In the days before we parted ways with our motorcycle, we used to frequent two-lane highways crisscrossing New Mexico weekly. Since selling the bike, these trips have been rare; today, we traded our usual walk for a drive, passing through landscapes scarred by the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fires en route to Mora. Our journey along Highway 94 presented us with an unexpected spectacle: a pair of helicopters engaged in dirt relocation. As they released their earthen payloads, a veil of dust cloaked the area, reducing visibility. My postcard for 07/15/23 captures this event. It features one of the helicopters, a distant figure burdened by a hanging load of dirt.
My 05/13/26 postcard features a small Goldfinch I found foraging for seeds among Black-Eyed Susans…
My 05/12/26 postcard is a dandelion seed head found in a yard along Ridgecrest, held…
My 05/11/26 postcard shows a small bee gripping the edge of a yellow cactus flower…
My 05/10/26 postcard is a red-eared turtle resting on a log at Tingley Beach. It’s…
My 05/09/26 postcard features two small swallows sitting in mud nests tucked beneath the metal…
My 05/08/26 postcard features a bee clinging to a wire lattice, an improvised structure fixed…
