Category Archives: photos

Stonehenge for the 21st Century

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Diane

The Very Large Array radio telescopes operation is located about 50 miles West of Soccoro, New Mexico.  Now, I always think of saguaro cactus when I see the name because I pronounce them the same way, even though saguaro cactus … Continue reading →

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A New Airman in the Family

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Diane

January 2017 we went to San Antonio, Texas, to attend the Air Force boot-camp graduation of our grandson, Donovan Trower.  Behold the handsome new airman: Five grandparents attended the ceremony along with Donovan’s mother, Amanda and his younger brother, Kane.  His great … Continue reading →

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To All Ye Good People – 2016

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Bob Blackwood

Dear Family, Friends and People of Good Cheer, The Year of Our Lord 2016 was a year of good news and the absence of any car accidents, major illnesses and physical assaults (except by a scrape from Strider cat on … Continue reading →

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Wild Horses of Corolla

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Diane

Two small women, sisters, trudge over a tall sand dune on their quest.  The sand slips beneath their feet and the sun is warm as it peeks through the clouds.  The dune is higher than they thought, but seeing the … Continue reading →

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This is an old poem I wrote many years ago that speaks to the way I am feeling today – a bit disenfranchised.                   LAMENTS OF A LATTER DAY HOUSEWIFE ———————————————— My … Continue reading →

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Diane | Leave a comment

Critters

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Diane

We live very close to the Petroglyphs National Monument here in New Mexico so I am not surprised to be sharing my environment with critters.  Heck, even when we were living in Chicago, we had a possum spend a couple … Continue reading →

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Where is this Casino and Who is this Man?

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Diane

Where is this Casino?  Who is this man? The women are either Mattie Motley Doggett or her daughter Ida on the left and on the right Hattie Doggett from Guilford and Reidsville, North Carolina.  But who is that man? And … Continue reading →

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