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Kaii & Jim

New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment!

We traveled with our friends, John and Sue Reeses to New Mexico, May 15-19, 2024.

5.15.24 | 5.16.24 | Taos Pueblo | Bandelier | 5.17.24 | 5.18.24 | 5.19.24

Mostly Taos, New Mexico	Around Santa Fe, New Mexico

Wednesday, 5.15.24, Albuquerque, New Mexico

After getting the rental car, BMW 7X, at Sixt, the rental agent recommended the best chili in town, in a drugstore. Jim is enjoying it.

A ram came to welcome us

Our living room for a couple of days

The master bedroom

Our kitchen for breakfasts at home and a table for a card game, "Swoosh", in the evening

Bedroom number 2

More beds for kids or grand kids

Sue at the front door

There is a drum in the house

Sunset at Taos

Thursday, 5.16.24, visiting Taos

A bridge high above the Rio Grande de Taos

Looking beyond the bridge

A panoramic view that Kaii had to climb up the chain link fence to get it

Sue and Jim both looked happy

The river is way down there

Sue and John are happy to be in New Mexico

Sue drove us to the Earthship village, Tres Piedras, just outside of Taos

The front door to the visitor center

Water management in the Earthship program

Jim is in the greenhouse in the visitor center

Going onto the roof top, next to the tire wall, to see how things worked

Where water is collected

Roof top vents and satellite dish

Next door neighbor

Another neighbor

More neighbors

In the town of Taos

Drums in the first gallery that we visited

Lots of tribal arts

Singing in Taos

Purple irises are blooming

Take care of your roof, or else!

Taos Historic District church

Jim is the center of attention

"Last Supper" painted on wood at the Rancho Plaza Grill, Taos

History everywhere here

We visited several galleries...

and looked at rain catchers

The adobe wall inside of the Arts Society of Taos

A healthy Japanese White Bottlebrush

The Taos Pueblo

The new church in the pueblo

Just rained

The front of the church

She gave us a fantastic tour

We were happy to visit this longest living village in the U.S.

Jim wanted to see the buildings up close

Which door will Jim pick?

How many people live here?

Doors were newly added, instead of using the ladders to get in and out

Cooking center

Another part of the pueblo beyond the three bridges

More add-ons

The life line of the pueblo

Down stream

Pueblo grounds

One of the three bridges that connect the parts of the pueblo

Sue is going to the church

It is time for us to go for dinner in town

Taos clouds

Lots of arts in town

A mural on the way home

Friday, 5.17.24, Bandelier National Park

Sue brought us to the Bandelier National Park

Sue and John are trying "the best hamburger" in the whole New Mexico!

People lived before

Oh, boy!

Climbing to see the little "home" at the end of this ladder

The floor inside the "home"

Does it look dangerous?

Sue and John rest a little

A sun room?

Welcome to my home

The doorway to the "Long House", without the door

Inside the "Long House"

The view from the "Long House"

Look at the top

Very tall walls, with windows

That carving looked like an anteater

Can you see the wall carvings?

The spirits of earth, sky, and water meet here

All kinds of animals can be found here

Crossing this bridge to find Jim

Sue wanted to take a photo of park visitors

Who stacked the rocks?

Arriving Santa Fe on Friday, 5.17.24

Clouds above the Earthship house, Santa Fe

The Earthship house living room

Earthship dining room

Earthship house dining room wall

Earthship house bedroom

Earthship house sun room

A view of Santa Fe from the hilltop house

Santa Fe on Saturday, 5.18.24

Down to Earth at Dominique Boisjoli's gallery

Stand tall!

All metal fringes on this sculpture

Forest burning?

This elephant's name is "Lee"

Great metal artwork

See the little dog?

How about a donkey

A Horse Chestnut tree

Sculpture garden area on Canyon Road, Santa Fe

The Moving Sculptures Garden

One lone Oriental Poppy in the Arts Society garden

Sue in a beautiful garden and gallery

Children at play

Jim and Mark Twain

More children

A little reader

What is Jim looking at?

Happy tribal children

A proud moose in a red coat

The "Butterfly Totem", by Tammy Garcia, in town of Santa Fe

Time to go home, Sunday, 5.19.24

Jim likes a cool forest

Or, a green forest?

Sue likes this blue and yellow painting

This one is ready to be picked up

Coming to Irvine soon!

Back in Albuquerque, Jim found a car...	Kaii found a drum chair