Everything’s gone pink. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexicoskies #pinkmountainmajesty #suns...

Everything’s gone pink. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexicoskies #pinkmountainmajesty #sunset #sunsetlight #manzanomountains #desertlandscape #everythingsgonepink

Two blocks from my childhood home. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexicoskies #manzanomountains...

Two blocks from my childhood home. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexicoskies #manzanomountains #goldenhour #desertlandscape #whereimfrom

Carry that weight. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #yucca #carrythatweight #igiveup Photo taken at t...

Carry that weight. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #yucca #carrythatweight #igiveup

Prickly pear in bloom. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #pricklypear #pricklypearflower #pricklypearb...

Prickly pear in bloom. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #pricklypear #pricklypearflower #pricklypearblossom #cactusflower #cactusinbloom #lookbutdonttouch

Cholla in bloom. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #cholla #chollacactus #chollaflower #desertflower #...

Cholla in bloom. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #cholla #chollacactus #chollaflower #desertflower #cactusflower #lookbutdonttouch

Sunset cholla. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexicoskies #cholla #chollacactus #chollaflowers ...

Sunset cholla. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexicoskies #cholla #chollacactus #chollaflowers #cactusinbloom #sunset #goldenhour #goldenhourphotography #lookbutdonttouch

One of the old junipers in the front yard. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #juniper #juniperbark #pe...

One of the old junipers in the front yard. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #juniper #juniperbark #peelingbark #colorfulbark #itsbarkisworsethanitsbite

Purple sage. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #purplesage #sagebrush #desertflowers #imnotsurewhatspe...

Purple sage. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #purplesage #sagebrush #desertflowers #imnotsurewhatspecies

Desert willow. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #desertwillow #desertflowers #chilopsislinearis Photo...

Desert willow. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #desertwillow #desertflowers #chilopsislinearis

Century plants. They live for years as spiky little succulents, then suddenly shoot up a very tall s...

Century plants. They live for years as spiky little succulents, then suddenly shoot up a very tall stalk in just a few days. The stalk blooms and goes to seed, and then the plant dies. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexicoskies #centuryplant #agaveamericana #mementomori

It’s amazing how little my street has changed in 40 years. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmex...

It’s amazing how little my street has changed in 40 years. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexicoskies #manzanomountains

Tumbleweed in the snow. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #snow #snowdusted #tumbleweed #tu...

Tumbleweed in the snow. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #snow #snowdusted #tumbleweed #tumbleweeds #desertsnow

Cactus in the snow. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #snow #snowdusted #cactus #cacti #pri...

Cactus in the snow. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #snow #snowdusted #cactus #cacti #pricklypear #cholla #desertsnow

Wires and flakes. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #snow #snowdusted #x Photo taken at the...

Wires and flakes. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #snow #snowdusted #x

Misty Manzano mountain morning, part 2. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #manzanomountains...

Misty Manzano mountain morning, part 2. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #manzanomountains #mountains #mistymountains #misty #foggy #snowdusted #clouds #disappearingmountains

Misty Manzano mountain morning, part 1. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #manzanomountains...

Misty Manzano mountain morning, part 1. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #manzanomountains #mountains #mistymountains #misty #foggy #snowdusted

Still life with ‘71 Chevy. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #chevrolet #chevytruck #71ch...

Still life with ‘71 Chevy. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #chevrolet #chevytruck #71chevy #snow #snowdusted #notreallyastilllife

Postcards from home 2: the golden west. #newmexico #valenciacounty #riocommunities #sunset #sundown ...

Postcards from home 2: the golden west. #newmexico #valenciacounty #riocommunities #sunset #sundown #sky #bluesky #clouds #golden #nofilterwhatsoever

Postcards from home 1: the violet east. #newmexico #valenciacounty #riocommunities #manzanomountains...

Postcards from home 1: the violet east. #newmexico #valenciacounty #riocommunities #manzanomountains #manzanos #mountains #bluehour #purplemountainmajesties #triphome #latergram

A long way from home. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #grasshopper #locust #insect #entom...

A long way from home. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #grasshopper #locust #insect #entomology #desert #desertlife #dirtroad #sand #iphoneonly #xproii

Mort aux vaches. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #cow #deadcow #skeleton #death #memento...

Mort aux vaches. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #cow #deadcow #skeleton #death #mementomori #desert #desertlandscape #sky #clouds #manzanomountains #iphoneonly #nofilter #nofilterwhatsoever

Struck oil, struck out. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #oilwell #abandonedoilwell #aband...

Struck oil, struck out. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #oilwell #abandonedoilwell #abandoned #derelict #decrepit #decay #deserted #desert #desertlandscape #sky #bluesky #clouds #iphoneonly #nofilter #nofilterwhatsoever

Today I learned how to say "dumping" in Spanish. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #dumping...

Today I learned how to say "dumping" in Spanish. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #dumping #nodumping #spanishlesson #languagelesson #bilingualsignage #iphoneonly #sutro

Indigo. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #flower #desertflower #desertflora #desert #indig...

Indigo. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #flower #desertflower #desertflora #desert #indigo #iphoneonly #earlybird

The whip tail. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #lizard #whiptail #whiptaillizard #bluetai...

The whip tail. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #lizard #whiptail #whiptaillizard #bluetaillizard #reptile #desert #desertwildlife #iphoneonly #lofifilter

Latergram: Home on the range. New Mexico, July 2014. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #sel...

Latergram: Home on the range. New Mexico, July 2014. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #self #selfportrait #desert #manzanomountains #barbedwire #barbedwirefence #homeontherange #bluehour #iphoneonly #earlybird

Latergram: Clouds, mountains, moon, rays. New Mexico, July 2014. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #ne...

Latergram: Clouds, mountains, moon, rays. New Mexico, July 2014. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #manzanomountains #bluehour #twilight #bluesky #sky #moon #clouds #rays #iphoneonly #xproii

Latergram: The strange blue-eyed tailless cat who was always hanging around my dad's yard. New Mexic...

Latergram: The strange blue-eyed tailless cat who was always hanging around my dad's yard. New Mexico, July 2014. #riocommunities #valenciacounty #newmexico #cat #kitty #blueeyedcat #taillesscat #blueeyes #tailless #iphoneonly #earlybird