Chuck Arning

Neighborhood Stop

My 02/07/26 postcard features a cool Saturday morning at Campo Mañana Park, where a small Valentine’s gathering takes shape around…

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Spent Bloom

My 02/06/26 postcard is a flower long past its peak, curling inward, its muted purples and tans holding on quietly.…

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Urban Forager

My 02/05/26 postcard is a crow working the winter grass at Memorial Park, stopping to crack acorns one by one.…

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Dry Halo

My 02/04/26 postcard is a withered sunflower head hanging heavy at the end of its season, its dried petals and…

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Exposed Feast

My 02/03/26 postcard is a torn prickly pear fruit, its skin split wide to reveal a dense cluster of glossy…

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Ordinary Morning

My 02/02/26 postcard is a Monday morning on Nob Hill, the city easing itself awake. Traffic lights hang in a…

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Urban Fossils

My 02/01/26 postcard is shards of broken glass embedded in the soil at Albuquerque’s Glass Graveyard, the remains of a…

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Natural Coil

My 01/31/26 postcard is a rolled, weathered leaf that was still attached to the tree, something I’ve never seen before.…

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End State

My 01/30/26 postcard is a dried flower head, stripped of color and life, that is still holding some shape. The…

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Feathered Authority

My 01/29/26 postcard is a close black-and-white portrait of a roadrunner I found on  Alvarado Drive, crest raised and feathers…

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Winter Hold

My 01/28/26 postcard shows a dried leaf pierced and held by a yucca spike, its brittle layers frozen in a…

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Borrowed Space

My 01/27/26 postcard captures a uniquely Albuquerque moment: a roadrunner sunning itself on the edge of the onion-domed tower at…

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Final Bow

My 01/26/26 postcard comes from a yard across the street from Summit Park; it displays a withered flower head bending…

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Still Showing

My 01/25/26 postcard shows a young woman pushing an older person in a wheelchair through a protest crowd outside the…

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Generational Ride

My 01/24/26 is the wooden roller coaster at Cliff’s on a cold winter’s day.  It’s a structure built for action,…

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