stand in Mesilla, selling the bland, “safe” fireworks permitted by current law.
Best wishes for 2007!
Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Mesilla Plaza - Christmas
Taken this evening on the Plaza, looking toward San Albino.
Tags: Mesilla Plaza, Christmas
Monday, December 18th, 2006
No Trespassing
As you drive the backroads around Mesilla, through the 18,000+ acres of pecans in the county, you will see these little signs every where:
Why such concern about trees? They are not going to be damaged by people walking under them.
Here’s the reason:
Tags: Pecan Thieves
Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Two Lanes
Two of Mesilla’s tranquil lanes, reflecting the pleasant pace of life here.
Tags: Mesilla, New Mexico
