Chuck Arning

Cactus Work

My 06/06/25 postcard comes from a cactus along Summer Ave, where I caught a bee hard at work, harvesting from…

5 months ago

Waffle Worship

We walked to the Waffle House near the airport for breakfast, a fast, no-frills establishment that is always humming. Near…

5 months ago

Rose Grace

We took the train to Santa Fe and wandered the plaza, soaking in art on a surprisingly cold day. Tucked…

5 months ago

Garlic Fireworks

On my walk home along Garfield Ave, a burst of purple stopped me, round-headed garlic in bloom, standing tall and…

5 months ago

Soft Surrender

Rain kept us in until evening, but after dinner we wandered out. Along our way, I spotted a yucca bloom…

5 months ago

Spring Snowfall

My 06/01/25 postcard comes from a walk near the Rio Grande on our way to Old Town, where cottonwood seeds…

5 months ago

Winged Memory

My 05/31/25 postcard comes from the Kirtland Base air show, where I stood beneath the gleaming tail of a B-25,…

5 months ago

Cactus Guest

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

5 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