NOMAD DREAMING

The solar array is working. Bees bury themselves a thousand kisses deep in the sunflowers. #pollinators #6thavenueshala

Morning harvest: probably the last bowl of shelling peas this season as we settle into summer heat in the desert. The rest of the pods on...

Hawaii doesn’t have the monopoly on rainbows. They bless the Chihuahuan desert too. Not much rain from a late afternoon storm, but a...

Hemerocallis of the day. #6thavenueshala #darkflowers #edibleflowers

Good morning Turtleback Mountain! Just before dawn the Milagro Cornfield and my solar array. Take that (rude) walking past lady, in early...

Celebrating Farmers Market opening. I’m in an all day yoga training (virtual of course) but donned my mask and dashed out on a break for...

Not quite what I had in mind when I set up the pedestal bird bath. But who am I to refuse a thirsty feline? Birds, however, are not...

Callaloo prepared Jamaican style. It’s what’s on the table today: amaranthus viridis a couple of hot chile peppers this season’s...

First of the deep burgundy sunflowers has opened. My pursuit of black flowers continues. This one is a velvety dark chocolate, glowing...

Was hoping we would get a storm today but the late afternoon clouds brought nothing but a fiery sunset.

Beets. It’s what’s on the table today. Weather is getting a bit hot now in the Chihuahuan desert for this cool season crop so they must...

I noticed somebody else beside me has been testing the swelling apricots for ripeness. Since there are only 8 fruit, I’m not feeling like...

Good morning world! The first sunflower of the season. #6thavenueshala

The kerb appeal project is coming on, though it still needs a few season’s growth to really be sensational. The site slopes. Rocks and a...

Hemerocallis of the day. Another mystery variant from a plant swap earlier in the season. #6thavenueshala #edibleflowers

Good morning Mountain. Good Morning Trickster Town Town, Good Morning New Mexico, Good Morning world. Looking forward to monsoon season....

A year and a half . Street view the day the hacienda and I met for the first time 13 October 2018, and 22 May 2020. Still a lot of work...

Vinegary old cabbage smells from radish pickles are vanquished. Hacienda is redolent this morning with fresh baked cardamom blueberry...

Harvested all the radishes early this morning because, as temperatures are rising, they are in danger of getting woody. Decided to...

A short tour of my town, plague times on my mind. Every picture tells the story . #pandemicdiaries