In New Mexico, descansos dot the landscape. These roadside memorials traditionally signify the place where someone’s life was tragically lost, frequently due to vehicular accidents, commemorating the departed. When I traveled the state on my motorcycle, these markers were a common sight along my path. Nowadays, as I wander through the city, I occasionally spot them nestled within residential yards. My 03/10/24 postcard captures one shrine I encountered in a yard close to Emerson. Adorned with candles, water bottles, rum, beer, Pepsi, and roses, it sparked curiosity about the story behind these personal offerings.
My 09/21/26 postcard is a Curve-billed Thrasher I found among the cholla growing along a…
My 09/20/26 postcard is a Red Hesperaloe seedpod found in the landscaping at the Albuquerque…
My 09/19/26 postcard features a solitary man walking among the trees at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House…
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My 09/17/26 postcard is a roadrunner pausing atop a weathered flowerpot in a yard on…
My 09/16/26 postcard shows kids and adults dancing in a swirling sea of foam at…
