Chuck Arning

Twin Guardians

My 09/03/25 postcard comes from Quincy Street, where, perched on a sunlit wall, were twin guardians, their golden fur glowing…

11 months ago

Bright Burst

My 09/02/25 postcard features a squash blossom as it stretches wide into the light, every vein etched like sunlight captured…

11 months ago

Purple Glow

My 09/01/25 postcard is a single morning glory leaning into the light, its violet petals dusted with specks. The bloom…

11 months ago

Fading Fire

My 08/31/25 postcard is a flower we found near the Albuquerque Country Club in its final days, bending with quiet…

11 months ago

Carved Curiosity

My 8/30/25 postcard is a thrift store find on Central, a carved figure with wings and antennae, eyes fixed on…

11 months ago

Solitary Path

In my 08/29/25 postcard, a lone figure walks along the North Channel, burden slung over their shoulder, their shadow falling…

11 months ago

Silent Harvest

My 08/28/25 postcard is a sunflower, where its bloom has bowed to time; its once-bright face now a textured mosaic…

11 months ago

Captured Self

My 08/27/25 postcard features a golden ornament that rested along Constitution among scattered rocks, its polished surface bending the world…

11 months ago

Spiked Sphere

My 08/26/25 postcard features a spiked seed pod that hangs suspended, its green skin bristling with sharp defenses, while a…

11 months ago

Bee’s Embrace

My 08/25/25 postcard features a bumblebee clinging to the soft folds of a desert willow bloom, its fuzzy body dusted…

11 months ago

Radiant Heart

My 08/24/23 postcard features an image of a morning I discovered on San Joaquin Ave and processed into a painting.…

11 months ago

Festival Blooms

My 08/23/25 postcard comes from the streets of Mountainair, where the spirit of the Sunflower festival shines in many ways.…

11 months ago

Sunset Bloom

My 08/22/25 postcard is a sunflower on Alvarado Drive, its once-bright petals curling and falling away, leaving behind the textured…

11 months ago

Bowed Beauty

On Summer Ave, this sunflower no longer faces the sun, but its downward curve and glowing crown tell a softer,…

11 months ago

Glossy Gatherer

Along Summer Ave, I spotted a carpenter bee mid-feed, clinging to a crimson bloom. It gleamed like obsidian, heavy, strong,…

11 months ago