Chuck Arning

Cactus Guest

On my walk home, I passed the Albuquerque Indian Health Center and spotted a bee hard at work inside a…

4 months ago

Summer Glory

Along Solano Drive, a Lance-leaved coreopsis caught the morning light just right, its golden petals reaching out like a burst…

5 months ago

Cactus Crown

Near Cleveland Middle School, I spotted a cactus crowned with new growth—its bud wrapped in color and guarded by spines.…

5 months ago

Starburst Bloom

My 05/27/25 postcard captures an onion bloom I spotted near Alvarado Park—its globe of tiny white flowers catching the morning…

5 months ago

American Tribute

My 05/26/25 postcard comes from the Memorial Day parade on Gibson Blvd, heading toward the New Mexico Veterans Memorial. The…

5 months ago

Wired Chaos

My 05/25/25 postcard captures a split-open telecom box on Eastern Ave, its tangled wires spilling out, a mess of forgotten…

5 months ago

Ghost Flower

Beneath the morning shade of a tree, a nightshade blossom still lingered, its bloom open in the early light. It…

5 months ago

Desert Jewel

My 05/23/25 postcard captures a Red Hesperaloe bloom in the morning light, spotted along Valencia Drive as I made my…

5 months ago

Still Majesty

My 05/22/25 postcard features a cat I met on Hannett Ave, perched in a yard with regal stillness. Its posture…

5 months ago

Early Promise

My 05/21/25 postcard comes from across Ridgecrest Park, where I spotted this cluster just beginning to wake. Each bud was…

5 months ago

Pollen Dance

My 05/20/25 postcard captures a bee buried in the heart of a cactus flower along Crest Ave, hard at work…

5 months ago

Morning Lookout

Bathed in morning light, my 05/19/25 postcard captures a Curve-billed Thrasher keeping watch atop a wall along Washington Street. Its…

5 months ago

Spark King

My 05/18/25 postcard captures a gorilla made from sparkplugs standing watch along Lomas near downtown Albuquerque. It's a towering tribute…

5 months ago

Bloom Partners

My 05/17/25 postcard features a pair of coneflowers swaying in sync along Downey Street. Their petals are weathered but graceful,…

5 months ago

Cracked Capsule

My 05/16/25 postcard captures a weathered seed pod hanging from a tree at the entrance to Siesta Hills, its shell…

5 months ago