Chuck Arning

Rinconada Canyon

My 02/28/26 postcard captures a petroglyph carved into volcanic basalt in Rinconada Canyon at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque. The…

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Winged Labor

With the warm weather comes a sighting of a bee. My 02/27/26 postcard is a bee at work, rendered in…

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Spring Signal

 The winter of 2025-2026 will likely be the warmest on record for Albuquerque by a wide margin. My 02/26/26 postcard…

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Quiet Collapse

My 06/25/26 postcard is a spent flower hanging in midair, its petals curled and darkened, its center softened into shadow.…

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Local Fixture

My 02/24/26 postcard is an aging “Lucky Boy” sign that rises above a longtime Albuquerque burger joint near Constitution and…

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Dry Majesty

My 02/23/26 postcard is a close-up of a cactus bloom rising from the edge of a thorned pad, its wrinkled…

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Winter Husk

My 02/22/26 postcard features a dried Red Hesperaloe seed pod hanging from a stem, its papery husk curled open to…

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Brittle Grace

My 02/21/26 postcard is a dried bloom hanging suspended, its petals withdrawn and sharpened into sculptural form. Stripped of color,…

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Roadside Monarch

My 02/20/26 postcard features a roadrunner perched on a weathered wooden beam along Inspiration Drive. Surrounded by gravel and dry…

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Withered Crown

My 02/19/26 postcard is a sunflower in a yard along Southern; the bloom is gone, but the structure remains. Even…

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Garden Rail

My 02/18/26 postcard is a toy train I found in a yard on  Amherst Drive, rendered in pencil tones, resting…

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Found Reflection

My 02/17/26 postcard was found in the gutter near UNM, resting in the narrow strip between the street and the…

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Focused Calm

My 02/16/26 postcard captures a thrasher near Ridgecrest Circle perched on red volcanic rock, its yellow eye bright against the…

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Water Entry

My 02/15/26 postcard is a goose easing away from the shoreline at Tingley Beach, sliding from solid ground into open…

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Rail Divide

My 02/14/26 postcard is a view of the Albuquerque rail yards, stretching across the foreground, rows of tanker trailers and…

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