Chuck Arning

Nature’s Sculpture

While walking through Albuquerque's Nob Hill neighborhood, I found my 07/02/26 postcard in an unusual seed pod growing in someone's…

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Sacred Hollow

While walking the acequia paths through Albuquerque's North Valley, we came across several small shrines tucked into the hollows of…

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Bright Promise

My 06/30/26 postcard features a California helianthella opening to the morning light, its bright yellow petals surrounding an intricate center…

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Park Patrol

We stopped at Alvarado Park for a drink of water when three roadrunners appeared, weaving through the grass and along…

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Purple Heart

While wandering through Albuquerque's Old Town neighborhood, we came across several artichokes in bloom, plants my wife hopes to add…

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Cactus Sentinel

My 06/27/26 postcard is a wasp pausing atop the dark center of a black-eyed Susan, its body dusted with the…

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Rio Rambler

While walking along the Rio Grande in the southern part of Albuquerque, I heard the unmistakable call of a killdeer…

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Quiet Encounter

My 06/25/26 postcard comes from outside my dentist’s office, where a bug with distinctive red shoulder markings pauses atop an…

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Great Adventure

My 06/24/26 postcard features a vintage yellow pickup proudly displaying the New Mexico and American flags during the overnight stop…

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Gentle Magic

I spotted a small fairy figure while wandering through a thrift store on Central Avenue. For my 06/23/26 postcard I…

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Vintage Volvo

My 06/22/26 postcard is a 1971 Volvo 1800E sitting quietly on a residential street in Albuquerque's Nob Hill neighborhood. I’ve…

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Patient Fisher

My 06/21/26 postcard features a cormorant we found perched on a sun-bleached log at Tingley Beach. Standing motionless above the…

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Soul Currents

My 06/20/26 postcard was found in an antique store on Lomas. This sculpture depicted two stylized human forms intertwined in…

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Quiet Perch

My 06/19/26 postcard features a black-and-white macro photograph of a common fly resting on a dried stem. The monochrome treatment…

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Morning Passage

My 06/18/26 postcard features a jackrabbit moving through the open field near Bullhead Park in Albuquerque. I spotted the rabbit…

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